Our Story

Partnership for Proactive HealthInspiration for Partnership for Proactive Health came from growing up in sports and experiencing the difference of Healthcare as a Team Sport. In sport, healthcare is focused on proactively optimizing health + performance with an interprofessional team of healthcare professionals centering on the 5 areas of proactive health. Imagine if Healthcare as a Team Sport was available to everyone, truly optimizing health + saving lives.

This journey dates back to the 1980’s when our founding board members, John Lombardo, Doug McKeag, Jim Puffer and Lee Rice organized a team to establish the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine. In 2020, the father-daughter team, John and Erin Lombardo, started looking for pathways to improve health outcomes. In 2021, these five individuals teamed up with a common goal to bring positive change through a proactive interprofessional team-based care model. In 2022, Partnership for Proactive Health, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit was founded and our program building has begun. In 2023, we expanded our board of directors to include all-stars, Joe Briggs, Archie Griffin and Katie Smith, who experienced Healthcare as a Team Sport as athletes and beyond.

We believe it’s time for everyone to have Healthcare as a Team Sport and are starting with population and maternal health!

Our Leadership

Our Values:

Trust, Team, Excellence

Board of Directors

John A. Lombardo, MD

Joe Briggs, Esq

Archie Griffin

Douglas B. McKeag, MD

James C. Puffer, MD

E. Lee Rice, DO

Katie Smith - Partnership for Proactive Health

Katie Smith, MS

Leadership Team

Partnership for Proactive Health - Advisory Team - Erin Lombardo

Erin Lombardo, PhD, MPH, RDN
Executive Director

Nikita Lowry Dawkins
Champion

Voluntary Advisory Board

Partnership for Proactive Health - Advisory Team - David Baron

David Baron

MSEd, DO, DLFAPA, DFACN

Adam Bedell

DPT, PT, MS

Partnership for Proactive Health - Advisory Team - Jackie Berning

Jacqueline R. Berning

PhD, RDN, CSSD

Partnership for Proactive Health - Faith Brown - Advisory Board

Faith Brown

EdD

Kelsey Campbell

MS, AT

Quan Campbell

MS, MBA

Natalie Dick

DO

Doug DiOrio

MD

Scott Firestone

MD

Partnership for Proactive Health - Advisory Team - Carol Greco

Carol J. Greco

MD, FACOG

Gary Green

MD

Randall E. Harris

MD, PhD

Stanley A. Herring

MD

Gregory L. Landry

MD, FAMSSM

Tiffany McDermott

MD

Kara McMickle

RDN, LD, CLC

Brandon Mines

MD

Garry A. Nelson

PhD

Shelley Payne

DHS, PT, AT

Margot Putukian

MD, FACSM, FAMSSM

Naresh C. Rao

DO, FAOASM

James B. Robinson

MD

Sarah Sams

MD

Holly Schweitzer

APRN, PMHNP

David M. Smith 

MD

Partnership for Proactive Health - Advisory Team - Alyson Stickel

Alyson Stickel

RN, BSN

Tiffany Straughter

DHA, RRT, PMP

Jessica Tucker

DO

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Grateful for donations of any size. Partnership for Proactive Health is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your gifts are tax deductible and will go towards delivering our programs in the community.

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