OUR TEAM
Stewart Levy – President
Stewart Levy’s 25-year healthcare career includes leadership positions in the pharmaceutical industry and in building a national health promotion organization. As Director of Sales and Marketing at Novo Nordisk and then Merck, Stewart developed and implemented marketing initiatives for the largest payers and providers in healthcare, including government, managed care organizations, retail chains, and employer groups. During his tenure at Merck, Stewart was involved in helping publish the first pharmacy-based cardiovascular outcomes study, “Project Impact.” This breakthrough project involved the American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA) and helped document the effectiveness of retail-based cholesterol testing in reducing cardiovascular risk through pharmacist health education.
Prior to founding Health Promotion Solutions, Stewart spent ten years as Senior Vice President and Principal of Impact Health, a national health promotion organization. What began as a regional company which serviced local managed care organizations and employers in the Northeast expanded rapidly to a national firm. Under Stewart’s leadership, the breadth of customer groups embracing health promotion expanded to pharmaceutical companies, food companies, advertising agencies, patient recruitment firms, retail chains and more. While at Impact Health, Stewart assisted and authored two outcomes studies. The first was a three-year study with over 12,000 participants which documented the metabolic risk of Hispanic populations in multiple types of venues. The second was a pharmaceutical-sponsored study which documented the effectiveness of a targeted health education campaign with biometric screening on two divergent employee populations. Today, Impact Health is recognized as one of the leading national biometric screening firms in the Health Promotion industry.
Stewart has spoken at a number of conferences highlighting his expertise in health promotion including the conference for Effective Multi Cultural Health Promotion, New York Business Group on Health, National Occupational Health, and Society for Human Resources.
Stewart Levy has a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from the University of Wisconsin and is a licensed Pharmacist. He received an MBA in Marketing from Farleigh Dickinson University. Stewart has served on the advisory board of a number of organizations; most notably, the Institute of Health and Productivity Management (IHPM).
Brenda Schmidt, MS, MBA
Brenda Schmidt is the President of Diversity Wellness, a population health management company that provides lifestyle and disease management programs to organizations with diverse employee populations. Brenda has over 20 years experience in health management, healthcare marketing, business development, strategic planning, and international business. Brenda has helped organizations nationwide develop, implement and evaluate health management programs through program design, data collection and analysis, and program evaluation.
Brenda has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals, and has delivered industry presentations on Strategies to Increase Disease Management Program Participation and Cultural Diversity and Disease Management: Improving Care in Ethnic Populations and contributed to the books Engagement Strategies in Health and Disease Management and Health Reform for Employers NOW. Brenda has also conducted industry workshops on Proven Strategies to Evaluate Measurement Methodologies and Calculate the ROI of Health Management Programs.
Brenda has a BS degree in Microbiology from Indiana University, a MS degree in Immunology from the University of Wisconsin, and a MBA degree from Arizona State University.
Robin Foust
Robin Foust, an award-winning health scientist and architect, has evaluated and/or developed and/or helped select vendors for providing successful population health and productivity management programs for employers across the country.
National recognition includes a C. Everett Koop Award for maternity management, a C. Everett Koop Award for disease management, a leadership award for her work in wellness, and a leadership award in the field of health and human performance. She is also well-known for her work in program evaluation, women’s health, pediatrics, and her pioneering work related to healthcare based pay for outcomes (P4O).
Through implementation of programs selected utilizing Robin’s expertise, her clients have documented optimal healthcare and financial outcomes in the areas of health and human performance; including disability, disease/condition management, and maternal and child health.
Known for her creative problem solving, Foust also developed and leverages an application that is changing how healthcare management is coordinated and evaluated; serving as the independent auditor of health and productivity management programs to ensure optimal outcomes. The data infrastructure supports clinical integration, patient centered care coordination or medical home – reimbursed through pay for outcomes; and consolidated reporting.
Robin has worked with an impressive who’s who list of employers, hospital health systems, and physician organizations. In addition to national recognition for successful healthcare outcomes, Robin is a published author, a thought leader in healthcare; and a well-known, highly rated speaker on various healthcare topics.
