A native Chicagoan, Erin has spent her entire career within different sectors of the hospitality industry. Her time in Chicago included running the beverage programs at The Hotel Lincoln in the award-winning restaurant Perennial Virant & the widely acclaimed rooftop cocktail lounge, The J. Parker, and later as the head bartender at Three Dots and A Dash (Spirited Award Best New American Cocktail Bar 2014). Most notably, she served as the bar manager at Lost Lake, which opened to much fanfare and acclaim including being named Imbibe Magazine’s Bar of The Year (2015) and 5 semi-finalist nods for The James Beard Foundation’s Outstanding Bar Program Award. In 2015, Erin was a finalist for Star Chef’s Rising Star Mixologist awards.  She is a three-time Speed Rack competitor and was voted to the Chicago wildcard position at the National Speed Rack Finals in 2015. From 2016-21, Erin served as the Global Educator & Ambassador for award winning Westward Whiskey. Currently residing in Los Angeles, Erin serves as Beverage Director at the prestigious Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel.