ERICA DOHERTY

Executive Director

Erica currently serves as the Executive Director of Literacy Trust. Previously, as the Director of Program at Literacy Trust, Erica lead all program work and a team of program and operations staff. She was responsible for ensuring the quality of the coaching and professional development that Literacy Trust provides to our instructors and our school and district partners. She and her team managed and developed all program management processes and systems.

Erica earned her M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction (Literacy) at Louisiana State University. She has been both an elementary school teacher and school leader and has extensive experience coaching new educators. She is a National Board Certified Teacher and spent seven years working in Baton Rouge before moving to NYC to work at an elementary school in Harlem. Before joining Literacy Trust's staff, Erica was the Director of Assessment Design & Content in the NYC DOE’s Office of Assessment, where she oversaw and supported the development of various content exams for English Language Arts, math, and over 20 different World Languages.

When not at Literacy Trust, Erica likes to hang out in her local Inwood Hill Park, where she is usually running, picnicking, or playing all manner of sports with her family.