Jamaica Plain resident Jonah Barricklo, Boston Arts Academy (BAA) alum and Emerson College student, spoke at an event this week with celebrity event planner Bryan Rafanelli hosted by Emerson President Lee Pelton and the Boston Arts Academy Foundation.
Lee Pelton hosted a reception at Emerson College’s Paramount Center on behalf of the Boston Arts Academy Foundation with a fireside chat with special guest Bryan Rafanelli. The BAA Foundation supports Boston Arts Academy, the city’s only public high school for the visual and performing arts, through itsBuilding Our Future campaign with a goal of raising $30 million in five years to keep the “arts” in Boston Arts Academy. BAA alum and Emerson student Jonah Barricklo shared remarks about how his experiences at BAA helped shape his future – specifically receiving a full scholarship to Emerson.