FEATURED SPEAKER
Erin Looby Carlson
Erin Looby Carlson is the writer and editor for Little Books of the Diocese of Saginaw, a nonprofit ministry dedicated to helping people pray and “spend some quiet time with the Lord” during the liturgical seasons.

Her past roles include serving as Director of Communications for the Catholic Diocese of Saginaw, editor of Great Lakes Bay Catholic (formerly FAITH Saginaw), and news anchor/reporter at NBC25.

Erin is an Emmy Award–winning journalist and a Gabriel Award recipient. She has been honored by the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada, the Associated Press, and the Michigan Association of Broadcasters. In 2009, she received the Distinguished Service Medal from the Department of Military and Veteran Affairs.

She is a wife and mother of six boys, ages 6 to 19. A graduate of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and Nouvel Catholic Central High School in Saginaw, she also completed the Encounter School of Ministry training in Brighton in 2022. Erin is part of a ministry team that offers evenings of healing in the Diocese of Saginaw.

A literacy advocate, she spent several years tutoring at the Children’s Dyslexia Center in Bay City. She looks forward each year to participating in the Michigan Catholic Women’s Conference and is excited to see what the Lord has in store for us at this year’s gathering. Erin and her family are members of St. Thomas Aquinas and the Cathedral parish communities in Saginaw.