Faculty

Over 25 years experience in diabetes education. President of Peekytoe Productions, Inc. Second Vice President of the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE). Past chair of the Diabetes Care and Education Dietetic Practice Group.

Executive Director, Scientific Affairs, MedStar Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD, responsible for all Scientific Affairs Departments, including Office of Research Programs and two Clinical Research Centers. Past member of Board of Trustees of American Association of Diabetes Educators Education and Research Foundation, program Chair of AADE annual convention in Salt Lake City (2003) and founding member of local AADE chapter. (Teaching Update Seminar(s) in Buffalo and Syracuse)

Clinical Dietitian, Oregon Health Sciences University and Medical Center, Outpatient Nutrition Clinic. Provides medical nutrition therapy to diverse patient population. Preceptor to dietetic interns.

Owner, PBB Associates, consultancy that provides education and program management to diabetes educators. Past Director of multi-disciplined Diabetes Self-Management Training Program for 23 years. Head nurse for Louisiana Lions Camp for Children with Diabetes. Past member of American Association of Diabetes Educators board of directors and current Advisory Board Member.

Diabetes educator and consultant for Diabetes & Metabolic Associates, New Orleans, LA. Certified pump trainer for all insulin pumps and professional diabetes speaker for numerous diabetes companies.

Diabetes Educator actively involved in the diabetes disease management program at John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek,CA. Experienced with intensive diabetes management including Type1, Type 2 and gestational. Past board member of Tri-Valley American Diabetes Assn and Bay Area Association of Diabetes Educators. (Teaching Update Seminar(s) in Syracuse)

William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan Clinical Dietitian. Clinical Nutrition Manager, George Washington University Hospital, Washington DC. Formerly held positions of Lifestyle Interventionist/Case Manager, Diabetes Prevention Program, MedStar Research Institute, Washington, DC, Clinical Dietitian, International Diabetes Center, and Resident Nutrition Education Coordinator, Family Practice Center Mid Michigan Medical Center, Midland, MI.

Owner, Diabetes Dimensions, Loveland, CO (Teaching Update Seminar(s) in Denver)

Diabetes Educator at Nebraska Methodist Hospital, Omaha, NE, reponsible for teaching diabetes self-care and management to inpatients and outpatients and providing in-service education. Previously, Director of Social Services, Smyrna Hospital, Smyrna, GA and Director of Learning Resources Center, West Florida Hospital, Pensacola, FL.

Clinical Research Coordinator, MedStar Clinical Research Center, Washington, DC. Coordinated all aspects of phase I< II & II clinical research trials in the areas of diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease. (Teaching Update Seminar(s) in Buffalo and Syracuse)

Nurse practitioner, diabetes educator & coordinator of the Diabetes Self-Management Training Clinic at the Maui Medical Group, which provides educational and management services for Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes patients.

Program Coordinator for Harbor Hospital Diabetes Center, Baltimore, MD. Participated in preparation of two diabetes video via national Milner Fenwick Prod. Nutrition spokesperson for Cal Ripkin III in promoting high calcium milk. Media spokesperson for American Heart Assn, Baltimore and Maryland Dietetic Assn.

Diabetes Education Specialist. President of the Capitol Area Association of Diabetes Educators. Formerly with the National Navy Medical Center, Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinic, Bethesda, MD.

Diabetes educator at the Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR. Member of diabetes task force that develops protocols, completes ongoing evaluation of patient classes and continuously assesses diabetes care throughout the hospital system. Certified pump trainer. Lifescan consultant and meter educator.

Registered Dietitian, diabetes educator for 17 years. Currently on staff at theDiabetes Center at John Muir Medical Center. AADE faculty for From Basics Forward. (Teaching Update Seminar(s) in Syracuse)

Full time diabetes educator at West Allis Hospital-Aurora Health Care in West Allis, WI., Audrey has been a nurse for 28 years. She provides self-management skills to both inpatients and outpatients. Her practice includes insulin initiation, insulin titration, managing diabetes through behavior modification. She is a consultant for the Upper Peninsula Outreach Network.

Diabetes Nurse Clinical Specialist Poudre Valley Hospital Diabetes Management Program,Fort Collins, Colorado. Past president of the Rocky Mountain Association of Diabetes Educators. Diabetes Educator of the Year 1994. Past Board Member of the American Association of Diabetes Educators.

President of Diabetes Solutions, Inc, Denver, CO. Team Leader for Eli Lilly's Diabetes Interactive Network (DIN). Served as mentor for nurses in rural Colorado. Creator of outpatient diabetes programs and services including educational program for Northern California diabetes camp. Research coordinator for implantable insulin pump study. One of the instructors on the Home Study seminar.

Program Coordinator, Diabetes and Pregnancy Program at Swedish Medical Center, Denver, CO.

Owner, On-Site Health & Wellness, LLC. Sue provides medical nutrition therapy and diabetes self-management training. Member of the Board of Directors of the American Diabetes Association and on the Editorial Board of Diabetes Spectrum. President-elect of the Heartland Association of Diabetes Educators.

Health Education Consultant and President, Health Management Resources, Inc., which provides diabetes education services to family practitioners. Past Board Member for the National Certification Board of Diabetes Educators. Current Board Member for the American Association of Diabetes Educators.

President of the Diabetes Education Society. Past President of the Rocky Mountain Assn. of Diabetes Educators. Past Member of the Board of Directors of the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE). National speaker and author of numerous articles and books. Works part-time as a Diabetes educator in physician's office and as a consultant for home health care agency. Diabetes Educator of the Year 1995. One of the instructors on the Home Study seminar. (Teaching Update Seminar(s) in Denver)

Senior diabetes dietitian at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX. ADA House of Delegates Under 30 Delegate. Diabetes Care and Education Dietetic Practice Group OTCE Editor. TDA District President's Council Chair.

Director of Diabetes and Lipid Management of Advanced Health Care-a merged group of 17 outpatient clincs, Milwaukee,Wisconsin. Over 20 years of experience teaching and treating those with type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes. Certified pump trainer. Involved in diabetes and lipid reserach. Spokesperson for the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association.

Program Manager, MedStar Diabetes Institute, Washington, DC, responsible for integrating diabetes education, research and clinical care throughout MedStar health, a seven hospital health care system. Program director of the Diabetes for Life Learning Center at Martin Luther King Library. CDR Chair Committee of the American Association of Diabetes Educators.