Principal & CGO
Erika joined the Arbor family in 2018 after serving as a Senior Vice President and Wealth Advisor at The Private Bank at Wells Fargo. Erika also served as a Trust Officer at Associated Bank and as an Associate Attorney at Davis & Kuelthau, S.C., both in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Economics from St. Norbert College and her Juris Doctor from Marquette University. She is both a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and a CERTIFIED EXIT PLANNING ADVISOR™ . Since adopting Winston-Salem as her hometown, Erika has enjoyed being active in the community, serving on several nonprofit boards. Her involvement has included serving as President of The Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Piedmont Triad, Founding President of Triad Women’s Club, Founding President of West Forsyth High School Titan JROTC Booster Club, Vice President of Old Salem Museum & Gardens, and as a board member for The Enrichment Center, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, and The Shallowford Foundation. She is the co-founder of Thrive Community, a nonprofit seeking to provide opportunities for independent living for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Erika and her husband, Scott, are the proud parents of Noah, Luke, Abigail, and Levi. Outside of the office she enjoys spending time outdoors, reading, gardening, baking, and supporting her children in their academic and extracurricular endeavors.