Erika Almanza Brown has proudly called Seattle "home" since 2011. A South Texas Native, Erika grew up along the beaches of the Gulf of Mexico before moving to Grinnell, Iowa, to attend Grinnell College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. After graduation, Erika relocated to the East Coast to teach fourth grade in Washington, D.C., where she soon earned her Master of Arts in Teaching from American University. In 2006, she launched her enrichment tutoring business, educating students one-on-one from grades K through 10 until 2015, when she decided to dedicate her full time and attention to her new student--her child. Now that her daughter has entered grade school, she is excited to return to the classroom.

When she is not in the classroom, Erika enjoys traveling with her husband and daughter, tidepooling, kayaking PNW waterways, trying new pressure cooker and Spanish recipes, and writing about education and parenting topics for local publications.