Erica Mauter

Current

Advisory Council Member at Rainbow Families
Board Member at Minnesota Fringe Festival
Board Member at Twin Cities Women's Choir

Singer at Twin Cities Women's Choir
Validation Engineer at CIMA Labs
Web Publisher at swirlspice

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Past

City Captain at Minneapolis Metblog
Special Correspondent at New Demographic
Research Engineer at General Mills

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Education

University of Michigan
Shrine High School

Connections

254 connections

Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Erica Mauter’s Experience

Advisory Council Member

Rainbow Families

(Individual & Family Services industry)

August 2009 — Present (4 months)

Rainbow Families is the Midwest office of Family Equality Council. Previously one of the strongest local LGBT family organizations in the country, Rainbow Families joined the Family Equality Council in June of 2008. Rainbow Families continues to provide local programs to the LGBT families, extended family members and allies in the upper Midwest region while also joining Family Equality Council in its efforts to secure family equality in all 50 states.
Board Member

Minnesota Fringe Festival

(Entertainment industry)

March 2009 — Present (9 months)

Minnesota Fringe Festival is a Minneapolis-based nonprofit organization that organizes an annual, 11-day festival. MNFringe is the largest performing arts festival in the Upper Midwest. It is the 2nd-oldest fringe festival in the United States and also the largest non-juried, uncensored fringe in the United States. MNFringe provides unparalleled support and training for its artists (technical, marketing, etc.) and works tirelessly year-round to improve and uplift the theatre community in which it exists.

I am currently serving as Secretary. I also sit on the Outreach committee.
Board Member

Twin Cities Women's Choir

(Performing Arts industry)

July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

The Twin Cities Women's Choir is a non-auditioned community choir whose mission is to sing, perform, and affirm the voices of women. Sitting on the board of directors has quickly taught me there's a whole lot more to the choir than singing.

I am currently serving as Vice President. In addition to the Executive Committee, I sit on the Technology and Marketing Committees with a particular interest in using our website and social media tools to communicate more effectively with our audience and to build community within the choir.
Singer

Twin Cities Women's Choir

(Performing Arts industry)

September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)

Joining TCWC is hands down one of the best things I've ever done. Singing in a choir is the embodiment of the concept of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. Only since joining the choir have I really felt at home living in the Twin Cities.

We've performed at the Fitzgerald Theater and Orchestra Hall, with Ann Reed and Bruce Henry, and for audiences of hundreds to thousands.

My voice appears on the 2007 CD, TCWC LIVE!, and the soon to be released Illuminations CD. I also sing in ENCORE!, the TCWC's auditioned chamber ensemble.

Alto 2s rock!
Validation Engineer

CIMA Labs

(Public Company; Pharmaceuticals industry)

October 2003 — Present (6 years 2 months)

I write, execute, and report on equipment qualifications (lab and manufacturing) as well as cleaning, software, and process validations. Our Validations group does everything but analytical method validation. Process validations are my favorite; I like seeing all the pieces come together and my production experience serves me well. I held the title of Associate Validation Engineer from May '06 to December '07.

I held the positions of Operator and then Lead Operator from October '03 to April '06. As a Lead Operator I lead a group of operators and temporaries in keeping a production line humming along. Trained them to do their jobs better and to work better as a team. I learned to trust my gut and I learned to balance trusting others' training with overestimating their common sense.

CIMA Labs specializes in orally disintegrating tablet (ODT), oral transmucosal (OTM), and emerging drug delivery technologies.
Web Publisher

swirlspice

(Online Media industry)

September 2002 — Present (7 years 3 months)

I manage the publication of several websites with complete responsibility for content creation, site features, community engagement, and basic design and technical support.

http://ericamauter.com - Because everyone should own their own name on the web.

http://swirlspice.com - My personal blog, since 2002.

http://cinna.mn - "32 flavors of Minnesota (and then some)"
I created cinna.mn to be a place for discussing the sometimes strange experience of being a person of color in schizophrenically progressive - but still very white - Minnesota and other minority experiences. cinna.mn debuted in October 2008.

The Dish, established in 2001, became a part of cinna.mn in December 2008. The Dish is a free, grassroots service to provide information about things of interest for queer women, especially queer women of color and friends, and to build community and connections. http://cinna.mn/dish

http://fresh.mn - "twincityblogging"
Writing on life in the Twin Cities. A continuation of my 3+ years of work at the Minneapolis Metblog. fresh.mn debuted in November 2008.
City Captain

Minneapolis Metblog

(Online Media industry)

April 2005 — October 2008 (3 years 7 months)

Wrote on life in the Twin Cities and wrangled a volunteer corps of 5-10 authors. I facilitated content creation and fostered community relationships both internal and external to the Minneapolis Metblog team. I consistently placed in the top 50 bloggers across the Metroblogging network of 50+ cities. Mostly, I just love talking about living here and finding like-minded individuals to do the same. Writing on this topic has inspired me to experience and enjoy this city in a totally different way.
Special Correspondent

New Demographic

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

April 2007 — April 2008 (1 year 1 month)

Posted weekly on race, culture, career management, and related workplace issues at RaceInTheWorkplace.com, a publication of New Demographic. My favorite aspect was exploring the intersection of personal development, job hunting and personal branding.
Research Engineer

General Mills

(Public Company; Food & Beverages industry)

May 1999 — May 2002 (3 years 1 month)

I made cereal stay crispier longer in milk.

Erica Mauter’s Education

University of Michigan

BSE , Chemical Engineering , 1995 — 1999

Activities and Societies:

Alpha Chi Sigma
Shrine High School

Additional Information

Erica Mauter’s Interests:

validation, running, biking, singing, cityblogging, social media, theatre, bikram yoga

Erica Mauter’s Groups:

International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers, Parenteral Drug Association, Twin Cities Women's Choir, Minnesota Fringe Festival, Alpha Chi Sigma, Family Equality Council