Erin has earned multiple degrees to further her knowledge and skills in health care administration and hospital operations including a baccalaureate degree in Nursing from New Mexico State University, and a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from Oklahoma State University. She also holds professional certifications as a Certified Healthcare Quality Professional and Certified Professional of Patient Safety. She is a Registered Nurse in the state of New Mexico.  As a Registered Nurse, she had many opportunities to impact patient care, quality outcomes, and patient safety by fulfilling multiple roles including bedside nursing, clinical nurse leadership, infection preventionist, interim operations manager, medical staff credentialing and peer review, program development specialist, and Chief Quality Officer.