Hannah Zellman, MSW

Program Director, Substance Use and Viral Hepatitis Training and Technical Assistance

Hannah Zellman is the Program Director for Substance Use and Viral Hepatitis Training and Technical Assistance. In addition to the SURGE program, she manages C Change, which provides training, capacity building, and technical assistance to integrate viral hepatitis prevention, testing, and treatment into settings serving people who use drugs. 

Motivated by the core belief that healthcare is a human right, Hannah's work has focused on building low-barrier, harm reductionist models of care. She has more than 20 years of experience in public health and social work, and has led efforts to universalize HIV and HCV testing in Philadelphia's county jails, created linkage to care programs for individuals in carceral settings who are living with HIV and/or viral hepatitis, and offered training and technical assistance to facilitate the integration of viral hepatitis services and care in settings serving people who use drugs. 

Hannah received her masters in social work from the University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy and Practice in 2006.