Erin Ricci

Biography

Erin Ricci serves as Global Programs Manager at Bohemian Foundation, a philanthropic, grantmaking institution based in Fort Collins, Colorado that empowers citizens and is committed to the care and enrichment of local, national, and global communities. Bohemian Foundation’s Global Programs identifies and supports organizations that address some of our most serious global challenges at the intersection of health, poverty, and the environment. Global Programs funds organizations and entrepreneurs around the world that are dedicated to making a significant impact and are on the path to a sustainable and scalable business model.

Erin currently serves on the Executive Committee of Big Bang Philanthropy and on the Ten Thousand Villages Fort Collins Board of Directors. As a Foreign Service Officer for USAID, Erin supported global U.S. Government efforts to end extreme poverty and to promote resilient, democratic societies, serving in Central America (Deputy Program Office Director), Central Asia (Deputy Country Office Director), and in D.C. (Deputy Director, Office of South and Central Asian Affairs). She received Meritorious Honor Awards for her service in Central America and Central Asia. As a Program Officer at Heifer International, her work supported the USA Country Program’s efforts to link low income consumers with local food producers. Erin has held several academic appointments at the University of Kentucky, Transylvania University, and Eastern Kentucky University. Her doctoral dissertation in cultural anthropology at the University of Kentucky examined livelihood strategies of small farmers in rural Costa Rica. Early in her career she served as an AmeriCorps*VISTA volunteer for the Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union, supporting their mission to provide affordable financial services to low-income and rural communities in Appalachia. Erin was born and raised in rural Kentucky. Today, her family calls Fort Collins, Colorado home.