Experienced County Legislator.
First elected to the Westchester County Board of Legislators in 2021, Erika has built a reputation as a hard-working and effective legislator, dedicated to serving the people, businesses, nonprofits, and local governments of District 2.
While she can be found regularly at events throughout our communities, Erika serves on the Board as Chair of the Public Works and Transportation Committee — a charter committee with oversight for all County infrastructure, including its buildings, roads and bridges, transportation systems, green infrastructure, parks, and wastewater facilities. Erika is also the Vice Chair of the Parks and Environment Committee and liaison to the Westchester County Agricultural Board, the Soil and Water Conservation District, and LGBTQ Advisory Board. In July 2024, she was appointed Vice Chair of the Environment, Energy, and Land Use Steering Committee for the National Association of Counties (NaCO).
During the 2021-22 term, Erika chaired the Committee on Environment, Energy, and Climate. Prior to becoming County Legislator, she was Legislative Aide to County Legislator Kitley Covill — an experience that enabled her to build key relationships and acquire a granular understanding of the issues impacting all six towns that comprise District 2.
Lifelong New York resident.
Erika grew up on Long Island and went to college in New York City. She met her husband, Clay, during their freshman year, and they lived in New York City for another ten years after graduation, before moving to Katonah with two young children in 2000. Twenty-five years later, with their children now graduates of John Jay High School and college, Erika and Clay share their home and life in Northern Westchester with dogs Evie and Darla and a cockatiel named Mango.
Erika earned her bachelor's degree in English from Barnard College and a master’s degree in education from Manhattanville College, where she became a certified certified high school and special education teacher and was the recipient of Manhattanville’s Award for Academic Excellence.
Proven business leader.
Prior to 2017, Erika worked for a mix of private businesses and non-profit organizations. For over a decade, she was the chief financial officer for a mid-sized printing company in Manhattan, where she steered the business through two recessions and the post-September 11th economic crisis. More recently, she served as company manager for an arts nonprofit, where she was responsible for overseeing the organization’s contracts, finances, annual audits, and grants, and provided assistance with educational and veteran’s programming.
Active community organizer and volunteer.
Erika has always dedicated time to give back to her community. When her children were young, she was involved in the PTO at their schools. Erika was instrumental in the design and construction of the community vegetable garden at Katonah Elementary School. She also helped shape and deliver the accompanying environmental programming. As her kids grew older, she was involved in Arts Alive and served on various committees for the school board.
Erika has also been a mentor for Bedford 2030’s Greenlight program and a volunteer for Jacob Burns Film Center’s educational outreach program. For many years, she served as a judge for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards and volunteered for other local nonprofits, including the Community Center of Northern Westchester, the Mount Kisco Interfaith Food Pantry, and Westchester’s Christmas Dinner.
In 2016, Erika founded a local grass roots activist group, Action Together-Northern Westchester, and has been a busy community organizer ever since. She has served on the executive committee of the Bedford Democratic Committee and as treasurer for the Westchester County Democratic Committee.
