Our People

Stephen A. Robbins, Esq. is the President of Healthplex® Associates and a recognized pioneer in the field of medically based fitness. As President of Healthplex, he guided Crozer Keystone Health System's development of the award-winning center in Springfield Pennsylvania from a dream to its reality of a complex that now exceeds 330,000 square feet. In 2000, the Healthplex won Medical Fitness Association's award for excellence. Healthplex Associates develops and manages medically based fitness centers throughout the U.S. Mr. Robbins received his undergraduate degree in Accounting from Ohio State, his MBA in Health Administration from Temple and his Law degree from the University of Akron. He has over twenty-five years of experience in various healthcare leadership positions including as the CEO of several hospitals. Mr. Robbins has been the leading force in a wide variety of hospital fitness centers and a well-known lecturer on the subject.

Mark A. Nadel, FACHE, Managing Director and Partner, is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He is board certified in healthcare administration and a former hospital CEO with over ten years consulting experience in medical fitness. Mark has a Master's Degree in Health Services Administration from Xavier University and has been a guest lecturer in the program. He has worked with over two hundred hospitals in developing ambulatory care and medical fitness facility wellness strategies. He was presented the 1999 Xavier University Graduate Program in Health Services Administration Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award for contributions in the fields of disease prevention and health promotion.

Lynn Robbins, Vice President, Client Support Services.  Lynn has an accounting degree from Widener University in Pennsylvania and her MBA in Business Administration from the University of Delaware.  Formerly she was an auditor and CFO of several different companies and built a large (11 person) private accounting practice from scratch.  Lynn is responsible for a wide variety of administrative functions for HPA including Human Resources as well as accounting, MIS and financial support for HPA’s managed sites.   

Don Doyle, Vice President, is a seasoned veteran of the health and wellness industry.  He has been involved in club operations for over 20 years and has been responsible for implementing many successful growth and development strategies.  Don has been a featured speaker at the IHRSA, Club Industry, and Medical Fitness Association’s annual conferences.  His topics include developing effective programming and bridging the gap from clinical services to retail wellness.  He holds a BS in Biology from LaRoche College and a M.Ed. in Exercise Physiology from Slippery Rock University.

Peg Campana, Assistant Vice President, Management Advisory Services, is a seasoned veteran of the health and wellness industry. With over 20 years of experience in design, building, and operating some of the most successful hospital based fitness centers in the country, Peg has consulted on over 20 fitness center projects throughout her career. She has been a featured speaker at IHRSA, Medical Fitness Assoc., Club Industry and the National Parks and Recreation annual conferences. Her expertise includes design, development, operations, programming, and increasing physician referrals and involvement in a center. Peg holds a B.S. in Physical Education with a coaching emphasis and a M.S. in Sports Management from Western Illinois University.

John Douthitt, Assistant Vice President, Guest Relations Services, has been involved in all aspects of the health and wellness industry since 1992. John began his career with the Four Seasons Resort and Club in Irving, TX serving various positions including Fitness Director and Spa Director before moving to the Baylor-Tom Landry Center in Dallas, TX as the Service Director.  John was instrumental in the development and implementation of Member Retention program, and was a facilitator of the Baylor Healthcare System’s employee customer service training program.  Prior to joining Healthplex Associates, John served as the Assistant General Manager of The Houstonian Club in Houston, TX.  John has been an active member within the health and wellness industry serving as a delegate to IHRSA’s Annual Summit for a Healthier America.  He holds a BS in Kinesiology from the University of North Texas.

Bob Stedman, Assistant Vice President, Management Advisory Services, has over 28 years of experience managing facilities including UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, NC; FirstHealth of the Carolinas in Pinehurst, NC;  The NutraSweet Company (WellBridge) in Newton, MA; and Riverside Health System in Newport News, VA.  He has been responsible for opening 15 hospital owned medical fitness centers, and has consulted on 21 other medical fitness center openings.  He was the founding president of the Southeastern Health & Fitness Association.  Bob currently serves on the board of directors of the Medical Fitness Association.  He has been a featured speaker at IHRSA, the Medical Fitness Association, Southeastern Hospital Health & Fitness Alliance and Club Business International.  His expertise includes design, development, operations, programming, and medical integration with the hospital system. Bob holds a B.S. from The University of Maine in mathematics, and a M.S. in Exercise Physiology from The University of Pittsburgh.  He received the Wellness Achievement Award in 1995 for pioneering efforts in developing successful hospital-based wellness and fitness centers in America.

Denis Tallini, MS, Assistant Vice President, Quality Assurance, has been in the medical fitness field for 31 years. As a Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Denis coordinated both the inpatient and outpatient cardiac rehab programs at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, LA for 15 years. He then guided the operations of the hospital’s Health Promotion/Wellness Center for 8 years before taking on the start up and operations responsibilities for the HPA facility in Thomaston, GA. Throughout his career, Denis has been active in the Medical Fitness Association serving on the nomination, strategic planning and facility certification committees and is a past recipient of the MFA Don Schneider Special Achievement Award. Denis earned his MS degree in Exercise Science & Health Education from Louisiana State University in 1981.

This team's experience in both fitness and traditional healthcare positions the Healthplex team to assist our clients in maximizing results from the "retail aspects" of wellness center operations as well supporting innovation in integrating clinical activities with health club services and facilities.