MANNA - Key Persons


Adrian G. Crafford

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Research & Evaluation. Adrian Can Be Reached at
  • Manager, Research & Evaluation

Alan Finberg

Job Titles:
  • Facilities Attendant

Alexandra Sarcona

Job Titles:
  • Member of the RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD

Alissa Vandenbark

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  • Development & Communications Coordinator

Allan Schimmel

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  • Investor

Amy Mansky

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  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team
  • Chief Advancement Officer

Ann Hoskins-Brown

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  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team
  • Director of Policy & Strategic Partnerships

Ariana Peña-Hofman

Job Titles:
  • Communications, Media & Marketing Manager

Barbara Kaplan

Job Titles:
  • Philanthropist

Brad Korman

Job Titles:
  • Co - CEO, Korman Communities

Brandon Boyd

Job Titles:
  • Development and Communications

Brandon Johnson

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  • Member of the Officers Team
  • Vice Chair, Executive Director of Marketing & Events, Drexel University

Cathy Weiss

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  • Philanthropic Advisor

Charles Chase

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  • President & CEO, FirstService Brands

Chris Fernandes

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  • Distribution Associate

Claudia Parvanta

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  • Member of the RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD

Dalvania Tejada

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  • Specialist

David Lipson

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  • President, Philadelphia and Boston Magazines

Davita Butler

Job Titles:
  • Distribution Associate

Dean Emerita

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  • Member of the RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD
  • Dean Emerita and Professor of Health Management and Policy, Dornsife School of Public Health / Senior Vice Provost for Community Health and Chief Wellness Officer

Denise J. Mariotti

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  • Chief Human Resources Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System

Derrick Miles

Job Titles:
  • Production Chef

Dinesh Indala

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  • Executive Vice President, Philadelphia Housing Authority

Dr. John Glick

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  • Staff Member

Dustin Bauman

Job Titles:
  • Food Service Manager

Edward Rendell

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  • Staff Member

Emily Rodríguez

Job Titles:
  • Senior Human Resources Generalist
  • Administration

Emily Sadowy

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Nutrition and Client Services

Ezequiel "Zeke" Acevedo

Job Titles:
  • Community Engagement Associate

Frances Acevedo Gonzalez

Job Titles:
  • Specialist

Frances Sebwe

Job Titles:
  • Intake Specialist

G. Clayton Kyle

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  • Member of the RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD
  • Associate Professor in Diabetes / Department of Medicine
  • Professor in Diabetes, Medical Director Penn Rodebaugh Diabetes Center, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine

Gary Crooks

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Medicine, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine

Harrison Rothbaum

Job Titles:
  • Logistics Manager

Helen Kilmartin

Job Titles:
  • Events Coordinator

Jaime Pludo

Job Titles:
  • Chief People Officer, Pay Governance, LLC

James F. Dever

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  • Market President for Philadelphia, Bank of America

Janet Haas

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  • Member of the RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD
  • Chairman Emeritus / William Penn Foundation

Jared Oppelt

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Community Engagement

Jay Feldstein

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  • President & CEO, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Jennifer A. Nasser

Job Titles:
  • Member of the RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD
  • Associate Professor and Director of PhD Program in Nutrition Sciences / Drexel University

Jerome Stewart

Job Titles:
  • Facility Cleaner

Jerome Watson

Job Titles:
  • Distribution Associate

Jessica Sautter

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  • Member of the RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD
  • Associate Professor of Sociology / Saint Joseph 's University

Jimmy Contreras

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  • Vice President, U.S. Regional Communications, JP Morgan Chase

Joe Fogiato


John Alchin

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  • Co - Chair, CFO ( Retired ), Comcast Corporation

John Demming

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Corporate & Financial Communications, Comcast

John Paz

Job Titles:
  • Owner, Prime Legacy Management

Josanñá Smiley-Williams


Jule Anne Henstenburg

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team
  • RDN, LDN, FAND, Director of the MANNA Institute
Dr. Henstenburg is a registered dietitian and health policy researcher who is passionate about the role of food and nutrition in disease prevention, treatment, and management. Prior to joining MANNA, she held positions in teaching and administration within higher education. Her previous clinical work included positions as a Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition. Jule Anne is currently State Policy Representative for the Pennsylvania Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Dr. Henstenburg can be reached at jhenstenburg@mannapa.org.

