Erica Pitre

Erica Pitre serves as the Director of Research Development at Emory University since February 2021, where responsibilities include designing and delivering research development services alongside a team of professionals. Prior to this role, Erica worked at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as a Research Development Specialist, focusing on developing research opportunities and proposals. With extensive experience as a Senior Regulatory Consultant at Vagabond Associates, LLC, and Stokes and Spiehler Engineering & Consulting, Erica provided expertise in regulatory compliance and project management in the oil and gas sector. Erica's career began in education as a teacher and transitioned into proposal coordination and technical writing at Willbros Group, Inc. Erica holds a Bachelor of Arts in English/Professional Writing from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.