American Diabetes Association

Dr Robert Rizza is presently the Vice President of the American Diabetes Association and served as the Chair of Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic Rochester from 1992 to 2002. He currently is a Professor of Medicine in the Mayo Medical School and Consultant in Endocrinology. He is the Earl and Annette R. McDonough Professor of Medicine (2003-present). He has been active in many national and international organizations including serving on the Board of Directors of the American Diabetes Association and as President of the Association of Program Directors of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and the Association of Subspecialty Professors. He also is a member of various editorial boards and national peer review committees. He has won many awards including teacher of the year on several occasions. His research, which has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 1980, has focused on the regulation of carbohydrate metabolism in diabetic and non-diabetic humans.

Nancy C. Harris is Senior Executive Director of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Northern Illinois/Northern Indiana area, providing leadership in the development of strategic plans for increasing the scope of the organization's programs and events. Prior to joining the ADA in 2002, Nancy was an Executive Director of the American Cancer Society (ACS) Prairie Land area where her accomplishments in revitalizing two under-performing areas led to her promotion to Regional Vice President in the Lake County area. Her experience in piloting corporate development programs and establishing partnerships with major corporations, donors, volunteers and community leaders, increasing income in two years by 180%, signals the qualities which make her such a valuable addition to the CHCI Board. Before joining ACS, Nancy spent over 17 years in managerial positions in the culinary field, developing and implementing budgets, planning, organizing and coordinating conferences, annual meetings, fund raising events, seminars, charitable and social functions.Nancy holds a Bachelor's Degree in Art with a Minor in English from the University of Nebraska.

Maria is the Associate Manager of Hispanic Initiatives for American Diabetes Association. Maria was a Resident Advisor for two years and was inspired to come to SMU while attending Flute Camp on campus when she was in middle school. She is most passionate about encouraging youth to pursue higher education.

Currently a high school junior in Minneapolis, MN, Chris is a member of the football and wrestling team, and also coaches a youth wrestling team. Diabetes has played a strong role in Chris's future career choices. He plans on going to a college with strong public health program. A self-described "total science geek", Chris plans on going to medical school and hopes to get both an MD and a Masters degree so he can become an epidemiologist. Chris has participated in numerous events designed to raise awareness about diabetes, including serving as a panelist at a forum about young people and diabetes, as well as appearing on a local television show to discuss how diabetes has affected his life as a teenager and student athlete. Chris and his family have participated in several ADA fundraising events, including the Community Campaign for Diabetes and Step Out for Diabetes. Like many other Diabetes Advocates, Chris believes that our federal government should devote more resources to finding a cure for diabetes, so that he and many other kids like him will no longer have to live with this disease.

Christina Waddle has worked in the non-profit industry for 20 years, and is currently working for the American Diabetes Association. She joined V&V in 2003, when she stumbled across it through the non-profit she was working for at the time. The combination of her deep background in the arts and V&V's mission to break down barriers between the general public and the disabled caused Christina to immediately join. Christina is a member of the Finance Committee. She has her degrees in music and performed professionally for a number of years. She also enjoys driving her convertible, the arts, going to museums and galleries, cooking, and literature.

Ms Kruger is long-time volunteer with the American Diabetes Association (ADA). She is chair of the Planning Committee for the ADA's 2004 Call to Congress: Conquer Diabetes. She is past chair of the ADA's Research Foundation and continues to serve on the Research Policy Committee. She is also a past president of Health Care and Education of the ADA and she served as associate editor of Diabetes Spectrum, a journal for diabetes health care professionals that focuses on research-to-practice issues, from 1996 to 2000. Ms Kruger has been a principal investigator on a number of research projects and has written widely on diabetes care, authoring the book The Diabetes Travel Guide (2000). Her awards include the Florence Nightingale Award for Excellence in Research from Michigan's Oakland University, ADA's Rachmeil Levine Award for Distinguished Service, ADA's Award for Outstanding Service in Diabetes Research Funding, and the ADA's Wendell Mayes Award.

Actress Elizabeth Perkins spent more than a decade feeling constantly run down and having doctor after doctor tell her there was absolutely nothing wrong. Then, in 2005, at the age of 44, she finally learned that she had type 1 diabetes. Diagnosed while filming the first season of her critically acclaimed Showtime series Weeds an instant cult smash she initially struggled to accept her illness, hiding her disease from coworkers and giving herself insulin injections on the sly, alone in her on-set trailer. Today, Perkins has come a long way, both in getting a handle on her diabetes and in her much-admired turn as Celia Hodes Weeds' resident acid-tongued tart of a suburban housewife, whose best friend is the neighborhood drug dealer which has earned her two best supporting actress Emmy nominations in the past two years. This fall, on hiatus from the show and taking some much-needed "me time" to putter around the garden and helm carpool, the blunt, charismatic 47-year-old mother of four spoke about handling diabetes in Hollywood, why she can't wait to get an insulin pump, and how her diagnosis ended up changing her life for the better.

