Board Members and Staff

As the fifth generation to be involved with The Aged Woman’s Home of Georgetown (Home), I remember visiting the Home with my Grandmother and Great Aunt who were on the Board when I was a small child.  I treasure serving with my mother and so many women who I have looked up to as they have guided the Home for the past decades. Over the years, I have developed strong relationships with the women guests and with some, I was treated as family.

Professionally, as a Partner at Cicero Group, a privately held global management consulting firm, I lead business development in the Social Impact practice area. In this role, I advise executives as each makes decisions, engages, and collaborates with key stakeholders. I lead expert interviews, quantitative analysis/modeling, and research. Respected as a credible voice in decision making, finding strategic partners, and establishing governance boundaries, I use my expertise and leadership when working with clients.

Previously, I have worked as the Director of the Presidential Leadership Scholars and the Director of Research and Evaluation at the George W. Bush Institute, as the Chief of Staff to the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) in Washington D.C., the National Academies of Science, National Research Council, and at the U.S. Department of Education where I was the Deputy Assistant Security for Elementary and Secondary Education.

I believe that working in the community is equally rewarding. I am an active board member and volunteer for My Possibilities, a sustainer of the Junior League of Dallas, a committee member of the Cattle Baron’s Ball, and participate with organizations such as the Children’s Medical Center and the Episcopal School of Dallas.

I’ve earned a Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Policy Studies from Vanderbilt University and a Master of Educational Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.

I am an entrepreneur, investor, and strategic creator of businesses, high-performance teams, and cultures focused on driving Innovation, Potential, and Revenue.

I grew up in the Washington, DC area. My interest and desire to contribute to the local non-profit community runs deep. I am the Treasurer for Aged Woman’s Home of Georgetown. I have had an interest in this landmark home that began in high school.  I appreciate the opportunity to support AWHG’s legacy of offering emotional support, companionship, and security that is associated with group living. I am also a Board Member for Frameworks of Tampa Bay, a non-profit organization empowering educators, youth services professionals, parents, and guardians with training, coaching, and research-based resources.

Currently, I am the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Tracers, a company that accesses billions of public records and proprietary data sources across multiple industries.  Previously, as the co-founder of a SaaS healthcare company, I designed the business process and structure to grow an e-Learning platform across US healthcare organizations. I’m especially proud of how the management solution helped redefine the way the healthcare industry trains, assesses, and develops their human capital.

I have an MBA from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School, California, and a Bachelor of Architecture from Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. I live in the Tampa Bay area with my husband and our four children. I love to trail run on mountains or beaches and spend time with my very active family.

I learned of The Aged Woman’s Home of Georgetown over a number of years through two of my friends, Board members Patsy Giebel and Donna Ayers, speaking about the many wonderful Guests that the Home is serving, and the beautiful historic home where they live.  I had recently retired as the Executive Director of a trade association supporting the nation’s farmers and knew that I wanted to get involved in another organization that also served others. An opportunity to serve women of limited means and proactively work to assist them as they make a new life at the Home really appealed to me, and the more that I have learned has only reinforced my desire to work with this wonderful group. My skillsets seemed to align with a number of the Board’s responsibilities, so, when I was encouraged to submit my name as a nominee for the Board, I jumped at the opportunity. 

I joined the Board in November 2019, but the subsequent onset of the novel coronavirus made my ability to get to know the Guests on a personal level impossible. I understand that they are an independent and caring group, and I very much look forward to getting to know them! The Board’s dedication to the mission of the Home (some of them have been on the Board for decades!), and its commitment to providing a safe, dignified, and supportive community to senior women who have fallen on hard times motivated me to be a part of this special place. The Guests have found at The Aged Woman’s Home a warm and reassuring environment with new friends and are supported by an exceptional staff that provides the Guests with the social services that bring even greater meaning to their lives.

I first learned about the Home from my good friend (Catherine Jaynes) and her mom (Carol Freeman) and was immediately moved by the Home’s kindness. It’s a lovely home, in the middle of a busy city, that cares for elderly women in poverty. The fact that it has been in service for women for many, many years is a calming presence in the midst of dramatic change.

Even though I no longer live in DC, it’s a privilege to continue to work with the Home, the Board, and staff. It’s also a nice counterpoint to my professional work in management consulting, that tends to focus on school-age children. The opportunity to learn about issues related to aging is a gift.

As a fourth generation to be involved with The Aged Woman’s Home of Georgetown (Home) all by marriage, it was expected of me to join the Board of Directors (Board) as those in the family before me had. I have truly been rewarded for 41 years on the Board to implement the mission to help those in DC struggling to find housing that is safe and affordable. The Freeman family originally lived on upper Wisconsin Avenue from the mid 1800s and was very involved in the community and church. I have always enjoyed volunteering to help others and the Home seemed to fit the bill of reaching out to others with a helping hand to offer the shelter of a small community in a safe environment. When I first joined the Board I was the youngest with many ages ahead of me to offer opinions in managing the Home but also guidance in the selection of our Guests – it was like having many mothers and grandmothers who looked out for you. I have worn many hats on the Board throughout the years and each one has given me a different perspective of the Home and its Guests. In part that is one of the special privileges of being on the Board, is getting to know the Guests one-on-one and feeling like you have a new friend with each new addition and a sincere loss when a Guest must move on. Some of our Guests have been fortunate to stay for extended number of years (over 20) and others have spent shorter periods of time before their circumstances forced them to find other housing situations – each one has been appreciated for their contribution. What has been surprising is the generosity of the public in supporting the Home for almost 150 years. The Guests have always been most appreciative of not only finding a home in the District that is safe and enjoyable to live but also to receive the many gifts that have made their stay more pleasant. I often look forward to find a time to sit and just “chat” with one or more of the Guests to gain a better understanding of what is going on in their lives and how they have benefited from the Home. This has given me a sense of accomplishment to know that the time spent has been well worth the effort to help someone in need.

Erin received a leadership award from the Soroptimist International Club of America. Outside of the Home, she enjoys traveling, poetry and the great outdoors.

When I was six years old, I first came to know of the Home when my mom, who is a social worker, was a weekend assistant there. I am now 30 years old and have a little girl of my own. Over the years, I have come to various events at the Home. Mostly during the wintertime to celebrate the many holidays. On the weekends, I enjoy spending time visiting with the guests and getting to know more about them. I have always been interested in social work and have mentors who are in the social work field. My current academic interest is in business, and I plan to utilize my business skills with my social work skills in my future