Erin Hall joined Spelman Johnson following two decades in nonprofit leadership. Formerly, Erin served as the chief development officer for Hopeful Horizons in Beaufort, South Carolina, where she worked to steward donors for the annual giving campaign, major gifts, the endowment and board leadership. Hopeful Horizons is a children’s advocacy, domestic violence and sexual assault services center. Prior to joining Hopeful Horizons, Erin served as chief executive officer of the Palmetto Association for Children and Families (PAFCAF) in Columbia, South Carolina, where she had previously served as a board member. PAFCAF is a statewide membership association of approximately 50 organizations providing out-of-home care and community-based prevention services to foster children in South Carolina. Erin was responsible for monitoring state and federal legislation impacting children and families, managing partnerships with multiple state agencies, including contract negotiations, training, and technical assistance. She came to the CEO role at PAFCAF after serving six years as the executive director of Palmetto Place Children’s Shelter, where she provided leadership for a residential home for foster children and homeless teens. At Palmetto Place she undertook a feasibility study and two-year capital campaign for renovation of the existing shelter home and the purchase of second location for the organization. Erin also served as the marketing and communications director of the National Association of Campus Activities (NACA). She has provided significant leadership in the cultivation of relationships with major donors, board members and foundations to increase both fundraising efforts and leadership efforts across the nonprofits that she led.