Erin Spaulding
Chapter Lead, Achilles Connecticut
espaulding@achillesinternational.org
Erin first joined Achilles in 2012 as an athlete, following a traumatic brain, neck, and shoulder injury she sustained in 2010. A life-long multisport athlete, Erin was an avid runner and triathlete at the time of her accident. She used her innate determination in her recovery to re-learn how to coordinate her walking, and later running. Joining Achilles International gave her back that piece of her life that she thought was gone forever. She became the Connecticut Chapter Leader in 2013 to show others that it IS possible to reimagine and redefine your life due to injury and/or disability.
Her story and accomplishments with Achilles International have been featured in local and national media, in the Cigna GO YOU! campaign (The Road Home), and Runner’s World Magazine (June 2013). In 2015 she was named to the Aiello Inspiration Team for the Eversource Hartford Marathon & Half Marathon, where she walked the 5K a year after major hip surgery. Erin was also a finalist in Nike’s ‘Nominate Your Nike’, a recipient of the Frederick DeLuca Community Service Award (Subway), and a featured guest on Comcast Newsmakers. She serves on many boards and advisory committees championing the disability community.
Erin holds a bachelor’s degree from Boston College and a master’s degree from Boston University. She, her husband and their three children enjoy vacationing to Cape Cod, cheering for ALL Boston sports teams (and UCONN basketball), and walking their doodle Charlie to their neighborhood beach.