Born and raised in Staten Island, Erik Strommen grew up running trails and playing basketball in Staten Island's parks. After graduating from St. Peter’s Boys High School and Manhattan College, he channeled his passion for the environment into his career as a Water Resource Engineer with H2M Architects + Engineers, where he focuses on designing cleaner, more resilient communities.
This November, Erik is bringing that mission to the pavement by running the NYC Marathon for the Staten Island Park Alliance.
He is running to give back to the spaces that shaped him and to support the future of the community's green infrastructure - most notably, the transformative Freshkills Park project. At 2,200 acres, Freshkills is nearly three times the size of Central Park and the largest park development in NYC in over a century. Turning a former landfill into a thriving public sanctuary represents one of the most ambitious ecological restoration feats in history. As both an engineer and a lifelong resident, Erik is proud to champion this environmental comeback story.
Erik is turning his training miles into real support for local parks, but he needs your help to reach the finish line. Please consider donating to his campaign; every dollar raised directly funds the preservation, activation, and restoration of the vital green spaces that keep Staten Island healthy and connected.
Thank you for your support and for investing in the future generations of Staten Island!
