Ericka Plater is an executive leader with over 25 years’ experience in program and leadership development, DEIB, and nonprofit management. She has worked with national grass-tops and local, grassroots organizations advocating for equitable opportunities for women, children and communities of color. Ms. Plater is a YWCA Greater Charleston “What Women Bring” award recipient. She also earned the nonprofit she led the “Nonprofit of the Year” award from the Charleston Chamber of Commerce and the Secretary of South Carolina State’s “Angel Award.” Ms. Plater holds a M.S. and M.B.A. from the University of Maryland Global Campus and a B.A. from Howard University.