Erin McLeod is Chief Operation Officer for Senior Friendship Centers, Inc. serving six counties in Southwest Florida – Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, DeSoto, Lee and Collier. She oversees corporate-wide oversight responsibility for all program service operations as well as human resources..

For more than 20 years, Erin’s experience has been in the hospitality and country club industry, health care and consulting. She holds a degree in public relations from the University of Florida, with intensive coursework in public speaking, communications, event planning, and marketing.

Erin has lived in Sarasota since 1983 and serves in leadership roles for a variety of community organizations including the Habitat for Humanity, Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, and the Florida Public Relations Association.