Co-President
Erin Co is a Consultant at Global Public Affairs, based in Vancouver, bringing experience in advocacy, strategic planning, and relationship building. She has served on the PAAC BC board since 2024. During the 2024 BC election, Erin played a core role in multiple successful provincial campaigns, contributing to campaign strategy, issues management, and intelligence gathering.
Previously, as Vice President of External Affairs at the Alma Mater Society (AMS) of the University of British Columbia (UBC), she championed student-focused initiatives, including securing funding for affordable housing and transit subsidies for working students. As Chair of the Undergraduates of Canadian Research-Intensive Universities (UCRU), she led national advocacy efforts that increased student grants and expanded investments in student employment programs. Her time as a Strategy and Events Intern at the Canada-ASEAN Business Council sharpened her expertise in stakeholder engagement and partnership development.
Erin was named to Page and The Peak's inaugural Rising 30 in Public Affairs list, a national recognition of Canada's most promising emerging leaders shaping the future of policy, advocacy, government relations, and stakeholder engagement. She has also won the 2026 CPRS Vancouver Bronze Award in Best Media Relations Campaign Under $50,000.
Erin holds a Bachelor of International Economics with a Minor in Law and Society from the University of British Columbia, graduating with Distinction.
