Erin Holtzapple lives in Mount Wolf, Pennsylvania in view of the mighty Susquehanna River. She spent her childhood in the Chesapeake Bay watershed in Southern Maryland exploring streams as a girl scout and visiting the Potomac River at the National Colonial Farm in Accokeek, Maryland. As CBF’s Pennsylvania budget and office manager, she supports on-the-ground advocacy and restoration efforts by working closely with the executive director and finance team to judiciously manage operational budgets and expenditures. She is responsible for the daily operations of the CBF office at the Olewine Nature Center in Wildwood Park, Harrisburg.

Erin has a master’s degree in business administration from York College of Pennsylvania. After nineteen years in commercial real estate—serving in financial, marketing, and operational support roles—she was excited to join CBF to help save the Bay and reconnect with her childhood state of Maryland.

In her downtime you can find Erin in her pollinator gardens, shopping for more plants, or strolling through parks and gardens in every new place she visits to enjoy nature and its bounty.