Community Partners

Our Partners

Our community partners are on the frontlines, in neighborhoods, working directly with families impacted by environmental health hazards. We are honored to work with them on programs, learn from their experiences and connect them to the latest research from our members.

If your organization is interested in partnering with the Center, do not hesitate to Contact Us.

Community Stakeholder Advisory Committee

The Community Stakeholder Advisory Committee (CSAC) advises the leadership of the Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health on:

  • children’s environmental health priorities;
  • feedback on ongoing translational programs; and 
  • recommendations for new opportunities for translational needs and strategy. 

Members of the CSAC include children’s advocacy groups, city and state regulators, community members and researchers. 

External Members

Donna Johnson
Eastwick United Community Development Corporation

Donna Johnson

Donna M. Johnson, I am a third generation resident of the Eastwick (Elmwood) neighborhood.  Under the guidance of…

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Jasmin
Kensington Corridor Trust

Jasmin Velez

Jasmin Velez is a dedicated community organizer and advocate with a strong focus on fostering equitable neighborhood development…

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Pastor Avery Harris
Spirit and Truth Tabernacle Church of God in Christ

Pastor Avery Camille Harris

Pastor Harris is the Pastor of Spirit and Truth Tabernacle Church of God in Christ in Philadelphia. She…

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Maurice Sampson
Clean Water Action

Maurice M. Sampson II

Maurice Sampson currently serves as the Eastern Pennsylvania Director for Clean Water Action. He founded the Youth Environmental…

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Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis
Women for a Healthy Environment

Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis

Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis is the executive director of Women for a Healthy Environment (WHE). Michelle leads the WHE’s education…

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Jerry Roseman
Philadelphia Healthy Schools Initiative

Jerry Roseman, MSIH

Jerry Roseman has been the Director of Environmental Science for the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers for many years….

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Matt Walker
Clean Air Council

Matt Walker, MURP

Matt Walker is currently the Advocacy Director at Clean Air Council. Matt graduated from Virginia Tech with a…

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Rachel Kaminski
Get the Lead Out: Riverwards Philadelphia

Rachel Kaminski

Rachel Kaminski advocates for lead free communities in Philadelphia and is one of the founding members of Get…

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Katie Kenyon
The Foundation for Delaware County

Katie Kenyon

Katie Kenyon is currently the Vice President for Programs at the Foundation for Delaware County and has been…

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Horace Strand
Chester Environmental Partnership

Reverend Dr. Horace W. Strand, Sr.

Reverend Dr. Horace W. Strand, Sr. is the Chairman of the Chester Environmental Partnership.  A Chester native, he…

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James Rebarchak
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

James Rebarchak

James Rebarchak has spent his career with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Air Quality Program, starting in…

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Lorna Rosenberg
Women for a Healthy Environment

Lorna Rosenberg, MSEH

Lorna Rosenberg is currently the Healthy Buildings Program Manager for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Office of Women for a…

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David Masur
PennEnvironment

David Masur

As the Executive Director, David Masur spearheads issue advocacy, civic engagement campaigns, and long-term organizational building for PennEnvironment….

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Air Management Services

Edward Wiener, MBA

Edward Wiener is an environmental engineer and the Chief of Source Registration at Air Management Services. His unit…

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Internal Members

Dr. Marilyn Howarth
University of Pennsylvania

Marilyn V. Howarth, MD, FACOEM

Marilyn Howarth is the Deputy Director of the Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health. Within the Center,…

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Dr. Tyra Bryant-Stephens
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Tyra Bryant-Stephens, MD

Tyra Bryant-Stephens is a board-certified pediatrician in clinical primary care practice for over 30 years and Associate Professor…

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Dr. Kevin Osterhoudt
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Kevin Osterhoudt, MD, MS

Kevin Osterhoudt is a pediatrician, medical toxicologist and the Medical Director of The Poison Control Center at Children’s…

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Internal Advisory Committee

The Internal Advisory Committee provides scientific and community guidance to the Center on overall strategy, particularly related to the Development and Administrative Cores.

Trevor Penning, PhD
University of Pennsylvania

Trevor M. Penning, PhD

Trevor Penning is the Thelma Brown and Henry Charles Molinoff Professor of Pharmacology, Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics…

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Dr. Samuel Parry
University of Pennsylvania

Samuel Parry, MD

Samuel Parry is the Franklin Payne Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and an attending physician at the Hospital…

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Dr. Sunni Mumford
University of Pennsylvania

Sunni Mumford, PhD

Sunni Mumford is the Professor of Epidemiology and Co-Director of the Women’s Health Clinical Research Center at the…

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Dr. Heather Burris
University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Heather Burris, MD, MPH

Heather Burris, is a founding member of Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health. Heather is a practicing…

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Maurice Sampson
Clean Water Action

Maurice M. Sampson II

Maurice Sampson currently serves as the Eastern Pennsylvania Director for Clean Water Action. He founded the Youth Environmental…

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