Erin Whitehead has been a proud military spouse for 12 years. Her husband Joey, a United States Marine, has served for over 15 years including a deployment with the 22nd and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2 tours in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and 1 tour in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Erin and Joey have a 10 year-old daughter, Morgan, and are expecting their second daughter, Emma in March of 2012. They currently live in Southeast Arizona where they are stationed at Ft. Huachuca.
Erin is a freelance author, advice columnist and motivational speaker specializing in issues that affect military families. She is well-known within the military spouse community for not only her experience and knowledge, but her honest, common-sense approach to navigating military life. Her volunteer experience includes mentoring for the LINKS program at MCAS Cherry Point, granting wishes with The Make a Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina and creating and maintaining the website for The Brendon Scott Coates Foundation. In addition, she has also volunteered at her daughter’s school, with The Ronald McDonald House of Greenville, as a children’s choir director, and in varying capacities within her husband’s squadron. Most recently she co-coordinated a successful Books on Bases event at Fort Huachuca for Blue Star Families.
Erin is the Web Editor for Military Spouse Magazine, where she has also been published both in print and online. In 2010, she was honored to be voted Military Spouse Magazine’s Marine Corps Spouse of the Year by her military spouse peers.
For more information about speaking engagement rates and availability, or freelance fees, please contact her directly erin@manykindregards.com. Charities or non-profit organizations that impact military families or children fighting cancer are welcome to contact Erin, as she gladly provides her services with no fee for these organizations as time allows throughout the year.
“William Faulkner once said, ‘Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world…would do this, it would change the earth.’ Amongst the military spouse community walks many mentors, but few have the tenacity and commitment of Erin Whitehead. She is an advocate for our quality of life, a friend to many, and a role model to all. She doesn’t let political correctness stand in the way of her fight for a better standard for her peers and she leads with her heart. I am proud to know, she not only represents the Marine Corps, but the entire military in her aspirations to create a stronger military family.” — Bianca Strazalkowski, Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year, 2011
“Erin Whitehead has emerged as a true leader for the 1.1 military spouses worldwide. She is the quintessential military spouse: a mom, a volunteer, a friend, a colleague, a single parent. More than that, she is changing the world. With her blogs, inspirational words each day, and her witty and entertaining repartee, both in print and online, she has become an advocate I look forward to hearing about each and every day. She is one of THE most dedicated and hard-working military spouses I’ve ever met. The military spouse world is a far, far better place with Erin Whitehead working for it. I consider it an honor to name her among those I call friends as well as share with her the roads of military spouse life. ” — Babette Maxwell, Founder of The Military Spouse of the Year Awards
