Many go to college simply to earn a diploma, which they assume will get them ahead in the job race. Others use college as a place-holder while they try to decide what to do with their lives. Every once in a while, you meet that rarest of individuals, the person who goes to college to learn.

Erin McCormick, AM:PM PR's Human Infrastructure Technician, is just such a person. After 13 years and four colleges, she has way more than enough credits for a degree. For her, that isn't the point. Whether the subject is philosophy, environmental studies, literature, fine art or languages, she's all about learning.

Erin's life choices often seem informed by intellectual curiosity, if not sheer daring. She spent two years as a firefighter in Jefferson, Ore. She enjoys gardening and renovating houses. She likes to cook, play kickball and read about naturopathic medicine among other things. Erin has been accused of being environmentally conscious and - in addition to being a serious composter, recycler and champion of organic and Earth-friendly products - she's the little green voice inside AM:PM PR's collective head.

Perhaps her most marketable attribute is her organizational savvy, which lends itself well to an office full of, to put it nicely, "creative types." She prides herself on being "good at observing the needs of a group and making changes that better serve those needs." From databases to visual aids, inventory to billing, she's the left hemisphere of the brain that some others at AM:PM, who will remain nameless, are sorely lacking.