Locally, she is committed to the diabetes community of Orange County, California. As a diabetes health care professional, Heather specializes in pediatric research and family education. She has also chaired the "Diabetes: From Head to Toe" educational conference that serves Hispanics/Latinos at high risk or who have diabetes for seven years held in the heart of the community. In addition, she serves the Hispanic/Latino population through her integral role as a member of the Santa Ana Feria de Salud Por Tu Familia committee held annually. Nationally, Heather has made her commitment to diabetes known. At the ADA's 2006 Call to Congress, she brought 50 letters from her local Latino community to pass through Senator Barbara Boxer to President George Bush. At this year's Call to Congress, Heather

As a volunteer in Dallas, Texas, Jennifer has proven to truly be the face of an ADA volunteer. She has promoted and provided free community glucose and foot screenings for ADA with her new company, One Source Medical Solutions. As a Board Certified Pedorthist, she plays host to monthly "Defeet Diabetes" classes that are free and open to the public to educate on foot ulcer prevention. As an ADA Diabetes Advocate, she has used her voice and her actions to make a difference.

Jim has over twenty years of experience in the group health and life insurance business, specializing in employee benefit plan design and implementation of groups with multiple locations. He works accounts throughout Texas. Jim graduated from the University of Texas in 1978 with a BBA-Finance. He was an All-American pitcher, with a 17-0 record and 1.80 ERA, leading UT to the 1975 national championship. Jim was inducted into the University of Texas Longhorn Hall of Honor in 1992. Jim pitched for the Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers. He is active with the West Austin Youth Association and is a volunteer for the American Diabetes Association. Jim is married and has a 20-year old son.

John Pipe comes from a family who refuses to give up the fight. A direct descendant of Sitting Bull, this ADA volunteer has been battling type 1 diabetes for more than forty years. At the end of the month, John will continue his fight at ADA's Call to Congress in Washington, DC. He will join hundreds of other Diabetes Advocates from around the country to urge Congress to do much more to combat the diabetes epidemic in this country. As a Native American, John hopes Congress will reauthorize the Special Diabetes Program (SDP), which helps implement diabetes prevention and awareness programs in this disproportionately-affected population.

Eager to find a fun way of exercising, Jon joined ADA's Tour de Cure as an individual rider. After several years of fundraising for Tour, Jon saw that he was raising just as much money as the top fundraising teams. He recruited his wife, two children and several friends to form "Team Purple," named after the Northwestern University Wildcats. Last year, Jon and Team Purple proudly surpassed $50,000 in cumulative support for the ADA, adding to their personal fundraising records from past rides.

Kathy Rogers, ADA's Executive Director, Maryland, remarked "Through Lorrie's support and leadership, the Baltimore Leadership Council has engaged many high level people to participate on the council and other events that raise the awareness and profile of ADA. Her leadership was instrumental in our ability to host a very successful Address to the Business Community with high level CEOs serving as hosts and speakers of the event. She has been a large factor in taking the Leadership Council from a glorified 'walk committee' to an executive level group." Liang worked closely with Kathy to identify and recruit a higher level of council members for 2007. She enthusiastically attended the Community Volunteer Leadership Conference meeting in November 2006 and committed herself to helping launch Maryland's First Father of the Year event. Liang is credited with much of the success of the Father of the Year event. She was able to bring a very credible and well known honoree on board and this helped bring additional honorees. She hosted the VIP reception in her home and recruited her company, friends, and colleagues in other companies to sponsor and attend the gala. Last but not least, her passion is making a difference in the lives of the children at risk for developing type 2 diabetes. She is leading the charge alongside Kathy in developing a grass roots program in Baltimore that will address this issue and increase ADA's visibility in the community ten-fold. Send feedback to volunteerupdates@diabetes.org volunteerupdates@diabetes.org .

Prior to joining Growthink, Kent played an entrepreneurial role as an Office Manager of A&A Livescan, a start-up company supplying fingerprinting and credential confirmation services in the Central Valley. Earlier in his career, Kent was an award-winning Account Sales Manager in Los Angeles for a Fortune 500 industrial distribution company. In his spare time, Kent is an active volunteer for the American Diabetes Association. Kent earned a B.A. in Communication Studies and a minor in Psychology from California State University Long Beach.

Kimberly Ashcraft obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Eastern Kentucky University and is credentialed as an Diabetes Educator with the American Diabetes Association. Kimberly came to KDEC from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Central Baptist Hospital.

