Rich Erickson began his career at Lee & Associates in 1993 while still a student at the University of California  Riverside (UC Riverside. In June 2001, Rich was elected to the Lee & Associates Board of Directors as a Vice President after being designated "Top Associate" in 2000.  In 2008, Rich was promoted to the position of Senior Vice President and was a top producer in the Lee-Riverside, Temecula and Palm Desert group of companies.

Rich has lived in Riverside for 18 years and maintains a strong solid relationship base in the community, serving on the Riverside County Regional Medical Center Foundation Board and the Haider Spine Foundation Board.   Both boards serve to better the Inland Empire and help the children of our community.

Rich Erickson grew up in Peoria, Illinois, where he developed his love of basketball, having attended the practices and games at Bradley University where his father worked.  His family relocated to Riverside in 1986 where he finished his primary education and attended UC Riverside, earning his graduate degree in Business Administration in 1997.

Rich and his older brother Mike, continue to be big basketball fans.  He has enjoyed watching Mike live out their childhood dreams of becoming a basketball coach at Poly High School.  Rich’s parents also both worked at UC Riverside.  His dad was Vice Chancellor for Relations while his mom was Assistant to the Chancellor.   

Rich married his wife, Josephine, in 2004 in Maui.  They had the pleasure of flying to Hawaii with 80 of their closest friends to celebrate and enjoy the “Greatest Place on Earth”.  They have since made their home in Riverside where they maintain strong family ties, enjoying their five nieces and nephews, three of which live a within a mile of their home.  Rich and Josephine love the younger community that has developed over the last five years in Riverside.  Josephine and Rich have two sons, Jackson and Nicholas.

Rich still finds time to enjoy playing and watching sports.  Rich maintains his midwest roots by frequently traveling to Illinois to visit extended family.