Dr. Erica Vernold Miller, founder and CEO of Professor Patty Cake ® Consulting, L.L.C., has worked in the field of education for over two decades. Throughout her career she has held numerous teaching and school leadership positions in California, North Carolina, and New York. Currently in addition to the work she does at Professor Patty Cake ® Consulting, L.L.C. , Dr. Miller also serves as an adjunct professor at SUNY Cortland and student teacher supervisor at Keuka College.

Previously, she served as a Visiting Professor and the Syracuse Residency Director for the New York University (NYU) Steinhardt Teacher Residency Program as well as served as the CAEP Accreditation Coordinator, Student Teaching Coordinator, the Inclusive Early Childhood, (IECE) and Inclusive Elementary Education (IEE) Program Director, and an Assistant Professor of Inclusive Education at Cazenovia College. Before working in higher education, she held a variety of positions in P-12 education, including but not limited to: special education teacher, early childhood teacher, principal, and nonprofit executive director.

Her research and expertise primarily focuses on inclusive educational practices, child development, culturally responsive teaching, nontraditional family structures, social justice, resiliency theory,  educator burnout prevention, and intellectual downplaying behavior.