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Erin Provencher
Erin Provencher is the Lead Story Marketer at Grid Collective, where she channels her passion for elevating people and amplifying impactful stories into meaningful work for the community. A singer-songwriter, yoga teacher, and voiceover artist with In Your Ear Studios, Erin brings creative depth to everything she does, and in December 2024, was recognized as a Top 40 Under 40 Honoree by Style Weekly.
Beyond her professional work, Erin is deeply committed to bringing hope and healing to communities worldwide through accessible music and wellness experiences. Her volunteer work as a musician has taken her to orphanages, refugee camps, and juvenile detention centers across Africa, Europe, and North America… places where music becomes medicine and connection becomes transformation.
Locally, she channels this mission through founding Gals for a Cause RVA, serving as a Teaching Artist with FreeHorse Arts, and previously mentoring as a Big Sister through BBBS and as a Teaching Artist/Performer with SPARC’s inclusive LIVE ART program. Her dedication to community impact has been recognized with the Crisis Response Philanthropy Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), honors including Gallery 5 Movers and Shakers and James Madison University’s 100 Years, 100 Days, 100 Dukes ‘One World’ Program, and an induction into JMU’s ‘Be The Change’ Hall of Fame.
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