Erin Tofte

Erin Tofte joined Grays Harbor College in November of 2024.  Erin received her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Washington in 2005 in Law, Societies and Justice with a minor in Human Rights.  She received her Juris Doctorate degree in 2011 from Willamette’s College of Law with a certificate in International and Comparative law. Erin is Bilingual in Spanish and English. Before coming to Grays Harbor College, she was the Director of Budget Management & Planning for the Pierce College District where she oversaw the management of the instruction and student services budgets, faculty contract compliance and pay and provided high-level, equity-informed resource allocation and budgeting support to the VP. Previously she worked at Wenatchee Valley College for eight and a half years as Associate Dean of Campus Life, Equity and Inclusion, Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Interim Director of Student Programs, and as a Multicultural Coordinator.  Her duties included being the head campus diversity officer, overseeing the 75-bed residence hall, student government, international programs, DEI, student clubs, and the student recreation center.  Erin is an experienced supervisor and diversity and equity trainer with over 15 years of experience providing diversity and equity training to students and employees.