Erin Coltrera, LSW, MSW, MSSP

Erin Coltrera, LSW, MSW, MSSP, received a Master of Social Work (’14) and Master of Science in Social Policy (’14) from the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a Part-Time Lecturer at SP2. Currently, Erin is a Senior Program Manager at AidKit, Inc., working directly with the state of Colorado to design and implement the first unemployment insurance program for undocumented workers in the country.

Erin has significant experience in the guaranteed income and unrestricted cash transfer space, having served as Associate Director of External Partnerships at the Center for Guaranteed Income Research (CGIR) at the University of Pennsylvania. While at CGIR, she worked with government, nonprofit, and community stakeholders in more than 20 different states to design and implement guaranteed income pilots. Before CGIR, she also worked on the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED), the nation’s first mayor-led guaranteed income pilot, as the Research and Program Officer.

Prior to her work in guaranteed income, Erin worked at the Support Center for Child Advocates (SCCA) in Philadelphia. While there, she contributed to statewide child welfare policies and procedures and also co-authored the Advocacy and Legal Services section for the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services’ human trafficking manual. During her tenure at SCCA, Erin provided guidance for the development and execution of agency policy and positions involving child survivors of trafficking, performed policy and legislation analysis, and worked to advance SCCA initiatives and advocacy objectives related to anti-trafficking.