Background
Hinga-Smith, Erika Allison was born on August 10, 1978 in Kalamazoo.
Hinga-Smith, Erika Allison was born on August 10, 1978 in Kalamazoo.
Bachelor of Education, Olivet College, 2001. Master in Special Education Emotional Impairments & Learning Disabilities, Western Michigan University, 2004.
General and special education teacher, youth specialist Starr Commonwealth Montcalm Academy, Albion, Michigan, 2001—2002. Special education teacher Calhoun Intermediate School Distrcit, Starr Commonwelath Year Round Residential Placement Program, 2002—2003. Middle school resource room teacher, instructional specialist Marshall Middle School, 2003—2004.
Life skills and transition skills teacher Calhoun Intermediate School District Juvenile Home Program, 2004. Emotonally impaired teacher, behavioral specialist Three Rivers High School, since 2006. Job skills teacher, on-site job coach Van Buren Intermediate School District, Bangor, 2006.
Summer school special education teacher Kalamazoo Public Schools, 2007. Behavioral specialist Portage Public School, Curious Kids Summer Daycare Porgram, since 2007. Guest lecturer Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - See more at: Hypertext Transfer Protocol://www.chadd.org/About-CHADD/Mission-and-History.aspx#sthash.SQNX52Rp.dpuf, Kalamazoo, 2005—2006, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, since 2006.
Daughter of Mike Hinga and Carol Bacon, Mike Bacon (Stepfather). Married Smith Jason, July 7, 2007. Children: Javon Brown, Jaxon Smith.