
Amy DeLisio, MPH, RD is the Director at the Public Health Institute Center for Wellness and Nutrition (CWN) and has over fifteen years of experience

As Deputy Director for Center for Wellness and Nutrition (CWN), Linda Zablotny-Hurst over sees matters involving human resources, fiscal affairs, administrative operations, and business

Celeste Doerr, Ph.D., is a known leader in nutrition-education evaluation in California and across the nation. As a social psychologist, she takes a particular interest

Stephanie Carillo, MAS, RD, is the Division Director of Programs at the Public Health Institute’s Center for Wellness and Nutrition. Stephanie promotes health and nutrition

Metria Munyan joined Public Health Institute in 2006 supporting a broad variety of nutrition education and obesity prevention strategies and initiatives that reach low-resource Californians

Jacqueline Barkoski is a Research Scientist for the Public Health Institute’s Center for Wellness and Nutrition (CWN). Dr. Barkoski has conducted epidemiologic research since 2012.

Lizania Romero joined the Public Health Institute (PHI) Center for Wellness and Nutrition (CWN) in 2020. Her role as a Research Associate I provides

Montserrat Papias joined the Public Health Institute (PHI) Center for Wellness and Nutrition (CWN) in 2016. As the Health Educator she worked on the Placer

Jesse Tedrick joined the Public Health Institute in 2014 as a Youth Coordinator with Cultiva La Salud, a program dedicated to creating healthier communities by

Katherine Hawksworth is a Program Manager with the Center for Wellness and Nutrition, a program of the Public Health Institute. Ms. Hawksworth provides training and

Angela Dennis is a Senior Program Associate at the Public Health Institute Center for Wellness and Nutrition (CWN). She serves as the point-of-contact for federally-funded

Brian Petrie joined Public Health Institute (PHI) as a Research Associate in 2018. His role at PHI is working with the SNAP-Ed program and managing

Alondra Vega-Arroyo is a Research Associate at the Center for Wellness and Nutrition, a program under the Public Health Institute. Dr. Vega-Arroyo has served in

Maran Kammer-Perez joined the Center for Wellness and Nutrition in October 2016 as the resident Program Administrator II. She has fiscal oversight in developing budgets

Amber Martin joined the Public Health Institute’s Center for Wellness and Nutrition (CWN) in 2019 as the Communications Project Manager. In this role, she oversees

Sofia Monterroza Figueroa joined the Public Health Institute (PHI) Center for Wellness and Nutrition (CWN) in 2019. Growing up in Merced and seeing firsthand the

Marcel is excited to work with the Public Health Institute as a Program and Policy Associate working on the Center for Wellness and Nutrition and

Sai Khang joined PHI CWN in August 2020 as a Health Educator. Prior to CWN, Sai was at Sutter Timberlake Respiratory Care Home Medical Equipment as a referral

Sandra Torres joined the Public Health Institute’s Center for Wellness and Nutrition (CWN) in September 2018 as a Project Coordinator. Now as a Project Manager,

Emilie McClintic joined the Center for Wellness and Nutrition in March 2019 as a Research Associate II. She supports the research and evaluation team to

Jane Alvarado-Banister serves as a Program Manager at the Center for Wellness and Nutrition, a program of the Public Health Institute. Since 2003, Ms. Alvarado-Banister

Yvette García joined the Public Health Institute Center for Wellness and Nutrition (PHI CWN) in August 2017. Her role as a Program Administrator provides fiscal

Jill Scott joined Public Health Institute (PHI) in April 2020. Her role as the Administrative Assistant III for the Center for Wellness and Nutrition. She

Rachel C. Otter joined Public Health Institute (PHI) in 2006 as part of the Administrative & Fiscal Team. Prior to joining PHI, Rachel worked in