Erin Fogg is the Founder and Principal of Spoke Consulting, a Carmel-based boutique communications firm that serves nonprofits and foundations across the nation. She has dedicated her career to supporting those who serve their communities — from charities to philanthropists, government agencies, political candidates and elected officials. Before making the shift to consulting, Erin served as a legislative assistant to Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA 29). She assisted in coordinating the Congressman’s participation in the 2004 Democratic National Convention (where she caught the media relations bug working the press for her boss). Following her stint on the Hill, Erin worked as a political research analyst, specializing in international affairs.Erin brings a richly cross-cultural personal background to her work. She has called both Indonesia and Spain home, and has traveled extensively across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. In 2000, Erin helped coordinate donor retention efforts for the Southern California office of the U.S. Fund for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). She went on to found the U.C. Berkeley affiliate of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF (Bears for UNICEF).Erin graduated with high honors from the University of California at Berkeley with a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies and a Minor in Spanish. She earned an MA in International Policy from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, where she specialized in negotiations and conflict resolution. She studied abroad at the Universidad de Alcala just outside of Madrid, Spain, and completed a graduate level course of study at the Universitas Sam Ratulangi in Sulawesi, Indonesia. She is an alumna of Emerge California and the National Outdoor Leadership School.Specialties: Media Relations | Graphic & Web Design | Event Planning/Organizing | Negotiation and Conflict Management | Strategic Analysis | Fluency in English, Indonesian, and Spanish