Carey Morgan, Executive Director
215-769-0659 ext. 100, cmorgan@hungercoalition.org

Prior to joining the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger in 2007, Carey Morgan served as the Special Assistant to the Interim CEO at the American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter, where she helped coordinate local responses to disasters like Hurricane Katrina and the Indonesian Tsunami. She has six years of experience in the financial sector, working as a Strategic Partnership Consultant for a leading investment firm based in Atlanta.  In addition to her professional pursuits, Morgan has more than 17 years of volunteer experience, having served with organizations such as the Atlanta Community Food Bank, Christian Community Action, Emory Reads, Hands On Atlanta, Adopt-A-Grandparent and SistaSpace Collective, Inc. Her passion for justice and poverty alleviation inspired her to translate her business knowledge into efficient and effective outcomes in the nonprofit sector. Morgan has a Master’s in Sustainable Development from SIT Graduate Institute and received her Bachelor’s in History from Georgetown University.

Tanya Thampi-Sen, Community Nutrition Program Manager
215-769-0659 ext. 101, tsen@hungercoalition.org

Tanya Sen, MPH, RD has more than 15 years of experience in the fields of health, hunger and nutrition.  Sen has worked with the Coalition Against Hunger since 2000 and previously worked as an Outreach Coordinator for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and as Education Coordinator for Reading Terminal Farmers Market Trust (now The Food Trust). Sen has been instrumental in instituting numerous Coalition programs, including the Walk Against Hunger, monthly First Tuesday workshops and the Delancey Community Food Security Coalition. Sen earned her Master’s in Public Health from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 

Derek Felton, Community Organizing Coordinator
215-769-0659 ext. 106, dfelton@hungercoalition.org

Since 1978, Derek Felton has been an active part of the food community, serving in various capacities including Executive Chef for Sheraton Hotels, the Director of Food Services for Freedom Development Corp. and the Executive Director of the Fresh Start Emergency Food and Resource Services, which he continues to run today.  Felton’s knowledge of food, nutrition and community is strengthened by his own personal experience, a remarkable story of overcoming poverty to become a dedicated hunger advocate and community servant. As the Coalition’s Community Organizing Coordinator, Felton serves as the central point of contact for food pantries and soup kitchens, facilitates monthly First Tuesday meetings and conducts numerous workshops throughout the community. Felton has a degree from WOR-WIC Technical and Community College and has won numerous awards, including a 2003 USDA Achievement Award for Connecting Low-Income Families to Food Stamps.

Rachel Meeks, Policy Center Manager
215-769-0659 ext. 103, rmeeks@hungercoaliton.org

Rachel Meeks attended the University of Notre Dame and worked for the Substance Abuse Treatment Center at the Veteran’s Affairs Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska before joining the Coalition in June 2007.  She oversees all aspects of the organization’s SNAP outreach and enrollment efforts, including the Food Stamp Hotline, and its research and policy advocacy initiatives. Under Meeks’ management, the SNAP Campaign has added five screening sites, a bilingual staff member and dramatically its expanded client advocacy and case management services.  These efforts have resulted in a 70% boost in SNAP screening and application assistance and a 4% increase in clients’ SNAP approval rates.

Natalie Bonomo, SNAP (Food Stamp) Campaign Manager
215-769-0659 ext. 113, nbonomo@hungercoalition.org

Ronna Bolante, Communications Manager
215-769-0659 ext. 110, rbolante@hungercoalition.org

Ronna Bolante handles communications initiatives across the Coalition's diverse audiences, including government, donors, community partners and the general public. Prior to joining the organization, she spent six years as a reporter and editor at Honolulu magazine, covering state government and social issues. Her investigative reports and analyses of public education, child welfare and homelessness in Hawaii have garnered multiple awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Western Publishers Association. Bolante has a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Hawaii.

Raphael Zappala, SNAP (Food Stamp) Hotline Counselor
215-769-0659 ext. 102, rzappala@hungercoaliton.org

Diana Oviedo, Bilingual SNAP (Food Stamp) Hotline Counselor
215-769-0659 ext. 104, doviedo@hungercoaliton.org
 
Margaret Lyford, AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer - SNAP Research
215-769-0659 ext. 109, mlyford@hungercoalition.org

Alison Miller, AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer - Events & Communications
215-769-0659 ext. 107, amiller@hungercoalition.org
 
Emily Rhodes, AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer - Volunteer Outreach
215-769-0659 ext. 108, erhodes@hungercoalition.org
 
Anna Vornholt, AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer - Community Food Programs
215-769-0659 ext. 111, avornholt@hungercoalition.org