ABOUT

Erin Gaddis is an experienced public relations and communication professional with a proven track record of working with high-profile clients in crisis situations. For the past five years Erin has served in a federal crisis communications capacity as a Media Relations Specialist, Media Analyst and Public Information Officer for FEMA’s “On Call” External Affair Cadre. Most notably she has supported comms efforts for Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Laura and most recently, Hurricane Ian.

Erin has also supported crisis and PR teams at Resolute Public Affairs, Alpha Business Images in Dallas, TX and most recently, Weber Shandwick where she was a member of the Global Corporate Issues practice.

Erin is currently the Communications Director at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in New york, New york.

Erin is a native of Dallas, TX and an alumnus of Baylor University, where she joined the Pi Mu chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She is a former member of the NAACP’s National Board of Directors and an alumna of the CBCF (Congressional Black Caucus Foundation)’s Congressional communications internship program.

In her free time Erin enjoys producing documentaries centered around black experiences and singing at her church and for open mics in New York City, where she now resides.