Lindy Childs is the Clinic and Research coordinator. She sees patients in the clinic Monday - Thursday. She is a graduate of Wichita State University with a Masters in Nursing, Diabetes Nurse Specialist (1982). She is a Certified Diabetes Educator and past president, Health Care and Educator of the American Diabetes Association. Lindy serves as Research Coordinator and co-principal investigator on numerous research studies conducted in the practice. She serves as adjunct faculty in the School of Nursing at Wichita State University. She is a member of the Great Plains Diabetes Research board. She is published in the field of diabetes. Her memberships include the American Diabetes Association, American Nurses Association, and the American Association of Diabetes Educators. She received the American Diabetes Association Dr. Rachmiel Levine Award in 1997. She served as Editor of the Diabetes Spectrum, a Diabetes journal for health professionals, from 2001 - 2006. She is editor of The Complete Nurses Guide to Diabetes Care published by the ADA in 2005.

Her ADA journey started in 2003, when the president of one of the hospitals where she worked was approached for funding support for an American Diabetes Association event. Instead of providing dollars, he offered Liang to volunteer instead. In her organization, it is expected that staff contribute in a meaningful and significant way to the community. Only three years later, Liang confirmed her commitment to the Association's mission by taking on the role of Chairman of the Maryland Leadership Council. She has also participated in Step Out to Fight Diabetes and meetings with various foundations for grant support of ADA. She feels good that she is able to use her professional skills, networking, and talents for a greater good for the community. Liang's father has Parkinson's disease and her mother's side has a history of diabetes. When she decided to get involved with an organization and to sacrifice time with her family, she was interested in a return of her investment of her time. For Liang, diabetes is huge and she felt her time and energy would have a far greater impact on her community. During her four years of volunteering, it has become more than a passion, it has become her mission. She finds herself educating people on diabetes at cocktail parties, business meetings, and even in Christmas cards.

Mari Ruddy is a member of the Colorado Tour de Cure committee. In 2007, she began the Red Rider Recognition Program where people with diabetes wear a red jersey while riding on the day of the event. The back of the jersey proclaims, "I ride with diabetes!" The Red Rider program is now at many Tour de Cure events nationwide. The Colorado Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes is pioneering the Red Strider program in 2008. Mari can be reached at mari@tourdecurecolorado.com mari@tourdecurecolorado.com .

Cypress noted that in New Mexico, it seems like almost everyone has diabetes or knows someone who has it. She finds it frightening and would like to see people become as outraged about diabetes as they are about breast cancer or AIDS. This way pressure could be put on the government to take a more active role in funding and public health advocacy. She didn't think she was articulate enough to talk to legislators. In 2006, she participated in ADA's Call to Congress. She then realized that she was able to speak up and enjoyed it. Being an ADA volunteer has given her some much needed confidence as well as professional and personal growth. An active runner for several years, Cypress has participated in several marathons and half marathons. It is something she and her husband can do together, given their busy schedules. In addition, she gardens, and, during the summer, makes sugar free jams and cooks with all the fruit and vegetables they harvest. She and her husband also participate in their local community farm from which they obtain fresh, local produce. Cypress feels blessed to be in a position to volunteer and to be able to give back to the community. It gives her a sense of purpose to be part of a group that is working toward a worthy goal, and the best part is making new friends. She has made wonderful life-long friends, many of whomshe has known for more than 20 years. She marvels at how she continues to meet the most fascinating people. Through volunteering, she has met some very caring people who have become important role models and are very committed and willing to put themselves out tirelessly for the cause. In 2004, she was honored with the ADA's Outstanding Educator in Diabetes Award. She considers this to be one of the greatest honors and experiences in her life. Send feedback to volunteerupdates@diabetes.org volunteerupdates@diabetes.org .

Mary Jeanne Fletcher is a retired math professor from Jefferson Community College which is part of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System in Louisville, KY. An ADA volunteer since 1992, she volunteers five days a week, sometimes up to nine hours a day. It all started while she was still teaching. She was required to partake in community

Melissa King is an active volunteer and board member for several organizations in Houston. She works with the Alzheimer's Association, American Diabetes Association, Boys and Girls Harbor, and American Cancer Society. At Neighborhood Centers she serves on the Agency Development Committee.

