Prior to joining the Valor team, Erin Fonner founded a successful marketing firm and has helped clients develop their brands, refine their messaging, and develop marketing strategies. Mrs. Fonner was also the Director of Marketing for Mission of Hope, a non-profit that serves in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and was a Marketing Strategist with The Fury Group in Houston.

In 2005, Mrs. Fonner was awarded a Fulbright grant and taught English Grammar at the collegiate level at la Universidad Austral de Chile. Prior to her time abroad, she was the Director of Communications for New Church Initiatives and a Study Abroad Advisor for Texas A&M University. A proud Texas Aggie, she received her B.A. in Communication, Business, and Spanish.