Erin Merryn earned her masters in social work in 2009. She has been interviewed by a number of media outlets including <EM>Oprah</EM>, <EM>Good Morning America</EM>, <EM>CNN</EM>, and <EM>London Times</EM>, among others. She was named a <EM>Glamour</EM> Magazine 2012 Woman of the Year and is the force behind getting "Erin's Law" passed. Her mission is to take this law national as a means to protect children from sexual abuse.