Erica Olson-Hensley was born and raised in Minnesota.  She attended Bethel University, a Liberal Arts University, where she double majored in Political Science and Secondary Education- Social Studies. Mrs. OH has had quite the teaching journey including: Chicago Public Schools, Summit High School in Breckenridge, CO, and Capital HIgh in Santa Fe, NM.  

Erica Olson-Hensley also spent 10 years living and working abroad.  She taught in Cairo, Egypt and served as an International Fellow with the US Agency for International Development, in Benin, West Africa.

After a visit to Taos, she fell in love with the community, the land, and its people.   Mrs. OH has been teaching in Northern New Mexico since 2006, where she taught for Taos Municipal Schools and Dulce Independent Schools, on the Jicarilla Apache Nation.  Mrs. OH and her beautiful family live in Taos.

At TA, Mrs. OH serves as both a Middle School & High School advisor. She teaches ELA and helps run the MS+ program.