Erica Schroeder

I'm both a creative critical thinker and cynical optimist. Animals trust me. I love to read and love to learn and I'm lucky to get to do both a lot. I'm a big fan of early Jet Li movies. I have studied life sciences, been a journalist, grown my own yogurt, worked as a lab technician, and run many, many marketing teams and programs. I support women's rights and a living wage, and I think learning how to program is the new mandatory skill for schoolchildren. I love the arctic. I'm really good at listening and love to coach and mentor employees. I have xeroed my face but not my butt, aced my one-and-only advertising class, and am 3 for 3 in leadership classes chosing me to lead them. Apparently I'm good at leading... or collaboration...or something. Nature blows my mind with great regularity. I cry every time I see a cheetah, which is suprising to me and hilarious to everyone around me. It will probably say "that is not a thing" on my tombstone. I'm hell bent on seeing as much of the planet and meeting as many inhabitants as possible. I love the sound of Sunday football on TV. If reincarnated, I want to come back as one of my own animals. Their lives are sweet.