Slidell native, Erica Williams returned home to open up her small business, The Blow Dry Bar, in March of last year. Since opening Erica has been asked to serve as a board member of Olde Towne Slidell Main Street and the Vice President of The Olde Towne Merchants Association, roles that have tied her back to her family’s legacy of community stewardship and activism.

Erica works full time as the Vice President of the Vascular Service Line for North Oaks Health System and is the founder and president of Louisiana’s first nonprofit volleyball training program, Southern Elite.