Erika Liodice

Erika Liodice has held various roles and positions throughout their career. In 2003, they worked in sales and product marketing at Sanofi Pasteur, a global pharmaceutical company specializing in vaccines. From 2006 to 2008, they served as a Senior Account Executive at ProtonMedia, a software company. Following that, from 2008 to 2011, they worked as an Account Executive at swb&r.

In 2011, they founded Dreamspire Press, where they serve as an Author & Speaker. Erika is also a freelance travel writer for National Geographic, as of January 2020. Additionally, they are a columnist for Writer Unboxed, a popular fiction writing website, where they cover topics related to independent publishing.

Their involvement in professional organizations includes serving as the Vice President of the Mid-Atlantic Book Publishers Association (MBPA) from 2013 to 2014. In this role, they were responsible for supporting independent publishers in the Mid-Atlantic region.

From 2015 to the present, Erika has been a Content Strategist & Marketing Consultant for CampusWorks, Inc., a company specializing in providing technology solutions for higher education institutions. Erika also took on the role of Executive Director at the Alliance for Innovation & Transformation in April 2015.

In addition to their professional roles, Erika has demonstrated leadership skills as the Vice President of Public Relations for Sunrise Toastmasters Lehigh Valley #8388 from 2018 to 2019. Their efforts contributed to the club achieving "President's Distinguished Club" status, the highest recognition from Toastmasters International.

Erika Liodice graduated from Lehigh University College of Business in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Economics. Their major was Marketing, and they also pursued minors in Spanish and Fine Arts. In 2002, they attended the Esade Summer Language Program, focusing on Spanish language studies.

Erika has also obtained various certifications throughout their career. These include certifications such as "Lightroom Quick Start," "Shane Snow on Storytelling," "Content Marketing Foundations," "Learning Infographic Design," "Business Storytelling with C.C. Chapman," "Online Marketing Foundations," "Competent Communicator (CC)" from Toastmasters International, "Learn Social Media Monitoring," "Writing a Press Release," "Advertising on LinkedIn," "Marketing on LinkedIn: The Sophisticated Marketer's Guide," "Writing Case Studies," "Competent Leader (CL)" from Toastmasters International, "Canon 60D Essential Training," "Logo Development: Identity Design and Discovery," and "Logo Development: Identity Development." These certifications were obtained from various institutions, primarily LinkedIn. The certifications cover a range of subjects such as photography, marketing, communication, and design.