Erin Stojan Ruccolo began working on environmental issues in rural Minnesota as a peer educator in seventh grade, which grew into engagement in environmental justice issues since her ninth grade year of school. A professional with twenty years of experience in energy policy, in her spare time she is an activist on a variety of justice issues. Erin has been part of European Descent/Dissent since 2002. She lives in St. Paul with her two young children and husband.