Prior to opening Postcard from Paris with Linda McDougald, Meredith Kinsey served as executive director of marketing for a rapidly growing communications company. She also spent six years with MCI?s Business Markets division, during which time she developed and managed execution of comprehensive corporate marketing and communications plans to support significant strategic corporate initiatives. Meredith?s past experience also includes direct sales as well as computer software and hardware training and support. Her contributions to Postcard from Paris lie in the development and execution of strategic marketing initiatives of the company, including public relations, advertising, and Web strategy, as well as operational, human resources, and financial aspects of the business. An active member of the Greenville community, Meredith is co-founder and secretary of For Our Children, a non-profit organization supporting the children of the Upstate. She currently serves on the GHS Children?s Hospital Development Council, serving as 2007-2008 co-chair. She is a volunteer for the American Diabetes Association?s Camp Independence and formerly served on the local leadership council of the American Diabetes Association. She is a co-founder of Moonlight & Magnolias, an event benefitting the American Cancer Society. Meredith is also active in the West End merchant?s group, promoting business and success in Greenville?s historic West End district.

Sam Gallo was born in Schenectady, New York. Following short employment at the General Electric Company in Schenectady, he entered the U. S. Air Force. At the time of his discharge, Gallo was an Instructional Supervisor at the North American F-86 school at Amarillo, Texas. He continued his education during and after military service. Gallo went to work for the Glens Falls Insurance Company, Glen Falls, New York, with other assignments in Chicago, Dallas, and finally in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as the company s state agent. In 1958, Gallo joined an insurance group where he rose to Chief Executive Officer of the mortgage loan subsidiary of the 1.3 billion dollar multi-state organization. He continued his career in 1969 as President of a public insurance holding company. Prior to retirement, Gallo was a marketing insurance executive for a national property and casualty insurance trust. In retirement, Gallo continues business guidance consulting through his firm, Gallo Associates, Inc. For many years, Gallo has served as a Bankruptcy Trustee, U. S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Louisiana, a rare duty for a non-legal person. Sam Gallo is married to the former Shirley Heine and the have three adult children. They have resided at 4050 North Maiden Drive, Baton Rouge, for over 47 years. They are members of St. Agnes Catholic Church, Baton Rouge. Gallo has worked many years as a member of Kiwanis International. In 1969, he served as President of the then 75 year old Baton Rouge Kiwanis Club. Later he was Lieutenant Governor of the District, and President and Trustee of the Kiwanis Foundation of Baton Rouge, Inc. Sam Gallo is Founder and Chairman of the Board of the Gallo World Family Foundation, an I.R.S. 501(c)(3) foundation dedicated to the global promotion and protection of the Gallo surname, and its heritage and culture. Active in the health field, Gallo served as National Chairman of the Board/1987, of the American Diabetes Association, Alexandria, Virginia. He is the Founder of the National Diabetes Alliance, Diabetes America, and the Louisiana Diabetes Foundation. He is also a Past President, Greater Baton Rouge Diabetes Association; Past Chairman and Past President of the American Diabetes Association, Louisiana Affiliate, Inc. Gallo served four years as a member of the National Diabetes Advisory Board, a federal board which advises Congress on matters concerning Diabetes Melitus. He is the 1987 recipient of the Dr. Charles H. Best Award for Distinguished Service given by the American Diabetes Association. Other affiliations are: Past-President and Trustee, Baton Rouge Serra Club; Past-President, Sales & Marketing Executives of Baton Rouge; Past-President, Southern Coffee Association; Past-President, Acadiana Ramblers RV Club; President, Holiday Clickers; Past-Secretary and Director, Society of Real Estate Appraisers, Past-Baton Rouge; Secretary and Director, Louisiana Mortgage Bankers Association; Past-Ball Captain, Krewe of Tucumcari, a Mardi Gras organization.

MAGNUM is proud to have the top selling health writer and award winning patient advocate Teri Robert on our Board of Directors as our At Large Support Advisor. She is a well know authority in Migraine disease & headache disorders. In addition to being an outstanding public health advocate she is a the Lead Expert Patient for our friends at MyMigraineConnection.com, a HealthCentral site, where Teri writes cutting edge articles about what is going on in the medical community related to head pain issues. Public health advocate and writer Teri Robert's career moved in this direction when her own Migraine disease spun out of control in the late 90s. Faced with debilitating Migraines and failed medical care, she hit the Internet for answers. She soon found that there was no one site that combined all she was looking for, and that there are sites with excellent information and sites with misinformation. She saw joining the world wide web's popular About.com team as an opportunity to produce their site for head-pain issues as was a way she could help others. She started and ran the About Headaches & Migraines site for nearly seven years before joining the team at MyMigraineConnection. Teri is a nationally well known patient advocate, and was awarded the National Headache Foundation's Patient Partners Award in 2004 for her "ongoing patient education, support and advocacy." She is the At Large Support Advisor for MAGNUM, the National Migraine Association; a member of the Education Committee of O.U.C.H., Organization for Understanding Cluster Headaches; and an advocate for the American Diabetes Association. Her first book, "Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches", published by HarperCollins was released November 1, 2005 and is the top selling Migraine book according to Amazon.com. Teri has appeared on CNN Headline News, during a Prime News Tonight health segment, in an educational story about Migraine disease. In addition she has done dozens of radio broadcasts across the nation discussing Migraine disease and headache disorders. The need for current knowledge in this field is critical, especially since there is so much developing research. Teri's Ph.D. is in ethics not medicine, but we believe her Ph.D. background gives her excellent perspective to understand and deconstruct the health industry. To satisfy her need for the most current medical knowledge, Teri is constantly studying medical journals and books and attends medical conferences on a regular basis. She has earned continuing education (CME) hours from various programs offered by such medical non-government organizations the American Headache Society, the Primary Care Network, and the Center for Health Care Education.