Pamela Smith, RD
Pamela Smith is a nationally-known nutritionist and energy coach, radio host, culinary consultant and best-selling author, and the creator of The S.M.A.R.T. Weigh® Strategy through which thousands of people have won back their health and energy. She provides wellness coaching to professional, corporate, and life athletes – from the NBA’s Shaquille O'Neal and various NBA Teams such as the Orlando Magic and the LA Clippers, the PGA’s Larry Nelson and Brad Faxon to the executives and culinary development teams at Darden Restaurants, Walt Disney World, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, and many more. Pam is “Shaping America’s Plate” through creating menus and recipes for some of America’s best restaurants with a focus on great food that is great for you. The Shaping America’s Plate community initiative is engaging and empowering key stakeholders to build healthier environments and choices.
Smith has inspired hundreds of thousands through her books, private practice, seminars, workshops, radio and website. She is the author of 14 published books and many articles and columns for magazines, newspapers and websites. Her best-selling books include Eat Well-Live Well, Food for Life, The Healthy Living Cookbook, The Energy Edge, The Smart Weigh – and her newest, When Your Hormones Go Haywire. She is a frequent speaker for top corporations and associations including the American Society for Association Executives, the American Dental Association, the American Orthodontic Association, The American Society of Association Executives and is Nutrition and Wellness Advisor for the American Diabetes Association’s “Shaping America’s Health”. Pam has been the Festival Host for all thirteen years of the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival.
Smith hosted the popular High on Health television program for FOX TV’s The Health Network and is also a frequent guest on NBC’s Today show, the Food Network, DIY, CNN News, Lifetime Television, Fox Family and Friends, MSNBC and Focus on the Family. Her daily radio feature “Tips for Living Well” airs on 800 radio stations across North America and in seven foreign countries.
Smith received her degree in nutrition from Florida State University and completed her American Dietetic Association Internship at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. The Florida Medical Association has awarded Smith its “Florida’s Recognized Dietitian” and “Excellence in Medical Journalism” awards.
Donna Israel, PhD, RD, CLT, LPC
Donna Israel is a Fellow of the American Dietetic Association, member of the ADA Nutrition Care Process/Standardized Language Task Force, member of the ADA National Leadership Institute Team, winner of both the ADA Excellence in Consultation and Private Practice and the Texas Distinguished Dietitian Award. She is also a recognized licensed professional counselor and has provided medical nutrition therapy for over 10,000 individuals in medical nutrition therapy since beginning her private practice in 1982.
Donna has received numerous awards and honors in her profession and her community. She has contributed to and/or authored more than 25 books. Donna co-authored a journal for promoting an invigorating lifestyle and maintaining healthy weight entitled Energy for Life. Her publications include more than 20 peer-reviewed articles on a wide variety of nutrition and wellness topics. Dr. Israel has made over 1,000 group presentations in the public and private sectors on over 300 topics in the area of health and wellness including twenty-four 6-hour CEU seminars for health professionals and presented them in 50 states each year since 1997. Her research at Methodist Hospitals Dallas, TX was chosen for presentation at the 4th International Congress on Obesity. She was the dietitian filmed by PBS in 26 segments of Nutrition Pathways following her consultation with overweight/obese/hyperlipidemic clients and highlighting diabetes education and practice. This accredited Online Telecourse has received international awards. She has been a distance learning instructor for this accredited course for 10 years.
Leslie Eisenberg
Leslie is a Senior-level Clinical Trial Recruitment and Healthcare Communications Specialist with a strong track record in developing and managing centralized patient recruitment programs for pharmaceutical clients. She is renowned for her award-winning programs and client-service. Leslie’s versatility allows her to shift from a leadership role in new business development and executive program management to getting down in the trenches with project teams.
Leslie has a diverse background in healthcare communications with experience in public relations, advertising, branding and patient/professional loyalty programs and clinical trial recruitment. In her consulting practice, she has worked with pharmaceutical and medical device companies such as Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, Amgen, and Cardinal Health.
In her previous experience as an account manager at GCI Healthcare and Grey Healthcare Group, Leslie launched integrated communications programs for healthcare clients. She pioneered the development of GCI Healthcare’s Clinical Trial Recruitment (CTR) division, in response to the pharmaceutical industry’s need for outsourcing partners to assist with patient recruitment for clinical trials. Leslie spearheaded numerous clinical trial recruitment campaigns for the pharmaceutical industry.
Leslie has won numerous awards for her Public Relations work including the Public Relations Society of America prestigious Silver Anvil, the National Media Conference and Public Relations Forum Mercury award and the Women in Communications Clarion award.
