Erika has been involved with the martial arts world since 1987 starting out with Chinese Kenpo under Mr. Larry Hamilton's Chinese Kenpo as well as in American Kenpo; however, she put her training on hold in order to obtain her degree in Criminal Justice. Upon returning to her training, she then stumbled upon the Jeff Speakman Kenpo 4.0 system/5.0 system. She is currently a 6th Degree Black Belt under Mr. Speakman and is one of the highest-ranking females in the Kenpo 5.0 system. She not only is a mom to our three beautiful children but also tells everyone she has at least 100+ children. She cares dearly for each and every one of the students. She volunteers at each of her children's schools, as she teaches the students about self-respect and self-discipline.

Her activities have been many, including the FBI Citizens Academy. 

"Stay focused, keep motivated and never give up on your individual goals."  By building her students' self-esteem, confidence, and self-defense skills, she holds true to her mission of helping all students to believe in themselves.  Along with teaching Kenpo, she is also certified in her most-loved exercise format - TRX!

"I want to inspire people. I want someone to look at me and say, 'Because of you, I didn't give up.'"