Erin Perry joined the Cape Cod Commission staff in 2011, serving as Special Projects Manager prior to taking on the role of Deputy Director in 2019. Erin manages regional planning efforts at the program level and engages communities during the planning process to build consensus. Erin managed development and implementation of Cape Cod’s Area Wide Water Quality Management Plan. She has since contributed to the development of plans and decision-support platforms on the topics of coastal resilience and hazard mitigation, climate change, economic development, and the Cape Cod Regional Policy Plan. Erin received a Bachelor of Science in Biological Oceanography from Rutgers University and a Master of Arts in Marine Affairs from the University of Rhode Island.