History
Whole Health Expo was first held in Northampton, MA in 1986. It has been held annually in Northampton since then. The second longest running and largest Whole Health Expo event was held in Boston and then the Boston Metro area until 2006. We have also held shows in Pittsburgh; Portland, ME; Holyoke, MA; Cromwell, CT; Burlington, VT; New Haven, CT; Albany, NY and New York City. Over the years hundreds of exhibitors and speakers, and thousands of attendees have participated in our events. We love bringing people together for the joy of community, health, learning, and connection.
The first owner was Al Rappaport. The other long-time owner before Jonathon Podolsky, was Trish Blain. Jonathan has owned the expo since 2004. We have had various helping hands over the years; some of these people have helped throughout the year, and some just at the show or a few months beforehand. We are grateful for all those who have helped make our event everything it has become.
We have been helping speakers, exhibitors, and other companies with their marketing efforts, both at the show and elsewhere. In 2011, we launched www.exhibitor-printing.com to showcase the variety of affordable options that we offer.
Our Expo Team
Jonathon Podolsky, Producer
Producer@WholeHealthExpo.com
Jonathon has an eclectic background, including media sales, retail work, and food industry. He was born in Chicago and graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst: B.A. Geography, B.A. Classics; Commonwealth College Scholar, Interdepartmental Honors, Summa Cum Laude. Honors Society Memberships: Eta Sigma Phi, Phi Kappa Phi and Golden Key.
Jonathon has been a member of the Community for Integrative Learning and Action, as well as the Creative Education Foundation. He founded the Noho Film Group, the Western Massachusetts Jewish Genealogy Society, runs the Western MA Movie Meetup group. Jonathon opened an art gallery and spurred on the creation of the 2005 Northampton Arts Night Out series with the involvement of over 20 art galleries.
His interest in holistic enterprises started with exposure to a number of different modalities as a patient/consumer, as well as study of the relationship between science and religion. His role includes management, strategic direction, marketing, and creative alliance building.
Gary Powsner, Operations Consultant
Gary@WholeHealthExpo.com
Gary consults for a number of businesses and is an independent distributor of Shaklee and AirSource products. His role here includes bookkeeping, strategy consultation, and expo operations.