Born in Everett, Washington, Erica completed her BA in International Relations from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC. Currently a Master’s of Public Policy and Global Affairs student at the University of British Columbia, Erica is focused on development and social change. She has professional experience in public administration and as a foreign language teacher.
In every country across the world, women are disproportionately affected by disasters — and not just by a little, write Victoria Ker, Erica Steele, Stephen Patenaude and Brayden Pelham.
"Unless Canada is willing to plan ahead, rural communities with the lowest capacity to cover costs of (climate-related disaster) disruption will continue to be hardest hit," write UBC grad students Victoria Ker, Erica Steele, Stephen Patenaude and Brayden Pelham.
