Stacy leads a multifaceted communications strategy to share the work of NAWB and its members across the U.S. She also leads the strategy for all NAWB events and produces our annual conference, The Forum.
Previously, Stacy was Director of Communications and Events at Opportunity Nation, a data-driven campaign to expand economic mobility, and in 2018 she co-led the transition of the campaign from its incubator phase to a new home within The Forum for Youth Investment. She was the first Director of Events at America’s Promise Alliance (APA), a nonprofit founded by Colin Powell, dedicated to ensuring our nation’s youth have access to the five promises they need to succeed in college, work, and life. Stacy created and produced all of APA’s signature events, including its Building a GradNation Summit, and led the organization’s rebrand in advance of its 20th anniversary. She began her career as an inaugural staff member of the SPY Museum where she managed the visitor services team.
Stacy earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History and Archaeology from the University of Maryland and is a past president of the International Live Events Association. She has been producing The Forum since 2021. That year, the event was listed as one of the 10 Most Innovative Events by BizBash.
Stacy is based in Washington, DC, and has been named a 2024 Meeting Professional of the Year by Smart Meetings Magazine, and one of the 500 Most Influential Event Professionals in the U.S. by BizBash.
Erica is currently serving as the Acting CEO of NAWB, where she leads the organization’s mission to strengthen workforce boards across the nation. With a deep commitment to advancing economic opportunity, Erica works closely with local workforce development boards and partners to ensure that America’s workforce system is innovative and responsive to the needs of workers, employers, and communities.
Prior to NAWB, she served as the Vice President of Economic Mobility at Feeding America, a network that reaches over 50M neighbors each year. Erica oversaw the strategy to address long-term food and financial security. In that capacity, she led an innovation network that identified and replicated high-impact programs and partnerships at the intersection of the charitable food system and the workforce, housing, and financial empowerment fields. Prior to Feeding America, Erica was the Vice President of Networks at Independent Sector (IS), the premier forum for charities and foundations in the US. In addition to leading membership and community engagement, she mapped collaboration within the nonprofit community and was the head researcher on major projects to understand drivers of success in the American nonprofit community and in public policy advocacy. Erica also served as Deputy Director for the National Council of Nonprofits, an organization dedicated to building the capacity and impact of 20,000 local organizations. She began her career running afterschool programs for girls in underserved neighborhoods in San Jose, CA.
Erica is an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University’s Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership. She holds a master’s degree and a Nonprofit Management Executive Certificate from the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown and a B.A. from Wesleyan University, CT. She is currently based in the Washington, D.C. area.
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