NACDS Institute: Building Sustainable Care Models

Barbara Eichorst, MS, RD, CDCES is the Vice President of Health Programs at American Diabetes Association. She has been leading clinical innovation with focus on value creation through engagement, activation and data navigated programing. Barbara is a subject matter expert on international and domestic translation of standards of care into practice.

Ms. Freishtat is the Senior Director of Feeding Change with the Milken Institute. She is an experienced director, transformative leader and strategist with a 20-year track record developing and implementing food system policies and programs. Holly served as Baltimore City’s first Food Policy Director and Chief of Food Policy & Planning where she founded and directed the Baltimore Food Policy Initiative.

Colleen oversees all of Kroger Co.’s Pharmacy, Clinical, and Nutrition operations and services, including all healthcare-related digital solutions and telehealth platforms. She’s the lead architect of the company’s “Food as Medicine” strategy, and a passionate believer in Kroger Health’s vision to help people live healthier lives.

Melanie Marcus has spent her career working at the intersection of marketing, technology and healthcare.  She hosts Surescripts’ award-winning podcast, There’s A Better Way: Smart Talk on Healthcare and Technology and serves on The Sequoia Project Board, where she is helping found a Pharmacy Interoperability Workgroup.

Dariush Mozaffarian is a cardiologist, public health scientist, and Director of the Food is Medicine Institute at Tufts University. He is Dean Emeritus and Jean Mayer Professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Professor of Medicine at Tufts School of Medicine, and attending physician in cardiology at Tufts Medical Center.

A serial successful brand builder, Daryl has long recognized the healthcare industry as ideal for engineering disruptive strategies in the development of successful products, services, and organizations.

Rina Shah leads pharmacy growth at Walgreens and brings over 25 years of experience with community-based care to deliver the future of pharmacy in healthcare and broaden pharmacist capabilities through consumer-centric, technology-enabled clinical services that improve health outcomes and lower cost of care.

Lisa Smith is a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and also holds a Masters in Business Administration.  Lisa started her career with Walmart as a pharmacy intern and fourteen years later has held many roles both as a pharmacist and in market, regional and divisional field leadership positions.

Ian Stone is Senior Vice President at Mesmerize, a Point of Care media company dedicated to connecting people with valuable information, resources, and tools that empower them to proactively manage their health and improve their lives. Mesmerize touches millions of patients monthly in pharmacies, doctors’ offices, and clinics with digital media, print publications, and other targeted solutions.

Aaron Wiese began his career at Hy-Vee in 1993 while in high school. After graduating college, he was named operations manager at Hy-Vee Care. In 2012, he joined Hy-Vee’s executive staff as director, real estate, strategic planning, and in 2013 became director, health/wellness, strategic planning.