Chinwe is an experienced leader with over 20 years of expertise advancing equity and leveraging philanthropic investments to build resilient and thriving communities locally, nationally, and globally. Chinwe currently serves as a Program Officer for Strong Start for Kids and Financial Well-Being at Vanguard.
She is also the co-founder and President Emerita of Together for West Philadelphia, an organization which aims to facilitate collaboration within West Philadelphia among community, public, and private sector stakeholders to foster shared projects to maximize impact in the areas of health, education, food access and opportunity. Chinwe also has the pleasure of serving on faculty for the Master in Public Health (MPH) program at the University of Pennsylvania. Throughout her career, Chinwe has been committed to transforming the way health care is delivered locally and nationally to improve the health outcomes of all underserved and marginalized communities.
Chinwe received her Master of Public Health at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, a Certificate in Business Essentials from Wharton School of Business at University of Pennsylvania, and her undergraduate degree from Wellesley College. Ms. Onyekere was awarded the 2015 Forum Award for Emerging Women Leaders by The Forum of Executive Women, accepted into the 2019 Class of Leadership Main Line, and named as Main Line Today Power Women 2021.
Chinwe currently serves as a Trustee for her alma mater, Friends’ Central School, and on the board for the Black Farmer Fund.