Erin Mishkin has worked with teens in various arts mentoring programs since 2001. She received a masters degree in education in June 2006 and prior to returning to school worked at National Public Radio, drawn there by her love of audio documentary. Erin worked as the research manager for the Berkman Center's "digital natives" project and attended the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in the fall of 2007 (where she made story hunting her job).

In addition to serving on the RYMAEC advisory board, Erin is the membership director for the Association of Independents in Radio (AIR).