Erin Hooks is the Executive Director of the Salt Block Foundation.

Erin is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts, a double-major in American Studies and English, and received a Master of Business Administration in Non-Profit Management from Lenoir-Rhyne University. A former Captain in the United States Air Force, she moved to Hickory in 2015 and has been active in the local arts community since her arrival.