Erica Orton

Erica Orton is the Principal Evaluation Program Manager at the Foundation, which she joined in 2024. Erica has worked as an evaluator in a variety of nonprofit settings for more than a decade, including with the Minnesota Historical Society, Bush Foundation and the Fair Food Network in Detroit, MI. Prior to beginning her career in evaluation, Erica worked as a second-grade teacher, an art conservator and a music instructor. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with an individualized degree in Music, Studio Art and American Studies.