Julia Fleischner

Job Titles:
  • Philanthropist

Kate Milicia

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  • Manager of Events & Corporate Partnerships

Kate Wilhelm

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  • Director, Ceisler Media & Issue Advocacy

Katherine Foy

Job Titles:
  • Chief Compliance Officer, Quick Med Claims

Kevin R. Boyle

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  • Co - Chairman, Stradley Ronon

Kristin N. Jumper

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  • Member of the Officers Team
  • Treasurer, Senior Transactions Counsel, Head of Transactions Legal Group, Hamilton Lane Advisors

Laura Pontiggia

Job Titles:
  • Member of the RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD
  • Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Programs / College of Health Professions

Linda Richardson

Job Titles:
  • Founder, Richardson Company

Lynn G Dever

Job Titles:
  • Member of the RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD
  • Pediatrician ( Retired )

Lynne Honickman

Job Titles:
  • Founder & President, the Honickman Foundation

Marilin Hernandez

Job Titles:
  • Specialist

Mark H. Schutta

Job Titles:
  • Member of the RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD
  • Medical Director, Penn Rodebaugh Diabetes Center

Marla Gold

Job Titles:
  • Member of the RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD
  • Dean Emerita and Professor of Health Management and Policy, Dornsife School of Public Health / Senior Vice Provost for Community Health and Chief Wellness Officer
  • Vice Provost for Community Health Care Innovation, Drexel University

Martin Lupinetti

Job Titles:
  • President and Chief Executive Officer, HealthShare Exchange ( HSX )

Megan Kennedy

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  • Head of Product Management, Aberdeen Standard

Melissa Fox

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Officers Team

Mike Stellaccio

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team
  • Director of Food Service Operations

Nicole Laverty - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team

Peter Rohr

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Rachael Tamalonis

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant, American Airlines

Raquel Easley

Job Titles:
  • Senior Accountant
  • Finance & Billing

Rich Curtis - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team

Rickie Brawer

Job Titles:
  • Member of the RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD

Samantha Dubrow

Job Titles:
  • Member of the RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD
  • Lead Human - Centered Engineering Researcher

Samuel Rosenblum

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Distribution Manager

Skye Mosby-Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Specialist

Sophie Keane

Job Titles:
  • Institutional Relations Manager

Stephen Carlino

Job Titles:
  • Owner, Tavern on Camac

Stephen Klein

Job Titles:
  • CEO, President & Founder, the Klein Company

Steven H. Korman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Founder, Korman Communities

Sue Daugherty - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team
Sue joined MANNA in December 1999 as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN). Sue was instrumental in MANNA's shift from providing comfort and care to those dying from AIDS to an organization helping people with over 85 different illnesses through nutrition counseling and home-delivered medically appropriate meals. At MANNA, Sue held several positions prior to being appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2012. Sue garnered national recognition in June 2013 when she co-authored a key study, "Examining Health Care Costs Among MANNA Clients and a Comparison Group," published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. This research study examined the health care cost savings associated with MANNA's model, and continues to have ongoing impact on nutrition policy nationwide.

Susan Sherman

Job Titles:
  • President & CEO, Independence Foundation

Ted Dallas

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Officers Team
  • Member of the RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD
  • Chairman, President & COO, Merakey Human Services
  • President and COO, Merakey

Tiasha Hill

Job Titles:
  • Medical Billing Specialist

Tina Phipps

Job Titles:
  • Member of the RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD
  • Public Health Consultant / Retired, Einstein Medical Center

Tom Walsh

Job Titles:
  • Privacy & Information Security Officer

Tonya Cooper

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team
  • Director of Nutrition and Client Services

Vasiliki Argyris


Veronica Eldridge

Job Titles:
  • Medical Data Analyst

Wendy Walsh

Job Titles:
  • Member of the RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD

William R. Levy

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor, Brown Brothers Harriman

William S. George

Job Titles:
  • President & CEO, Health Partners Plans ( Retired )