HHI Leadership
Melissa Ellis Bennett, MD, Medical Director of HHI, graduated with an AB in Molecular Biology from Princeton University. She completed medical school at The Pennsylvania State College of Medicine at Hershey, where she was the recipient of a Robert Wood Johnson Scholarship to study community pediatrics and child abuse. She pursued her pediatrics training at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where she volunteered with the Homeless Health Initiative and was honored with the Distinguished First Year Resident Award and the Senior Resident Clinician Award. After completion of residency in 2000, Dr. Bennett joined the faculty at CHOP as a pediatrician at the Primary Care Center at University City. She became director of the Homeless Health Initiative in 2001.
Melissa Berrios, MSW, Social Work Trainer of HHI, received a BA in Sociology and Psychology from the College of St. Elizabeth and an MSW from the University of Pennsylvania. She was the HHI Social Work Intern during 2007-2008. Ms. Berrios served as a Social Work LEND Fellow, 2007-2009. She is a guest lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice and Temple University.
Karen M. Hudson, MSW, LSW, Program Manager of HHI, received a BA in Sociology from Boston University and an MSW for the University of Pennsylvania. She is a pediatric social worker with over 25 years of experience in working with families both in the hospital and in the community. She has been with the HHI since 2001 and serves as the bridge from the Hospital to the community for both the families and the healthcare volunteers. Ms. Hudson serves also as a faculty member of the CHOP Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program and as Lecturer of Social Work at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice. She is a Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia INSIGHTS Forum alumni, was nominated for a Robert Wod Johnson Community Health Leaders Award and is the 2009 University of Pennsylvania Woman of Color faculty award winner.
2010-2011
HHI volunteer pediatric resident leaders
Tiffany Lin, MD
Jamie McMullen, MD
Kimberly Meredith, MD
HHI volunteer dental resident leaders
Phillip Brinton, DDS
Emily Eilerman, DDS
Jeffrey Gregerson, DDS
Sam Tam, DDS
HHI volunteer nursing leader
Sally Poliwoda, BSN, RN
HHI volunteer social work student leader
Samantha Rozzell
HHI volunteer medical student leaders
Kehvon Clark
Jessica Guidi
Jon Kole
HHI volunteer dental student leaders
Laila Dantas
Natalie Stinton
Bridget Remming
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