PATCH Director of Youth Engagement
Providers and Teens Communicating for Health (PATCH)
Madison, WI
Erica has dedicated her time to improving adolescent health & wellbeing since she was 19, when she began working as a sexual health educator. In 2015, Erica finished her Master of Arts in Gender and Women’s Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where her research focused on holistic, life-long approaches to sexual health education. During this time she also worked closely with Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin on curriculum development and redesign. She joined PATCH in 2015, bringing these various skills in education, curriculum development, and quality improvement to her role Coordinating the PATCH Madison Teen Educator Program. Since then, Erica has helped in the effort to expand PATCH and in her current role as Director of Youth Engagement, she regularly works alongside youth to ensure they have a quality experience in PATCH's youth programming and coaches other adults nationwide on best practices for youth engagement.
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SK9 - Nothing For Us, Without Us: Centering Community and Lived Experience in Adaptation
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