Erica Meltzer is national editor of Chalkbeat. Erica previously served as bureau chief of Chalkbeat Colorado, where she also covered the legislature and statewide education issues. Prior to her time at Chalkbeat, Erica covered government and politics for the local news site Denverite. Before that, she covered everything from housing and energy policy to crime and courts for newspapers in three states. She is a graduate of Northwestern University and served in the Peace Corps in Paraguay.