Dr. Ali Davis is an Iowa native. She was raised on a small farm 40 miles southwest of Des Moines. She received her undergraduate degree in Biology and Chemistry from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. She achieved her Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from the Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center in Des Moines. She was very active in medical school; she graduated at the top of her class, served as an ambassador for the University and was a gross anatomy teaching assistant. She completed her residency at the Medical Center of Independence which included rotations in podiatric medicine and surgery. Dr. Davis is committed to treating a wide variety of foot and ankle conditions through both medical and surgical means including: diabetic foot problems (ulcers, Charcot deformities, diabetic neuropathy), pressure sores, ingrown toenails, athlete's foot and other fungal infections of the foot, heel pain, adult acquired flatfoot deformity, warts, corns, callouses, bunions, hammertoes, neuromas, tarsal tunnel syndrome, traumatic foot and ankle injuries, and other foot deformities. She feels that it is important to thoroughly educate patients about their medical conditions so they can take part in making decisions about their treatment plan. She is dedicated to keeping current on the latest advances and techniques in surgery and providing the highest quality of foot and ankle care to her patients. Dr. Davis is a member of the American Podiatric Medical Association, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, American Diabetes Association, and the Missouri Podiatric Medical Association. Dr. Davis is board qualified by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery. She has hospital affiliations with Research Medical Center, Saint Joseph Health Center and Lees Summit Hospital.

Allison Vorderstrasse received her bachelor's degree in nursing in 1996 from Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York. She received her masters' degree in nursing from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut in 2002, with a specialty in diabetes care. Allison continued on at Yale University to complete her doctorate in nursing in 2006. While completing her doctorate, she practiced as an adult nurse practitioner in a rheumatology and internal medicine practice in New Haven, Connecticut. Allison relocated to Virginia in 2006 and joined Nova Medical & Urgent Care Center, Inc. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society and the American Diabetes Association. In addition to practicing at Nova Urgent Care, she is on faculty at Marymount University School of Nursing in Arlington, Virginia.

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Dr. Anurag Gupta finished her medical schooling at Delhi University, India. She moved to the U.S. in 1996 and started her residency at Good Samaritan hospital where she was Chief Resident during her 3rd year of Internal Medicine residency. Her interest in endocrinology deepened during her research and clinical endocrine rotations at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She went on to do her fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism at the NIH. She did clinical training at the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Disease. Her research at NIDCR involved bone metabolism, osteoporosis and phosphorus wasting. Dr. Gupta is Board Certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism as well as Internal Medicine. She is a member of the Endocrine Society and the American Diabetes Association. She has been in clinical practice since 2003.

Dr. Archana Shetty received her Medical degree from Mysore University, India. After moving to the United States in 1992, she did her Internal Medicine Residency at Prince George's Hospital Center located in Cheverly, MD. She completed her fellowship in endocrinology and metabolism at the University Of Maryland Medical Systems Of Baltimore. She then continued there as a Clinical Assistant Professor pursuing her research interest in diabetes. Dr. Shetty is Board Certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism as well as Internal Medicine. She is a member of the American Diabetes Association, the Endocrine Society, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologist, Maryland Med Chi and the Montgomery County Medical Society.

Dr. Ahmed joined Mid Dakota Clinic PrimeCare in October 1998, having previously been affiliated with Liaquat National Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. He is a board-certified endocrinologist, specializing in diseases related to diabetes and metablolism and is a Certified Diabetes Educator. He has a special interest in nutrition, and is among the very few board-certified nutritionists in the upper midwest. Dr. Ahmed is also board-certified in the field of Internal Medicine. He serves on the board of the Mid Dakota Osteoporosis Center and is certified to read bone densitometry studies. Dr. Ahmed completed a fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism at Tulane University Medical Center School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. He completed a fellowship in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism at the University of California Davis. Dr. Ahmed received his medical degree from Dow Medical College and completed a residency from Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of California Davis. Dr. Ahmed is licensed to practice medicine in the state of North Dakota. He is a Fellow in the American College of Physicians and the American College of Endocrinology, a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology, the American Diabetes Association, and the Musser-Burch Society of Medicine.

