Erin Lastinger

Erin is an alumnus who sailed in Spring 1987, partial voyage S09 and partial voyage Summer 09. She earned a BA in Broadcast Journalism from Chapman University.

Erin is on the Semester at Sea Alumni Association Board of Directors and is also on the Board of Trustees. She is involved with several charitable organizations near her home in Yorba Linda, CA.

Affiliations include: Children's Fund of San Bernardino County Board Member; Children's Fund President's Circle Member; Chairman, A. Gary Anderson Memorial Golf Classic to Benefit Children's Fund; Loma Linda University Children's Hospital Foundation Board Member; Canyon Acres Children and Family Services Board Member. Other affiliations include: A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research, Chapman University; Erin J. Lastinger Athletic Complex, Chapman University; A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCR; Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation, Pomona; Ronald McDonald House, Loma Linda; Olive Crest Homes and Services for Abused Children, Orange County; Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Orange County; Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital - Women's Pavilion, Newport Beach; and Yorba Linda / Placentia Family YMCA.

Erin is the 1997 Ernst and Young LLP Spirit of Leadership Award. She has also been nominated for 2005 and 2006 Outstanding Philanthropist for the AFP Spirit of Philanthropy Awards and the 2005 Yorba Linda Citizen of the Year. She received the 2006 Alumna of the Year Award at Chapman University.