Erika Massie graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.S. in Human Development and Family Sciences from the College of Family and Consumer Sciences and a minor in African American Studies in 2018. She is a 2018 Lee B. Giles Encouragement Award recipient. She currently works as a Children's Library Assistant at Athens-Clarke County Library. Her studies especially come in handy when she plans programs and researches for patrons at the library. In her spare time, she participates in the Athens-Clarke County Library's African American Authors Book Club, local crafting groups, mentors a high school student through local nonprofit, College Factory, and volunteers as a preschool teacher at Athens Church.
