Our Staff
Meet our staff of talented, educated professionals who are focused on your health and happiness.
Meet Our Staff
Pamela A. Popper, President Wellness Forum Health
Pam Popper is an internationally recognized expert on nutrition, medicine, and health; and the founder and Executive Director of Wellness Forum Health.
The company provides educational programs, extensive libraries of videos and articles, diet and lifestyle intervention, and assistance to consumers interested in regaining and/or maintaining optimal health. The company also offers professional development programs for health professionals who want to convert or start a practice focused on health instead of sick care.
Through its own network of providers, Wellness Forum Health offers direct-to-consumer healthcare services.
Pam has been featured in many widely distributed documentaries, including Processed People and Making a Killing, and appeared in the acclaimed documentary Forks Over Knives, which played in major theaters throughout North America in 2011. She is one of the co-authors of the companion book which was on the New York Times bestseller list for 66 weeks. She is the author of Food Over Medicine: The Conversation That Can Save Your Life.
Pam is featured as the lead expert in Food Choices, appears in Diet Fiction, and Code Blue, which was released in early 2020. She is the author of the companion books for Food Choices and Diet Fiction.
Her newest book is COVID Operation: What Happened, Why It Happened and What’s Next, which she co-authored with Shane Prier.
Pam is also a lobbyist and public policy expert and continually works toward changing laws that interfere with patients’ right to choose their health provider and method of care. She has testified in front of legislative committees on numerous occasions and has testified three times in front of the USDA’s Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.
Pam is a straight-talking professional who is not afraid to criticize national health organizations, government agencies, medical professionals, pharmaceutical companies, agricultural organizations, and manufacturing companies, many of whom have agendas and priorities that interfere with distributing truthful information and promoting public health.
Everyone who is interested in health should hear her speak. For some, their lives may depend on what she has to say!
Kelly Sherman, Director of Client Services
Kelly is the Director of Client Services for Wellness Forum Health.
If you have ever called our offices, you likely spoke to her. She has been with the company since 2005, and is extremely knowledgeable about our programming and services.
If you ever need assistance, or just want to have a good laugh, please call our office and ask for Kelly! Pictured is Ringo, Kelly’s dog, who has been coming to the office since early 2007. He is a wonderful delight to have around!
Mary Marshall, BSN, RN, C-Wellcoach
I have been a registered nurse for over 30 years, realizing later in my career the incredible ability we have to protect and nurture our health through diet, lifestyle, social and spiritual habits.
My passion to help others do that led me to pursue health and wellness coach certification through Wellcoaches. And my training with Wellness Forum Health really gave me the tools to help myself and others be discerning about their health practices. I love introducing Wellness Forum Health members to this approach in teaching the Informed Health series, as well as other classes and programs.
I facilitate the Weight Loss Concierge group with a focus on unconditional self-acceptance and attuned eating and self-care.
I am married with 3 wonderful grown children and a goldendoodle. I love hiking, biking, kayaking and snowmobiling. I used to love reading fiction, but now my focus is more on health, wellness and positive psychology/coaching.
Kylea Rorabaugh MA, LPC, Professional Counselor
Kylea is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a private practice in Kansas City, Missouri.
She earned her BA in psychology from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2001 and a MA in counseling from the University of Missouri in 2005.
Through extensive research, study and coursework following her graduate degree, Kylea rebranded her methods of counseling to address the needs of her clients in a way not traditionally taught, acknowledging and addressing the intricacies of the mental and physical connection.
Offering tools and strategies that set her clients up for long-term success, Kylea specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy methods that address the person as a whole, rather than simply focusing on the emotional state of the person.
She has taken courses through the Wellness Forum Institute and Wellness Forum Health for many years, and was appointed as a faculty member of the Institute and a Provider Affiliate of Wellness Forum Health in 2018.
Peter Breggin, M.D., Psychiatrist
Peter Breggin, M.D. is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and former Consultant at the NIMH who has been called “The Conscience of Psychiatry” for his many decades of successful efforts to reform the mental health field.
His work provides the foundation for modern criticism of psychiatric diagnoses and drugs, and leads the way in promoting more caring and effective therapies. His research and educational projects have brought about major changes in the FDA-approved Full Prescribing information on labels for dozens of antipsychotic and anti-depressant drugs.