Valley native, Dr. Bryan J. Prukop joined Complete Family Foot Care in 2000. Dr. Prukop attended undergraduate school at St. Mary's University in San Antonio and obtained his doctor of podiatric medicine from the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Science, College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Prukop trained at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Temple Texas and the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. He is board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric Medicine and maintains affiliations with area hospitals, surgery centers and other medical facilities. He is a member of the American Diabetes Association, Texas Podiatric Medical Association and the American Podiatric Medical Association.

Dr. Bryan W. Randolph established his private practice in association with Willis-Knighton in September 2001. Dr. Randolph selected podiatry as his professional career in order to provide specialized expert care to the large number of people who will suffer from a foot problem at sometime in their lives. Foot Specialists of Shreveport offers comprehensive care of the foot including surgery, palliation, management of peripheral vascular disease and diabetes, lower extremity biomechanics, sports medicine, orthoses, and prosthetics. Originally from Shreveport, Dr. Randolph attended Northwestern State University where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in 1993. Upon completion of his undergraduate studies, he pursued his podiatric medical education at the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine in Cleveland. It was there after four years of study that he earned his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine Degree in 1998. Dr. Randolph continued his specialty training in St Louis, Missouri as a surgical resident at the St Louis VA Medical Center from 1998 to 2000. During his postgraduate training, he received extensive surgical training specializing in forefoot and rearfoot reconstruction, arthroscopy, diabetic wound care and limb salvage, and trauma. He also rotated through other medical disciplines including radiology, internal medicine, anesthesiology, pathology, plastic surgery, rheumatology, and orthopedic surgery. Dr. Randolph is Board Certified by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery in addition to being a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (FACFAS). He is also a professional member of the American Diabetes Association. By attending continuing medical education seminars throughout the United States, he is able to offer his patients the latest advancements in podiatric medicine and surgery.

Carol Tucker, MSN, CDE, APRN-BC, NP, ctucker@gdi-pc.com joined GDI in October 2006. She received her BSN from Eastern Michigan University and her MSN from Madonna University in 2000. Carol became a board certified Nurse Practitioner in 2002. A 34 year career in medicine has provided a wide range of experiences for Carol including intensive care, emergency, and nursing administration. She co-founded the University of Michigan Outpatient Diabetes Education Program and co-authored the workbook used by the program. Both the program and workbook received American Diabetes Association and Michigan state certification. Carol developed and launched an innovative program for the adult with diabetes facing difficult challenges in managing their diabetes. This program, the Diabetes Disease Management Program, became one of the first to receive state and federal accreditations. Carol served as the first nurse practitioner for the University of Michigan Inpatient Intensive Insulin Program. She is a member of the American and Michigan Nurses Associations, the American Diabetes Association and the American Association of Diabetes Educators and the Michigan Association of Diabetes Educators. She is a guest lecturer for the University of Michigan, School of Nursing and Clinical Preceptor for Nurse Practitioner students for the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University.

Dr. Chad Webster is from Carlisle, Indiana, where he graduated Valedictorian in 1990 from Sullivan High School and lettered in five varsity sports. He attended the University of Southern Indiana after being awarded a Presidential Scholarship, and he graduated in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology. He then attended Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, in Chicago, Illinois. There, he was awarded many honors including the Swanson Foundation Independent Research Scholar, Most Outstanding Student Leader, and The Proficiency Award in Orthopedics. During this time he worked as a student researcher, focusing on the biomechanics of the foot and ankle. He graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2000 with a Doctorate in Podiatric Medicine. After receiving his degree, Dr. Chad Webster completed three years of residency training in podiatric medicine and surgery at VA Chicago-Westside Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. In 2003, Dr. Webster moved with his family to Memphis, Tennessee, where he and his wife, Dr. Julie Kate Webster, started Mid-South Foot and Ankle Specialists. They live in East Memphis with their children, Chloe Evlyn and Wilson Matthew. Dr. Webster is a member of the American Podiatric Medical Association, the Tennessee Podiatric Medical Association, the American Diabetes Association, and the American Professional Wound Care Association. He is an Associate of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Dr. Webster has a special interest in chronic and acute wound care and wound closure. He currently serves as the President of the Memphis Podiatric Medical Association.

