Dr. Erica Holloman- aka Dr E. earned her B.S. in Marine and Environmental Science and a M.S. in Biology with a concentration in Environmental Science from Hampton University in 1998 and 2001, respectively.  In January 2012, she became the first African-American woman to obtain a doctoral degree in Marine Science from the  College of William & Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS).  Dr. E’s expertise spans fields of marine and climate science, environmental risk assessments (human and ecological), community-based participatory research (CBPR), participatory action research (PAR), and environmental justice.

In 2016, Dr. E established Ayika Solutions, Inc. (ASI), a family-owned environmental consulting firm that strives to co-create and co-manage the sacred spaces where sound science and authentic community engagement merge into implementable solutions. ASI is co-developing and supporting the implementation of practical and sustainable environmental solutions within the Southeast Region of the USA. Dr. E has served as a member of the US EPA National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (2016 -2019), the Leadership Circle for Harambee House/Citizen for Environmental Justice (2019 -2024), the City of Atlanta’s Clean Energy Advisory Board (2020 -2023). She is currently serving as Editor for the peer-reviewed publication: Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (IEAM), and as a  member of the Clean Water Fund Board,  the Conceptual Committee of Frontline Resource Institute (FRI), the Georgia Chapter of the National Women In Agriculture Association, and co-owner of Market 166 Grocery Store and Kitchen Co-op.  Together with her husband Gary, they are raising their four sons, Asim, Asad, Asir, and Asun, in her childhood home of East Point, GA.