Chanelle Schaffer

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC & WORSHIP ARTS

212-568-4014 ext.227
cschaffer@fortwashingtonchurch.org

Chanelle is a graduate of Stanford University (with distinction) and the MFA program at the American Conservatory Theater (ACT). She has performed nationally and internationally as a vocalist, pianist, and actress. She is the recipient of a Hewlett Foundation Grant and a DramaLogue Award for Outstanding Achievement in Performance. She spent 8 years on staff in the Music Department at Stanford as the principal vocal accompanist, and is a former faculty member of ACT, UC Berkeley, and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA). Chanelle has been active in Music Ministry since childhood. She has worked at numerous churches in the San Francisco Bay Area and in New York City. She has been active in Music Ministry at Marble Collegiate since 2006, and has served as full-time Director of Music and Worship Arts at Fort Washington Collegiate since 2009.