Erin Barnes is President & CEO of Main Street America, a national nonprofit that leads an inclusive, impact-driven movement dedicated to creating vibrant commercial corridors in big cities, small towns and everything in between. For 15 years, Erin was co-founder and CEO of ioby, a national nonprofit focused on resident-led neighborhood change. She has worked as a journalist, writer, and community organizer. President & Mrs. Obama selected Erin to be an inaugural Obama Foundation Fellow in 2018, the Rockefeller Foundation awarded Erin the Jane Jacobs Medal in 2012. Erin holds a B.A. in English and American Studies from the University of Virginia and a Master of Environmental Management from Yale University. Erin previously served on the boards of the Bronx and Manhattan Land Trusts, EcoDistricts, and Resource Media. Erin lives with her family in Brooklyn, NY, just off Myrtle Avenue.