Erica was born in raised in a small community on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana. Upon graduation from high school she went on to pursue a career in pharmacy at the University of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy where she graduated in 2016. From there she completed a post-graduate year 1 residency with the University of Wyoming Family Medicine Residency – Healthcare for the Homeless. Following this year of residency, she accepted a job at Billings Clinic to develop the outpatient ambulatory care pharmacy clinic at Billings Clinic Heights. She has continued her work there and currently also provides pharmacy services to Billins Clinic Miles City and Billings Clinic Cody.