Jen Aquilante
Food Policy Coordinator
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Jen Aquilante is the Food Policy Coordinator/Interim Co-Program Manager for CDIP. She oversees food policy and nutrition initiatives with City departments, hospitals, restaurants and other food system partners. Jennifer graduated from the University of Delaware in 2000 with a BS in Dietetics and has been a Registered Dietitian since 2001. Jennifer obtained her Master in Public Health degree from Drexel University in 2009 and has been working for the Philadelphia Department of Public Health since 2010.
Kinnari Chandriani
division director
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Kinnari Chandriani is the Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention Division Director. In this role, she works with partners across the city to address the social determinants of health. When Kinnari started with CDIP, she worked with City agencies to implement Comprehensive Food Standards into their food service and contracts. Prior to joining CDIP, she received her medical degree at Case Western Reserve University and completed her pediatric internship at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Erica Danhoui
Health Partnerships Manager
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Erica Danhoui is the Health Partnerships Program Manager for CDIP. She leads PDPH’s health partnerships program, which is focused on promoting transformational change in health care settings, communities, workplaces, schools, the media, and policy environments. Erica joined the Department of Public Health in 2018, previously working on data and evaluation projects across CDIP. Prior to working with the City, Erica has worked in a variety of health care and patient care settings and received her MPH with a concentration in Epidemiology from Temple University in 2019.
Thierry Fortune
Community Engagement & Media Specialist
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Thierry Fortune is the Community Engagement & Media Specialist for CDIP. He has spent much of his career overseeing the development and production process for “by-and-for” campaigns that produce authentic media and word-of-mouth messaging with public health clients, government agencies, consumer products and entertainment companies in the private sector. At CDIP, Thierry manages the development, implementation and evaluation of paid-media campaigns with partners, including funders, contractors, media buyers and research facilitators. He also provides technical assistance on communications and marketing initiatives across division program areas including social media, materials development, web development, marketing planning, community engagement and market research and evaluation with both internal and external groups. Thierry Fortune received an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Organizational Behavior and Management from Brown University.
Ben Hartung
Public Policy Advisory
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Ben Hartung is the Public Policy Advisory for CDIP. He assists with policy development, legal research, and program implementation across the CDIP’s program areas of Tobacco Policy and Control, Nutrition and Physical Activity, and Injury Prevention. He also works with the Health Commissioner’s Office to facilitate Board of Health regulation development and public meetings. Ben joined the City in the winter of 2021. Before his current position, he both practiced at private law firms and worked for environmental and public health policy non-profit organizations.
Morgan Kelly
Health Partnerships Project Coordinator
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Morgan Kelly is the Health Partnerships Project Coordinator for CDIP. She supports PDPH’s work on the Innovative State and Local Public Health Strategies to Prevent and Manage Diabetes and Heart Disease and Stroke grant from CDC to improve the cardiovascular outcomes of Philadelphians with hypertension, high cholesterol, and cardiovascular disease. She also assists in convening a task force composed of healthcare, community, and government organizations working to strengthen resource referral partnerships. Morgan joined the Department of Public Health in June 2022. Prior to her role with the City, she graduated from Saint Louis University with a Master of Public Health with concentrations in Epidemiology and Behavioral Science & Health Education.
Ayanna Moore
Livable Communities Coordinator
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Ayanna More is the Livable Communities Coordinator at CDIP. In this role, Ayanna implements practices and initiatives related to improving neighborhoods, including enhancing parks and green spaces, increasing opportunities for physical activity, and improving drinking water access. A 3rd generation West Philadelphia native, Ayanna has a B.A. in Studio Art (2004) from Temple University, and M.A. in Art Education (2010) From Goddard University, and an M.S. in organizational leadership (2015) from Wilmington University.
Pilar Ocampo
Community Health Disparities Project Manager
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Pilar Ocampo is Community Health Disparities Project Manager for CDIP. A member of the Community Partnerships team, Pilar leads projects that employ equitable engagement for chronic disease and injury prevention, as well as supporting health justice and racial equity work. Pilar joined CDIP after completing a two-year Urban Health Policy Fellowship with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health. Pilar is currently a doctoral student at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Mica Root
nutrition & physical activity Program Manager
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Mica Root is the Nutrition & Physical Activity Program Manager. She came to City government as a Parks & Recreation lifeguard in 2013 and joined CDIP the following year. Her work has included developing the Healthy Schools component of the Mayor’s Community Schools Initiative; leading early community-engagement efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic; and initiating collaborations to expand drinking water access, appeal and security in schools, rec centers and residences. Mica received an MPH from Johns Hopkins, where she was a Bloomberg American Health Initiative Fellow. She previously spent over a decade in economic and social justice organizing, including as co-founder and executive director of Media Mobilizing Project.
Pramiti Singh
UX/UI Web Design Specialist
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Pramiti Singh is the UX/UI Web Design Specialist for CDIP. Since joining CDIP in 2016, Pramiti’s work has evolved into design support and user experience prioritization. After graduating from Villanova University in 2011, she earned a MPH from Temple University. Most recently, she has completed certificates in Web Design from University of the Arts as well as User Experience from General Assembly. Pramiti is passionate about sharing essential information about the division’s work with the public in visually appealing and helpful ways. She does this through optimizing web and graphic designs for Philadelphians as well as developing communication materials to share with partners and government officials.
Abigail Sobotka/Briner
Community Health Planner
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Abigail Sobotka/Briner is the Community Health Planner for the City of Philadelphia. They work to bridge planning and public health as part of the NPA team at CDIP and the policy and analysis team in the Division of Planning and Development. Prior to joining the city in 2023, Abigail leveraged the power of inclusive engagement to create inspiring environments for all people in various roles including DEI data analyst, non-profit construction crew leader, and community organizer. She graduated from the University of California with a Master of Urban Planning in 2021.
Matthew Williams
Nutrition & Food Servicer Coordinator
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Matthew Williams is the Nutrition and Food Servicer Coordinator for CDIP. He supports the Philadelphia Nutrition Standards which promotes the health of communities through better nutrition. Matthew collaborates with hospitals in the city and throughout the region via the Good Food Healthy Hospital Initiative to implement comprehensive food standards. Additionally, he also partners with early childhood education providers to support children’s health and wellness. Matthew joined the Department of Public Health in March of 2020. He graduated from West Chester University in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition & Dietetics and currently resides in West Philadelphia with his wife and son.
Shannon Wise
Chronic Disease Program & Policy Specialist
