Ph.D., Arts Administration, Education, and Policy, The Ohio State University (2023)
M.A., Arts Administration and Policy, The Ohio State University (2008)
B.A., Economics, University of California San Diego (2003)
Biography
Erin J. Hoppe, Ph.D., is passionate about enhancing well-being for the creative sector and its stakeholders. Her pedagogy focuses on bridging theory and practice for arts leaders, with attention to creativity, career preparation, and accessibility. Her service focuses on operational effectiveness and meaningful student experiences.
Hoppe draws on more than two decades of experience in arts management. Early roles at the National Endowment for the Arts, Smithsonian Institution, and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts honed skills in arts advocacy, research, and education. She spent 11+ years as the executive director of VSA Ohio, a statewide nonprofit arts and disability service organization, fostering inclusion and accessibility. She served long-term roles as an executive member of the Columbus Arts Marketing Association, Ohio Citizens for the Arts board of directors representative, and VSA International affiliate network council member. She has presented at dozens of international arts management and education professional conferences.
Her love for education began with her mother’s commitment to K-12 education and blossomed when leading professional development workshops to expand the spectrum of accessibility offerings in creative spaces. She has taught and mentored collegiates at numerous higher education institutions and was recognized with Best Paper by an Arts Administration Educator by the Association of Arts Administration Educators and the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Associate Award at The Ohio State University.
Hoppe now serves as a board member for the Association of Arts Administration Educators, where she is Secretary and chairs the Undergraduate Standards Committee, responsible for updating the organization’s guidance for dozens of universities across the globe. Side quests include home improvement projects, sustainability, and birdwatching.
