Leticia Egea-Hinton was the first in her family to earn a high school degree and to graduate from college. She attended Chestnut Hill College and Antioch University, and earned a Master in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania. Fluent in English and Spanish, Leticia has specialized for 28 years in homeless services, having served as the Director of the Office of Emergency Shelter and Services and as Director of the Office of Supportive Housing. During this time, Leticia oversaw the early development of transitional housing and the transformation of the city’s homeless services. She has served as an advisory board member at PHMC/Care Clinic and is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and is a board member of Trinity Health/Nazareth Hospital. Leticia is a former Philadelphia public school parent. She is currently an adjunct professor of social welfare at Alvernia.