Wharton Arts Board Member and NJYC Parent Erika Fanelle
Erika Fanelle is the newest member of Wharton Board of Trustees. She received her MBA from Columbia Business School, a BAS from the School of Engineering and Applied Science at University of Pennsylvania, and a BS in Economics at the Wharton School of Business. Her professional experience includes management consulting, strategic planning, new business development, and organizational development.
Erika is the parent of two New Jersey Youth Chorus alumnae: Lilly Fanelle, ’23, and Sophia Fanelle, ’19. Since 2010, she has been an active NJYC Volunteer, serving on the 25th and 30th Anniversary Gala Host and Planning committees, and the organizing committees for several Chocolate Festival Fundraisers. Erika’s favorite NJYC volunteer experiences were chaperoning trips and concerts, including the White House, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Rome, Hungary/Austria, and Wales trips, and many spring and winter concerts.
Erika has also been an active volunteer leader in various community organizations, including Milburn Short Hills Action Network, the Girl Scouts, New Jersey SEEDS, Kent Place School, and Far Brook School.
Erika says she is looking forward to working with the Wharton Arts Board of Trustees and being part of the broader Wharton Arts community. “Music education was a formative part of my daughters’ childhoods. Playing and singing together remains our family’s joy. I am excited to be helping steward Wharton Arts in its mission to offer an accessible, high quality performing arts education that sparks personal growth and builds inclusive communities.”