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Erika Shugart
Erika Shugart is Principal of Erika Shugart Consulting a firm that supports non-profit leadership through strategic planning, governance improvement, team building, and association management. She was the CEO of the National Science Teaching Association from 2021 – 2025. Prior to joining NSTA, Erika was the CEO of the American Society for Cell Biology from 2016 – 2021.
She was the Director of Communications and Marketing Strategy at the American Society for Microbiology from 2013 – 2016, where she oversaw media relations, digital communications, marketing, the membership magazine and public outreach for the society. Between 2003 and 2013, she oversaw the development of new digital media exhibitions, online experiences and programs as Deputy Director of the Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences. Prior to joining the museum staff, Erika directed the National Academy of Sciences’ Office on Public Understanding of Science, managing several projects including the article series Beyond Discovery. Erika began her career at the National Research Council as an intern with the Board on Biology. Erika also worked at the Office of Policy Analysis at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH. She received her Ph.D. in biology from the University of Virginia.
