Erica Caldwell has been the business manager at Ida B. Wells High School for 17 years. Caldwell formerly taught preschool and has been working in education for almost 30 years, teaching everyone from infants and toddlers to now working with teenagers. Caldwell attended San Diego State University and majored in child and family development and has a master’s degree in teaching. Caldwell likes working at IBW. “I enjoy being around the students, hearing their ideas around activities and being around leadership,” says Caldwell. Outside of school, she enjoys skiing and traveling around Europe with her husband. While growing up, she looked up to her grandmother the most, as she was the one who fostered her passion for travel in Europe.

Written by Ellie Ruden, Intro to Communications, Spring 2024