Originally from Las Vegas, Nevada, Staff Sergeant Erin Gonzalez earned a Doctorate in Musical Arts from University of Nevada, Las Vegas, a Master of Music from Eastman School of Music, and a Bachelor of Music from Chapman University. She is a two-time Nevada District Winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and won first place in the Meistersinger Competition in Graz, Austria while attending the Opera Studio at the American Institute of Musical Studies. SSG Gonzalez has performed with multiple ensembles, including Opera Las Vegas, Pacific Symphony, Florentine Opera, and Martina Arroyo Foundation.