College of Education

Short Bio

Erika Rucker is the 21st CCLC Program Coordinator at Truman Pierce Institute at Auburn University. She has worked with the 21st CCLC program over 15 years. At the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic, she began the Alabama Afterschool Task Force, holding bi-weekly Zoom calls to help afterschool professional survive the pandemic effects on Afterschool. Erika still plays an active role as an Afterschool Ambassador Emeritus with the Afterschool Alliance. Rucker serves on many boards and committees including, National Afterschool Association Board of Directors, Alabama Community Education Association Past President, and Jefferson State Community College Child Development Advisory Committee. Erika believes in quality afterschool and is committed to providing all students the opportunity to participate in afterschool.