Angel medina biography puerto rico

Angel L. Medina, the founder and retired executive director of Philadelphia Prevention Partnership, passed away on April 11, 2023, at the age of 70.

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His family has stated that the cause was lung cancer.

Medina was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico on July 13, 1952, to the late Angel and Maria Medina. At the age of three, he and his parents moved to Philadelphia, where his father owned and managed his grocery store. 

Medina had a lifelong career combating substance abuse and would later found the Philadelphia Prevention Partnership (PPP) during the 1990s in order to help the people of the city.

The Philadelphia Prevention Partnership is a nonprofit coalition of community partnerships working together to prevent drug abuse and provide social aid programs for communities.

Nilsa Pagan, the current executive director of PPP, was close to Medina, having previously worked for him as his administrative assistant.

When Medina retired from the role in 2016, he nominated her to be his succe