Erin Beck (she/her) is an entrepreneur and systems engineer who applies her skills to optimizing processes for large-scale programs. As Founder of Wana Family Network, she developed a cooperative childcare platform serving 30,000 families with “free babysitting!” and providing “family-forward” workplace care benefits for major universities. As a Dragon Mission Director at SpaceX, in addition to leading the control room for spacecraft operations, Erin spearheaded automation of those operations for increased reliability and sustainability. Erin loves the creative and industrious energy of LA and believes in giving back to the city that mentored her; she has served on the Boards of Innovate Pasadena and the CSUDH Innovation Incubator, and she originated the Family Track of Glendale Tech Week. A lifelong educator, Erin has taught scuba, improv theatre, and gymnastics, and presently enjoys substitute teaching preschoolers at Northeast LA Forest School. She holds a degree in Engineering Physics from Washington University in St. Louis.
