Erica holds an associate degree in psychology from Nassau Community College, a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Adelphi University, and a master’s degree in political science from the Graduate Center, CUNY. She also studied international relations at New York University. She lives in Manhattan.

Erica currently works as a department manager for resettlement, asylum, and integration at the International Rescue Committee. She previously worked in partnerships and advocacy at the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, and in global public affairs at Blackstone.

Erica Gonzalez’s campaign for alternate delegate to the judicial convention is her first run for public office.