Erika Polanco

Bilingual (English/Spanish) personal and family assistant with a decade of experience supporting high-net-worth and special-needs households across calendar management, household operations, vendor coordination, and childcare. Trusted with strict confidentiality under NDA in a live-in UHNW role, and experienced liaising across household staff, contractors, therapists, and school personnel to keep complex family operations running smoothly.

Real Estate and Property Management Specialist at Independent (2023-01 – Present)

• Serve as bilingual liaison between English-speaking clients and Spanish-speaking contractors, attorneys, and agents
• Coordinate multi-stakeholder schedules, budgets, and vendor relationships across simultaneous renovation projects
• Manage client communications, negotiation, and documentation through closing

Owner and Operator at Los Cabos Day School (2020-01 – 2023-12)

• Managed full daily operations for a bilingual private school, including scheduling, staffing, budgeting, and vendor coordination
• Directed logistics for a summer camp program serving families across the community

Private Family Assistant and Nanny at UHNW Family (2022-01 – 2022-12)

• Provided full-time live-in childcare and family assistant support for an ultra-high-net-worth family under signed NDA
• Managed the family calendar, coordinated activities and excursions, and maintained household organization
• Liaised daily with household staff and security teams; upheld strict confidentiality and professional conduct at all times

Private In-Home Nanny and Childcare Specialist at Private Families (2012-01 – 2019-12)

• Provided specialized in-home care and daily scheduling support for children with autism, dyspraxia, and sensory processing needs across multiple families
• Coordinated and accompanied children to therapy and specialist appointments; managed schedules and communicated with school staff to maintain consistency
• Reinforced therapeutic routines at home, adapting daily plans to each child's individual needs

Spanish Interpreter at CanTalk (2019-01 – 2020-12)

Second Grade Teacher at Picacho McGregor Centro Escolar (2019-01 – 2020-12)

Catering & Events at The Abbey / Taste Catering (2017-01 – 2019-12)

B.S. in Communicative Sciences and Disorders – San Francisco State University