“Motivation is the catalyzing ingredient for every successful innovation.” Clayton Christensen


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GREATER PHILADELPHIA 2018 WINNERS

CHANGING THE WORLD BY INNOVATING            AND CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO

 

2018 AWARD WINNERS

 

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ANTI-VIOLENCE

1ST:  LAWANDA HORTON, MISSION INCORPORATED

2nd:  LAUREN FINE & JOANNA VISSER, Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project

3rd:  JULIE RAUSCH, ANTI-VIOLENCE PARTNERSHIP OF PHILADELPHIA

4th/5th  LAURA BOYCE, AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE  & PASTOR TIM HAAHS, CALVARY VISION CHURCH


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ARTS AND CULTURE

1st:  HAL REAL, LIVE CONNECTIONS

2nd:  HELEN EATON, SETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL

3rd:  GAYLE ISA, ASIAN ARTS INITIATIVE

4th & 5th:  TRISH WELLENBACH, PLEASE TOUCH MUSEUM & ALLISON VULGAMORE, THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA


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CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

1st:  KATHLEEN BROWN MCHALE, SPIN (SPECIAL PEOPLE IN THE NORTHEAST)

2nd: SUZANNA URMINSKA & LIZ FITZGERALD FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA CULINARY LITERACY 

3rd: ELYSE POINSETT, WHYY

4th & 5th: KELLY CG EDWARDS, ARTS + CRAFT HOLDINGS & ANDREW BUSS, CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, OFFICE OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY


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COMMUNITY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 

1st: Thea Taimanglo, Woods Services, Inc.

2nd: Stacy Olsen Distefano, Resources for Human Development

3rd: The Village Leadership

4th & 5th Erica Paker, Safe Harbor for Women and Children


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CORPORATE

1st: Julie Hancher, Green Philly

2nd: Chris Jacobs, Communally

3rd:  Charles W. Levesque, Immaculate Cleaning Services: De Paul USA

4th & 5th:  Mindi S. Knebel, Kaizen Health & Michael Schweisheimer, PWP Video


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EDUCATION

1st: JENNY BOGONI, FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA & READ BY 4TH CAMPAIGN)

2nd: DR. ROBERT F. DEFINIS, PHILADELPHIA READS

3rd: SEAN VEREEN, STEPPINGSTONE SCHOLARS, INC

4th & 5th: HEIDI WARREN, STARFINDER FOUNDATION & DONNA FRISBY-GREENWOOD, THE FUND FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA 


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ENVIRONMENT

1st: ANNA SHIPP, SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS NETWORK

2nd: PAUL STEINKE, PRESERVATION ALLIANCE

3rd: RYAN BELTZ PERKIOMEN, WATERSHED CONSERVANCY

4th & 5th: PHOEBE COLES, COMMUNITY MARKETING CONCEPTS & MICAH GOLD-MARKEL, SOLAR STATES


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FOUNDATION

1st: AARATI KASTURIRANGAN, BREADS AND ROSES COMMUNITY FUND

2nd: ENDRE WALLS, THE FRANKLIN FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATION

3rd: JOSEPH PYLE, SCATTERGOOD FOUNDATION

4th & 5th: CLEMENS PIETZNER, TRISKELES FOUNDATIONERIN & ERIN HILLMAN, EISENHOWER FELLOWSHIPS 

 


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GOVERNMENT

1st: ALETHA AKERS, POLICYLAB AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA

2nd: BRANDY BONES, ICF

3rd: MITCH LITTLE, MAYOR’S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AND OPPORTUNITY

4th & 5th: LANSIE SYLVIA, NEXT STOP DEMOCRACY & DR. AMY GADSDEN, PENN GLOBAL


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HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

1st: DR. TYRA BRYANT-STEPHENS, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA (CAPP & POLICYLAB)

2nd: KATE CLARK, JEFFERSON

3rd: MARIAN UHLMAN, HEALTHY NEWSWORKS

4th - 6th: CASEY TABOR, PHILLY MICROGREENS; joi goodwin, Nurse care manager; & KIASHA HULING, SAYRE HEALTH CENTER


