Erin Bowser is the state director of Ohio PIRG and Ohio PIRG Education Fund. She began her career with the state PIRGs in the PIRG Fellowship program in 1998 and from 2000-2003 was the Assistant National Field Director for U.S. PIRG, the federal policy office of the state PIRGs. Ms. Bowser graduated from Clarion University of Pennsylvania in 1997 with a BA in History and Political Science and from Ohio University in 1998 with a Masters in Political Science.

In 2008, FairVote established a new Advisory Board comprised initially of recent members of its Board of Directors. These leaders receive updates from FairVote about our progress and regularly provide comments and advice:

• Nikolas Bowie, Yale undergraduate student
• Erin Bowser, executive director of Environment Ohio 
• Antonio Gonzalez, President of Southwest Voter Registration Ed. Project
• Jesse Jackson Jr., Member of Congress
• Laura Liswood, CEO of Council on Women's World Leaders
• Nina Moseley, former executive director of Democracy South
• Clay Mulford, chief operating officer of National Math and Science Initiative
• Rashad Robinson, Director of media programs, GLAAD
• Katherine Spillar, executive editor of Ms. Magazine