She was born and raised in Iowa, but spent the last five years living in Hawaii. She was inspired to become a nurse while providing complementary medicine therapy for breast, cervical, and ovarian cancer patients. As a nurse, Erin worked as a sexual assault nurse examiner to improve the quality of care for victims of assault. She was drawn to the birth center by her belief that birth is a crossroads; when women can learn to trust their own strength. They think it can’t possibly be done and then they do it! After moving to Alaska, Erin met and married the love of her life Jeffrey Keiper. In her free time, she enjoys running, biking, climbing, cooking, and painting.