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HEALTHY FOODS & FOOD ACCESS

1st: LINDA SAMOST, SUNDAY SUPPERS

2nd: SUE DAUGHERTY, MANNA

3rd: GINGER ZIELINSKIE, BENEFITS DATA TRUST

4th - 5th: JENNIFER RUSSELL DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS, RALSTON CENTER & ELI WENGER, CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES


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HIGHER EDUCATION

1st:  UVA C. COLES, PEIRCE COLLEGE

2nd: BARBARA MATTLEMAN, GRADUATE!PHILADELPHIA

3rd: DR. BARBARA "BOBBI" KURSHAN, UPENN GSE

4th - 5th: PUBLIC HEALTH YOUNG LEADERS ASSOCIATION & ANH NGUYEN-BROWN, PARKWAY CENTER CITY MIDDLE COLLEGE/SCHOOL DISTRICT


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HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

1st: TINA PAGOTTO, BETHESDA PROJECT 

2nd: DR. KEVIN JOHNSON, PHILADELPHIA OIC 

3rd: STEPHANIE SENA, STUDENT RUN HOUSING UNIT OF PHILADELPHIA

4th - 5th: MAMADY DOUMBOUYA, AMERICAN HOMEBUILDERS OF WEST AFRICA & BRAD COPELAND, MT. AIRY CDC


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HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGNITY

1st: ONI RICHARDS, AFRICAN FAMILY HEALTH ORGANIZATION

2nd: CORNELIA SWINSON, THE HISTORIC JOHNSON HOUSE

3rd: ALHAJI SACCOH, SIERRA LEONE CHILDREN'S FUND

4th-5th: CORINNE O'CONNELL, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PHILADELPHIA & DR. KATHERINE KINSEY, PHILADELPHIA NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP


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NOT FOR PROFIT

1st: SARA L. WOODS, PHILADELPHIA FUTURES

2nd: RICH BEVAN, BAKER INDUSTRIES

3rd: ANNMARIE SCHULTZ, CORA SERVICES

4th-5th: DAWN HOLDEN, TURNING POINTS FOR CHILDREN &

JOSE AND BEATRIZ GARCES, THE GARCES FOUNDATION


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PUBLIC POLICY

1st: KARIN ANNERHED-HARRIS, THE ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES PROVIDERS

2nd: JOANNE FISCHER, MATERNITY CARE COALITION

3rd: ESTEBAN KELLY, U.S. FEDERATION OF WORKER COOPERATIVES

4th-5th: GLENN BERGMAN, PHILABUNDANCE & TIM CLAIR, THE FAIRMOUNT PARK CONSERVANCY


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RACE AND GENDER 

1st: COLLEEN KELLY HOWARD, GIRLS ON THE RUN PHILADELPHIA

2nd: DIANE CORNMAN- LEVY, WOMEN'S WAY

3rd: JAYMIE CAMPBELL, ACCESSMATTERS

4th-5th: VASHTI DUBOIS, FOUNDER, THE COLORED GIRLS MUSEUM & 

RENEE TOUSSAINT, PATHWAYS PA


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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

1st: RACHEL EHRGOOD, PROJECT HOME'S ART PROGRAM

2nd: DANICA LYNN, COMMON GROUNDS CAFÉ

3rd: MORGAN BERMAN, MILKCRATE

4th-5th: MICHAEL DELBENE, MANN CENTER & CHRIS WINK TECHNICAL.LY AND GENEROCITY


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SOCIAL MOBILITY

1st: LISA MICCOLIS, THE MONKEY & THE ELEPHANT

2nd: KENNY HOLDSMAN, PHILADELPHIA YOUTH BASKETBALL

3rd: MEGAN KIESEL, CLARIFI

4th & 5th: JOJY VARGHESE, URBAN AFFAIRS COALITION & JONATHAN COLEMAN,THE GREAT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PITCH

 

AWARD HOSTS

Bill Green, Green Law PLLC, Homestead Smart Health Plans & SRC

Tinesha, Banks, Tabor Community Partners

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