Cindy Lamendola is a Nurse Practitioner/Research Coordinator at the Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology in Stanford, California. She also is a Nurse Practitioner in a cardiovascular medical practice. Cindy has been involved in cardiaovascular nursing most of her career. Cindy was an associate director/director of a large community cardiac rehabilitation program with a focus on risk factor education, lipid management and research. She also ran a lipid clinic in a cardiovascular medical practice. Currently along with clinical practice she is involved in patient research on insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and its relationship to cardiovascular disease. Cindy is a founding member, past president and current board member of the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association. She is also a member of the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Epidemiology Council as well as other professional organizations. She is also a member of the review board for the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation. Cindy has spoken nationally on lipid management, cardiovascular risk factors and insulin resistance and has published articles on these subjects.

Dr. Transue is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology and is the Section Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at St. John Hospital and Medical Center. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan. His postgraduate training included a rotating internship at St. Vincent Hospital, Toledo, Ohio; Pediatric residency at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan; and Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a member of the American Diabetes Association and The Endocinre Society. He has been a member of the Pediatric Endocrine Advisory Council to the Michigan Department of Health Newborn Screening Program. In 2004 and 2005, Dr. Transue was recognized as a top pediatric endocrinologist by Hour magazine in its "Top Doc" survey.

David McCulloch, MD is board certified in Internal Medicine and a practicing Diabetologist at Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound where he leads a clinical improvement team caring for over 18,000 diabetic patients in Western Washington. Born in Scotland and educated at the University of Edinburgh, he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, UK, F.R.C.P., 1991. He is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. and has authored numerous scientific articles in the area of diabetes. Dr. McCulloch was a member of the Steering Committee of the National ADA diabetes recognition program, 1995-98, a member of the Technical Advisory Committee to the Diabetes Program, Centers for Disease Control, 1995-98, and is the Clinical Chair for Diabetes for the National Breakthrough Series on Chronic Illness, cosponsored by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, 1998-present. He is a member of the American Diabetes Association, the British Diabetic Association, the European Association for the Study of Diabetes and the International Diabetes Federation.

Delaine M. Wright, MS, CDE is a nationally certified diabetes educator and a clinical exercise physiologist who received her masters degree from the University of Rhode Island and her undergraduate degree from Boston University. She works as team leader/program coordinator for the Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Prevention, and Wellness Programs at South County Hospital in Wakefield, Rhode Island. Her experience in diabetes management and diabetes education is both professional and personal, as she is living with Type 1 diabetes (17 years duration) herself. She currently manages her own diabetes via an insulin pump. In addition to hospital based outpatient education, Delaine does a great deal of diabetes-related patient education and support via the Internet.

Dr. Jones is Board Certified in Internal Medicine (1976) and Endocrinology and Metabolism (1977). He is a member of the American Diabetes Association and the Endocrine Society. He is a fellow in the American College of Physicians and American College of Endocrinology.

Dr. Everett Ai is a nationally known Retina Specialist and a member of the Eye Associates Medical Staff since 1994. Dr. Ai graduated with an M.D. degree from the State University of New York, in 1975. He performed his Internship and Residency at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. Upon completion of his Residency in June 1979, Dr. Ai continued his specialty education with a series of Fellowships. The first Fellowship was a study of Diseases of the Retina and Vitreous at the Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco from June 1979-June 1980. The second Fellowship was a study of Ultrasonography at the University of Iowa in 1980, and the third Fellowship was in the field of Vitreoretinal Surgery at St. Luke's Hospital of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland Ohio in 1981. Dr. Ai is the Director of the Retina Unit at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco and an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, a Diplomat of the National Board of Ophthalmology, Associate Examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology, on the Board of Directors for the California Association of Ophthalmology. He is a Lecturer at Stanford Basic Science Department in Palo Alto, California, a member of the Board of Directors of the American Diabetes Association, and on the Medical Advisory Board for Diabetes Review.

Frank focuses on the management of clients in the Motorsports Industry, forming partnerships between corporate sponsors and professional athletes. His clientele includes notable Champ Car and NASCAR Busch Series drivers. He attended Seminole Community College and Valdosta State College on Baseball Scholarships and is a Pi Kappa Phi Alumni. Following college, Frank continued his baseball career by playing in the Central Florida Baseball League while concurrently embarking on a career in sales and sales management. He has worked for two Fortune 500 companies and has also owned his own sports-medical company. His continued involvement and interest in sports includes coaching high school and Little League baseball. Also, as a member of the American Diabetes Association, Frank promotes diabetes awareness by serving as a lecturer/public speaker. He currently resides in Florida near the Spring Training home of the Cleveland Indians.

