Erin J. (Heinen) Petersilie is a Family and Consumer Sciences teacher at the high school in Deerfield, Kansas. She is an FFA alumni member from Downs, Kansas, and was the state FFA reporter for 2002–2003. She was also a state FCCLA officer for 2001–2002. Erin and her husband Jared, who is an agriculture teacher and FFA advisor, live with their son Ethan in Deerfield, Kansas.