Whats In Store For Atlanta Careerrise In 2021

Champion. Change Agent. Purpose Fulfiller. Those are just a few phrases that describe Errika Moore and the work she does every day to create change in education and workforce development. In her role as Senior Program Officer at the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Errika leads their Prosperous People pillar, which focuses on early childhood education, K-12 and post-secondary education and alternative pathways to education and employment. The pillar is committed to mitigating the inequities that exist in workforce development and helping individuals gain access to skills and career pipelines. As an undergraduate in the Industrial and Systems Engineering program at Georgia Tech and as a Black woman in a STEM program, Errika was told by her professor that “Black women have no business in engineering.” That comment inspired Errika to complete her college education and become an industrial engineer; it also awakened within her a desire to help others access opportunity. Since that time, Errika’s personal and professional journey has led her to mission-driven work in the nonprofit space at the Community Foundation. The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta is a philanthropic service organization that believes in living with passion and giving with purpose, donating an estimated $100 million annually. They encourage and inspire their donors to “stand with us in support of key initiatives in the community,” Errika explains. “We continue to keep this effort in front of us to mitigate the inequities and really make the systems change that we want to make in our community, particularly around economic inequality.” Errika represents the Community Foundation on Atlanta CareerRise’s Leadership Council. She is passionate about CareerRise’s mission and a champion for the work we do to make a difference. One of Errika’s favorite mantras is “the purpose of life is to live a life of purpose.” She will “fight to the ends of the earth to help elicit change.”