Erica Crowley

Erica Crowley, MSW is a dedicated professional committed to community engagement, social justice, and education. With nearly a decade of experience in various capacities, Erica currently serves as the Director of Community Learning in Trinity College’s Center for Hartford Engagement & Research where she oversees academic programs focused on community action, community-based research, public humanities and creative projects. She fosters meaningful relationships with community partners, faculty, staff and students to develop impactful projects and courses on arts and culture, climate and environment, education, food justice, women’s economic security, immigration, racial justice, and more.

Some of her notable accomplishments in this role include aligning community engagement practices with critical shifts in the field to center community voices in decision-making structures and developing college-wide anti-racist pedagogy resources to foster trust-based, mutually beneficial community partnerships. In recognition of these efforts over the years, her team was honored to receive Campus Compact's 2023 Richard Guarasci Award for Institutional Transformation and the Coalition for Community Writing’s 2021 Outstanding College-Community Project Award. She also proudly serves as a campus mentor to Posse Chicago scholars.

Prior to her current position, Erica served as lead organizer ReproEquityNow where she directed successful grassroots organizing campaigns to advance proactive municipal and state level reproductive rights legislation. She has previously served as a Commissioner on the City of Hartford’s Permanent Commission on the Status of Hartford Women where she drove significant changes in the city's harassment policy.

Erica holds a Master’s of Social Work with a concentration in community organizing from the University of Connecticut School of Social Work. With a background in macro-social work, research and advocacy, Erica brings a wealth of skills in program development, organizing and outreach, and organizational leadership. She holds a deep commitment to fostering inclusive spaces and making public, community-engaged work.