Raised in Portland Oregon by my best friends (parents), studied in San Francisco, and now residing in Brooklyn NY, I found my little slice of “home” in Williamsburg. I live in a garden apartment, complete with one live in cat & two backyard ones, plus my loving boyfriend. He accepts all of my Portlandia attributes and has graciously learned that we now recycle & reuse, everything.
 
I moved to New York after winning a CFDA design competition and landed a design role at Kenneth Cole, where I worked alongside all major teams of the brand. Next, I moved to Kate Spade to work with a small team that ideated all creative direction for their licensed product. My past experiences gave me priceless insight to all things brand design including best (and worst) practices. 

While designing in the fashion industry and ideating a constant flow of ideas for multiple brands, I learned that I wanted to establish my own studio to collaborate directly with individual brands and bring their branding and web design dreams to life, and ROEN CREATIVE was founded.

ERIKA TOMPKINS IS THE FOUNDER OF ROEN CREATIVE STUDIO.