Eriks Janelsins

President & CEO

Eriks Janelsins was named President & CEO of the Oglebay Foundation in October 2012 after spending more than a decade as the Director of the Henry Stifel Schrader Environmental Education Center at Oglebay where he led a multi-state educational program. During his tenure, he worked to create a number of statewide professional organizations devoted to education and the environment working with diverse partners. Eriks served as the founding Director of the NRPA Green School, a comprehensive professional development program for park professionals focused on improving sustainability and green infrastructure within municipal parks and communities. He represents West Virginia on the Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission and Chairs the Public Interest Advisory Committee. He has chaired task forces related to local education, community development, and health initiatives. Eriks moved to Wheeling as part of his year of service as an AmeriCorps VISTA when he worked on education and community development projects in West Virginia and western Pennsylvania. Eriks received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Wabash College and has completed graduate work at The Johns Hopkins University. He is a native of Indianapolis, Indiana.