Erica Palan
What I Do
As the Deputy Editor on the Business and Built team, I oversee much of our real estate content as well coverage of transportation and environmental issues.
My Background
Before joining The Inquirer, I was an editor at Philadelphia Weekly, Philadelphia magazine, and Metro Philly. In 2014, I came to The Inquirer for a job overseeing the newsroom's social media and coordinating other audience development efforts.
In 2017, I transitioned back to editing when I became The Inquirer's Commentary Editor, working with people from all over the region to share their perspectives on news and issues that affected our readers.
I joined the Business and Built desk as an editor in 2022.
I graduated from Temple University with a degree in journalism. I currently serve on the alumni board of the Klein School of Media and Communications as well as the school's journalism advisory committee. I've lived in Philadelphia my entire life. In my spare time, I'm a voracious reader of fiction, and I enjoy the occasional hike, but only if there's a hoagie at the end.
