About Erik Hanberg

Erik Hanberg was born in Tacoma, Washington, four days after the eruption of Mount Saint Helens. He attended Bellarmine Prep where he got his first taste for theater. He continued working in theater at Carleton College, in Northfield, Minnesota, where he worked in all facets of theater, including acting, directing, writing, publicity, tech work, and reviewing.

In 2004, Erik became the Managing Director of the Grand Cinema, a nonprofit art-house movie theater in downtown Tacoma. During his 2 1/2 years at the theater, Erik dramatically increased special programming and educational opportunities, including film classes, youth outreach, and the popular 72-Hour Film Competition. He also helped to increase fundraising by 400% in during those two years. When he left the Grand in August of 2006, it was with better financial security, more volunteers, more in reserves than when he’d started, and exceptional new programming opportunities.

Erik blogs daily. He is the author of two mystery novels and a fundraising guide for small nonprofits. In 2011 he was elected as a commissioner to the Metro Parks Tacoma board.