Mr. Erickson graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1993 with a BSBA degree in Marketing. After working in management for private businesses for eight years, he began working for the the Tipton County School System in 2001. He received his Masters in Administration through Trevecca Nazarene University.

Mr. Erickson's wife, Nikki, is a special education consulting teacher at Brighton Middle School. They are the parents of two children.