Our Story
Inspiration 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, MS
Leadership Team
Erin Lombardo, PhD, MPH, RDN
Executive Director
Nikita Lowry Dawkins
Champion
Voluntary Advisory Board
David Baron, MSEd, DO, DLFAPA, DFACN
Adam Bedell, DPT, PT, MS
Jacqueline R. Berning, PhD, RDN, CSSD
Faith Brown, EdD
Kelsey Campbell, MS, AT
Quan Campbell, MS, MBA
Natalie Dick, DO
Doug DiOrio, MD
Scott Firestone, MD
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
Alyson Stickel, RN, BSN
Tiffany Straughter, DHA, RRT, PMP
Jessica Tucker, DO