Erin R. Dooley，Erin Dalian was born in Berwyn, IL. Her father, Joseph Dooley, owned his own business and her mother, Bernadette Dooley was a homemaker. Erin has four siblings. Erin earned her BS in Business (with a concentration in marketing) from University of Dayton in 2000. An actor throughout her childhood, Erin turned to writing at age 24.