Rob Lutz, President & Group Publisher
Rob has spent the last 14 years involved with publishing and business development in the natural-health media space, since joining New Hope Natural Media in 1993. Leveraging a strong science background in college, (he researched ISCADOR, a mistletoe extract, for the immunology department at Washington & Lee University, 1986-87) Rob developed an aptitude for identifying emerging industry trends. Rob successfully launched publications, trade shows and conferences for New Hope Natural Media, including Nutrition Science News, which peaked at $2 million in annual revenue under his direction. In the late ‘90s, Rob served as the Director of Business Development for Integrative Medicine Communications, a well-respected content provider to hospitals, medical professional and consumer health and ecommerce websites. Rob returned to New Hope Natural Media in 2001 and was instrumental in launching SupplyExpo and relaunching Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals after New Hope acquired the title in 2001. Rob was the lead team member in the successful repositioning of the Nutracon conference, establishing a solid platform in the global-health-ingredient marketplace for the company. He joined InnoVision Health Media in 2005 as Group Publisher, focused primarily on revenue development for the peer-reviewed medical journals and the newly acquired consumer newsstand title, Alternative Medicine. Rob has been an integral part of the internal restructuring and strategic initiatives resulting in a more streamlined organization with revenue growth in excess of 25% annually. Rob was promoted to Executive Vice President in summer of 2006, and now represents very competent operational leadership for all of the InnoVision Health Media businesses.
Frank Lampe, Executive Vice President
In addition to his corporate responsibilities, Frank oversees all of the Company's publications, books and websites, in addition to serving as IVHM’s main liaison with industry and medical trade groups. In 1996, he co-founded Natural Business Communications (NBC), now a division of Gaiam, Inc. Under his direction, NBC identified and quantified the now $209 billion (2005) U.S. “Lifestyles Of Health and Sustainability” (LOHAS) market and conducted the first research on the LOHAS consumer. In 2000, NBC launched the groundbreaking LOHAS Journal. Frank was the founding Editorial Director of this publication as well as of the executive newsletter, Natural Business. He also co-directed the annual LOHAS Market Trends Conference. Working with the Natural Marketing Institute, Frank helped update the LOHAS market-size data in 2006. Before NBC, Mr. Lampe was the Editorial Director for the Natural Products Group at New Hope Natural Media, where he oversaw operations for the company's numerous natural products titles. At various times, he served as the Associate Publisher of New Hope's trade titles, oversaw the seminar program of the company's two annual trade shows and helped with the formation of industry quality standards. His background includes extensive experience in consumer-product-based wholesale and retail sales and marketing as well as numerous writing and speaking credits in the U.S. and abroad. He currently sits on the board of the Washington, DC-based Natural Products Foundation and the Socially Responsible Business Awards.
Randy Goldner, Associate Publisher
As Publisher of InnoVision Health Media, Randy Goldner oversees sales and marketing related to the Company’s print and online properties. Randy was most recently Director of Sales at The Wild Divine Project, where he successfully launched a revolutionary mind-body training technology into Whole Foods, Drugstore.com, Pharmaca and Vitamin Cottage (among others), along with major mass-market sales channels such as Amazon and Best Buy. Randy has more than twenty-five years of media experience, including lengthy stints with publications specific to the legal, hi-tech, telecom and apparel industries. In 1995 he became Director of Marketing for Duke Communications, a hi-tech B2B publisher with properties for Microsoft and IBM users. He left Duke in 2000 to become Group Publisher of Penton Media’s Telecom Division, where he led Boardwatch and ISPworld.com. In 2003, he became Group Publisher of Primedia Business Media’s Apparel Division, which included Stitches, Wearables Business and Modern Uniforms magazines. Randy received his BS in Journalism from the University of Colorado, and he describes himself as both a “media junkie” and “natural products junkie.”
Nick Collatos, Circulation Director
Nick Collatos has been the Circulation Director for InnoVision since 1994 and oversees both the consumer and professional publications. Originally hired in 1994 by InnoVision’s predecessor, The American Association of Critical Care Nurses, Nick was a member of the original management team that launched Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine (1995) and oversaw AACN’s membership publications. A circulation veteran with 29 years of circulation experience, Nick has held management positions at the Los Angeles Daily News, the Los Angeles Times, and the Ventura County Newspaper Group (a Scripps property). Nick attended California State University of Northridge, where he studied Business Management.
Lauren Piscopo, Editor in Chief, Natural Solutions: Vibrant Health, Balanced Living
Piscopo brings more than 20 years of consumer-, online-, and trade-magazine experience to Natural Solutions. In 2008, she helped lead the redesign and relaunch of Alternative Medicine as Natural Solutions and played a critical role in crafting the new magazine’s mission. Previously, Piscopo served more than five years as managing editor of the natural health industry’s leading trade magazine, Natural Foods Merchandiser, and was editor-in-chief of DenverCitySearch.com. She has also held various other editorial positions at Cosmopolitan, Atlantic City Magazine, and Sony Music, among others.
David Riley, MD, Editor in Chief
David Riley’s primary interest in healthcare lies in prevention and improving patient care through the implementation of innovative and cost-effective therapies. In 1992, he opened the Integrative Medicine Institute, a multispecialty clinic, research center, and healthcare policy institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Dr Riley graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1976 and worked as a musician and chef before attending medical school. He is board certified in internal medicine and is a clinical associate professor at the University of New Mexico Medical School. He has experience in a variety of complementary therapies, including yoga and meditation, food and nutrition, cranial osteopathy, shamanism, homeopathy, herbal medicine and dietary supplements. Since 1992, Dr Riley has conducted or managed many clinical trials, ranging from international practice-based research networks to randomized controlled clinical trials. He has been a member of the CONSORT group and worked on systematic reviews with the Chalmer’s Research Group. In 1998, Dr Riley founded Southwest Health Options, an independent practice association managing the delivery of complementary and alternative medicine for insured patients in New Mexico.
Dr Riley has consulted with a number of international organizations and regulatory agencies, including the FDA; the BfArM (the German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices); the World Health Organization, For which he worked as an editor from 2003 to 2007; ECHAMP (the European Coalition on Homeopathic and Anthroposophic Medicinal Products); and most recently, Dubai Healthcare City. He is a board member of the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, a technical advisory body to the FDA, and has been on the scientific advisory boards of numerous academic centers, healthcare agencies, and corporations. He has written chapters for a variety of medical textbooks and lectures and consults internationally on a range of healthcare issues, including healthcare policy and regulation, education and research, and issues surrounding integrative medicine.
Joseph Pizzorno, ND, Editor in Chief, Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal
Joseph E. Pizzorno, Jr., ND, appointed by President Clinton in December 2000 to the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy and by President George W. Bush’s administration to the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee in November 2002, is one of the world’s leading authorities on science-based natural medicine.A physician, educator, researcher and expert spokesperson, Dr. Pizzorno is founding president of Bastyr University. In 2002, he became the editor of InnoVision Health Media’s peer reviewed journal, Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal. He has been licensed as a naturopathic physician in Washington State since 1975. Dr. Pizzorno has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors. In 2003, the American Holistic Medical Association recognized him as a “Pioneer in Holistic Medicine” and in 2004, the Institute for Functional Medicine honored him with the Linus Pauling Award.
Dr. Pizzorno is the author of Total Wellness and co-author of the internationally acclaimed Textbook of Natural Medicine, Handbook of Natural Medicine, Natural Medicine Instructions for Patients, best-selling Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine (1 million copies in six languages), Natural Medicine For the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer and Encyclopedia of Healing Foods.
