About Us
Elevyst (elevate + catalyst) is a comprehensive consulting group specializing in helping organizations of varying sizes further their community and public health initiatives.
WE DO THIS BY
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Promoting
Promoting public health responses to complex problems through training, research, and technical assistance.
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Empowering
Empowering organizations to creatively problem solve and meet their goals through project mapping, planning, and management.
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Developing
Developing advocacy and organizing strategies that engage community members .
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Increasing
Increasing awareness of community health initiatives through marketing and digital engagement strategies.
Our Leaders
The Elevyst team combines our unique backgrounds in harm reduction, social work, public health, healthcare, advocacy, and health education to best support the goals of our clients.
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Jessica Hessler (she/her) is the Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of Elevyst. She received her Master of Public Health in Behavioral and Community Health Sciences and Master of Social Work in Community Organizing and Social Action from the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to attending the University of Pittsburgh, she received her Bachelor of Arts in Design Studies/Design Management from the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University. Her academic and professional experiences have been centered in social justice and advocacy for equity across a variety of issues, including affordable housing and housing insecurity, access to healthcare, and, predominantly, harm reduction. She previously served as a board member for Alpha House and The Open Door and as the chair of the development committee for Prevention Point Pittsburgh.
She is based in Akron, Ohio.
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Sean Fogler (he/him) is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Elevyst, a physician in long-term recovery, and an advocate for compassionate drug policy. He uses his lived experience to educate and inform, reduce stigma, and improve public health policy for mental health and substance use disorders. Sean has worked on several projects in Pennsylvania to expand naloxone distribution, medication-assisted treatment in correctional settings, and syringe service programs. In addition to his work as a public health consultant, he volunteers as a peer support specialist for Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers and the LiveWell Foundation, and serves on the board of the University of Pennsylvania’s Project RIDE program, the LiveWell Foundation, and the Opioid Use Disorder Committee at Pennsylvania Hospital. Sean holds a bachelor’s degree from The University of Toronto, and completed his residency training in internal medicine and anesthesiology at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA.
He is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Our TEAM
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In her lifetime, Mattea (she/her) plans to see a world in which people who use drugs and people who are in recovery are treated as full and complete human beings. Mattea previously served as research director and then senior advisor of National Priorities Project, a federal budget think tank. Subsequently, she has spent a decade as an independent researcher and writer, focusing on the local and intimate effects of federal drug policy. Mattea has provided commentary, analysis, and reporting to media outlets including The Nation and The Washington Post, and she has appeared on MSNBC. Mattea holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Amherst College and a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard.
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Ellen Carroll (she/her) is a social scientist with over five years of mixed-methods research experience. She will receive her PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Arizona. Prior to attending the University of Arizona, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Western Washington University. Her work takes a person-centered approach to identifying systemic inequities in policy and institutions, and she uses data-driven methods to highlight how such issues can be addressed.
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Thomas M. Maioli Jr. (he/him) has served in the law enforcement community for over four decades at the county, state, and federal levels, and in the private law enforcement training sector. Additionally, he has formerly served as Executive Director of the PA Sheriffs’ Association, a private contractor, and an adjunct professor. In Tom’s position with the Sheriffs’ Association, he was instrumental in designing and implementing the first joint law enforcement and public health harm reduction program in Pennsylvania. Tom is currently a freelance consultant, providing subject matter expertise and training services to multiple associations and law enforcement groups nationwide.