He continues to educate the public and professional about the tragic psychiatric drugging of America’s children. He currently has a private psychiatry practice in Ithaca, New York.
Dr. Breggin has authored dozens of scientific articles and more than twenty books, including medical textbooks and several bestsellers. He is the co-creator of the course Why and How to Withdraw from Psychiatric Drugs, which is offered through The Wellness Forum Institute.
Kelly Michiya, Health Coach
Kelly adopted a whole food plant-based lifestyle in March 2014 after reading Whole and The China Study by Dr. T. Colin Campbell, PhD.
A Wellness Forum Health-Certified Health Educator (CHE), Kelly is passionate about informed decision making and helping people take charge of their own health.
She is also very keen on veganism and the impact a simple dietary change can have on not only individual health but also the health of the planet and the animals that inhabit it.
Kelly teaches at Oakland University and has an MS in Exercise Science and an MS in Nutrition and Integrative Health with a specialization in Human Clinical Nutrition. She is a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS).
Besides being CHE, Kelly holds various certificates from Wellness Forum Health. Kelly is also a certified personal trainer, group exercise instructor as well as health coach.
Eileen Kopsaftis, P.T.
Eileen Kopsaftis, P.T. has been in physical therapy private practice since 1994 and specializes in manual techniques for restoring pain-free movement and postural symmetry.
After observing that while traditional physical therapy offers some relief for patients, it often does not restore patients to full function, she sought training from several dozen institutions and individuals and eventually developed her own “brand” of physical therapy. She has designed a comprehensive training program for physical therapists that teaches others to offer outcomes-based therapy to patients.
Don Rothenstein
Don is a graduate of our Nutrition Educator Program and has been an instructor and lecturer for The Wellness Forum since 2021 after a successful career in Consumer Electronics. He has a BS in Chemical Engineering and an MBA, both from Cornell University. A lifelong exercise enthusiast (running, swimming, weightlifting, bike riding, speed skating) Don has been able to meld his science training with a passion for all things health and nutrition related. Incorporating elements of archeology, anthropology and evolution, with an ability to present technical concepts in a manner that is both readily comprehendible and eye-opening has allowed Don to bring an always fascinating perspective to all his work for the Institute.
Maria Austell, PharmD, CHE
Maria is a pharmacist and certified health educator.
I am married and a mom to three young children, learning the ropes of homesteading in northern Idaho. I love helping teach the Informed Health series to members, researching, and providing individual consultation as an affiliate.
I am passionate about homeschooling, gardening, and running. I also coach the local middle school and high school cross country teams.
B.J. Murphy, Certified Health Educator, Health Coach
My desire to live a healthy life turned into a passion to help others. After witnessing many family members and friends suffer from chronic illnesses, I decided to turn my passion into a career and earned my health coaching certification. While taking these courses, I came across Wellness Forum Health and found what I had been looking for all along…truly evidence-based information. Wellness Forum Health’s approach to informed decision making inspired me to become a Certified Health Educator and Food Over Medicine Instructor as well as a lifelong student and researcher.
As an affiliate of Wellness Forum Health, I enjoy teaching the Informed Health series and consulting with individuals one-on-one.
I love spending time with my husband and daughter, gardening, going to the beach, attending concerts and camping.
Learn More About
Our Programs and Services
Our company has been in business for 25 years and offers a wide variety of services that promote better health and better healthcare.
Memberships for consumers and health professionals
Access our informational libraries, video platforms, online and teleconference class. Choose the membership option that provides access to the content you find most useful
Personalized assistance with health issues
One-on-one appointments with our highly trained staff to help you to regain and/or maintain your health
Professional development programs
Programs for those who are already trained health professionals and those who are entering the healthcare field for the first time. Formal programs are offered through our school, the Wellness Forum Institute
Products
Fabulous foods, clean and natural personal care products, books, videos, and more!
Athletics
Live in Central Ohio? Hot yoga classes, fitness bootcamps, and one-on-one personal training are available
Live outside Central Ohio? Online yoga classes, online fitness programs and one-one one yoga and fitness via zoom or skype are available