Erica Rivera is a writer, editor, and communicator with 18 years of storytelling experience. Her experience spans the gamut and includes book publishing, print journalism, digital media, and government communications.

As the Editorial Development Manager at Evolve Media, Rivera curated content across several sites including ComingSoon, CatTime, DogTime, and Momtastic. This promotion followed seven years as the Senior Editor at Evolve’s site Mandatory, where she was the first female leader in the site’s history. Her superiors at Evolve described her as a "badass," a "speed demon," and a "human metronome."

As a journalist, Rivera has written myriad cover stories for publications like the Star Tribune newspaper, alt-weekly City Pages, Minnesota Business magazine, and Women’s Press. Her byline has also appeared in USA Today, the Growler magazine, Minnesota Meetings + Events magazine, the Riveter magazine, and on sites such as Crave Online, Mandatory, Metromix, New York magazine, The Daily Meal, and Vita.mn.

Rivera is a versatile writer, covering beats as diverse as business, arts and entertainment, food and drink, health, parenting, pets, politics, and sex and relationships. Throughout her career, she has interviewed hundreds of influential people. She particularly enjoys profiling underdogs, rebels, and change-makers, as well as highlighting diverse viewpoints.

Whether traveling to a food desert on White Earth Reservation with "The Sioux Chef" Sean Sherman to learn about indigenous food systems, following congressional candidate Dean Phillips on the campaign trail in suburban Minnesota, or detailing how Charlie Parr's depression makes daily life a struggle, Rivera prides herself on creating a safe space for her subjects to share their sincere, heartfelt, and often outrageous insights on the record.

Constantly hunting for quotables, Rivera thrives on uncovering the hidden aspects of people’s personalities and telling their stories in fresh, entertaining ways. The most common feedback she receives from her interviewees? "That’s a good question!" and "Thank you for getting it right."

Rivera initially made a name for herself in publishing. Her first book, the memoir Insatiable: A Young Mother's Struggle with Anorexia, was published by Penguin Group in 2009. Come Again, her novel about dating in the digital age, was released in 2015 by Thought Catalog Books. She is also an award-winning poet.

Rivera has appeared on ABC, NBC, and Fox affiliate television stations to discuss her work. In addition to multiple radio, print, and online interviews, she has participated in readings at Bryant Lake Bowl, Storefront-in-a-Box, and Hamline University. As a guest lecturer, she has lectured about the psychology of eating disorders to students at her alma mater, Macalester College.

Currently, Rivera is a Communications Officer for the State of Minnesota. In this role, she writes and edits internal and external documents for Child Safety and Permanency Administration at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). As a diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion (DEAI) advocate, Rivera actively aims to improve the work environment for marginalized employees and the experiences of the people DCYF serves.

Rivera lives in Minnesota with her children.