Rowing on the River : Erin Martin at TEDxMontclair

Rowing evangelist Erin Martin describes how she "plays" by rowing on the Passaic River for fun and fitness. Erin has worked as a reporter for The Hartford Courant and a press secretary and speechwriter for US Senator Christopher J. Dodd. Erin lived in post-apartheid South Africa and Namibia for seven years, managing US government-funded democracy and governance programs. In 2011, she co-authored Fit to Serve with James C. Hormel, a member of the Minnesota meatpacking family who became America's first openly gay US ambassador.

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