Theresa founded Renaissance Nutrition Center, Inc. in 1990. She creates and teaches nutrition and weight management programs that combine practical nutrition and food information with behavior modification, self-management techniques, and principles of personal growth. In addition to individual and small group counseling, she provides programs and consulting services for corporations, treatment facilities, and professional organizations. Theresa is author of Your Personal Food Plan Guide, published in 2004. Theresa is a nutritionist who has earned the strong and supportive allegiance of her clients, who feel comfortable and confident with her ability to assist them in resolving their problems with food and eating. Theresa offers programs and consultations nationwide for foundations, corporations, hospitals, and rehabilitation programs. She presented at the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals Symposium in 2003 and 2004. Theresa is a member of the American Dietetic Association, the American Diabetes Association, the American Association of Diabetes Educators, the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals, the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Dietetic Associations. She is a member of the Sports and Cardiovascular Nutritionists Dietetic Practice Group, the Weight Management Dietetic Practice Group, and the Nutrition Entrepreneurs Dietetic Practice Group.

Helen Stosel, MD is a licensed physician specializing in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. She obtained her Bachelor?s Degree from UCLA, followed by a Medical Degree from UC Davis. She completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Cedars Sinai Medical Center/UCLA. From there, she went on to complete her fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center. After completing her training, she settled in south Orange County, California where she has been in private practice for over ten years. She has been asked to speak for various programs related to Endocrinology, including both physician and patient education programs and she has served as a consultant in various capacities. She is a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, American Diabetes Association, American Medical Association, Vascular Biology Working Group, and American Association of Environmental Medicine. She has published articles in the 'The Endocrinologist.' She is passionate about her medical specialty and grateful that she is able to help people live longer and healthier lives. She strongly believes in an integrative approach to healthcare, and the importance of addressing the spirit as well as the mind and body. She is pleased to participate in a program that she feels can make a significant difference in peoples' lives.

Jacques Philippe was appointed Head of the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition at the Geneva University Hospital, Geneva Switzerland in 1998. Prior to this, he was Head of the Diabetes Unit in this same establishment since 1994. In addition, he has been full professor at the Geneva Medical School since 1998 and has held the position of Vice Dean in charge of research since 2003. Dr. Philippe heads a research laboratory at the Geneva Medical School, focusing on the study of genes involved in insulin and glucagon regulation, the genetic causes of non-insulin-dependent diabetes, and the auto-transplantation of pancreatic islet tissue following pancreatectomy. Dr. Philippe is author of well over one hundred articles, scientific reviews and books, with publications in leading scientific journals including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the Journal of Clinical Investigation and the Journal of Biological Chemistry. He is member of the American Diabetes Association and the Endocrine Society. Dr. Philippe studied medicine in Geneva where he graduated in 1981. After many years of specialization in endocrinology and diabetes in the USA, he obtained his Swiss Medical Association License (FMH) and taught at Harvard University in Boston, USA. He returned to Geneva University Hospital in 1990 as a doctor in the Department of Endocrinology before being appointed to his current position as Department Head. Dr. Philippe is highly involved in the local community, notably through memberships on the Boards of the following foundations: Swiss Romande Foundation for Diabetes Research, the Swiss Diabetes Association, the Foundation for Medical Research and the Fondation ArtA res.

Jim Carr is a registered nurse and a certified diabetes educator. He received his masters in science from the University of Illinois in Chicago in exercise physiology. He worked as a paramedic, a nurse in the emergency room, and in cardiac rehab until he started in diabetes. He has continued to instruct individuals in the art of diabetes management for almost 20 years: 6 years of which were as the exercise specialist at Mercy Hospital in Chicago and 6 years as the Diabetes Specialist at the University of Chicago. He currently is employed by Medtronic MiniMed as a clinical specialist with pumps and sensors. He is a board member of DECAADE, a diabetes educator group in Chicago, a member of American Diabetes Association, American Association of Diabetes Educators, Diabetes Exercise and Sports Association, and a committee member of National Certification Board of Diabetes Educators. He has presented locally and nationally on exercise and diabetes, diabetes management, and improving diabetes control using new technology. His own personal fitness routine includes weight training and cycling.

John Griffin, Jr. is managing partner at Marek, Griffin & Knaupp and is well known as one of Texas' most successful lawyers, and as one of Texas' Super Lawyers. He has tried more than 50 cases to a verdict in personal injury, employment and other high profile cases. He is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization as a specialist in three fields: Civil Trial Law, Consumer and Commercial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants in civil cases in state and federal court. Active in both national and community affairs, he serves on the Board of Directors of the American Diabetes Association. He also serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Victoria Bach Festival, a week long chamber music festival, renowned as "a Texas Treasure" by National Public Radio. Mr. Griffin also serves as essayist - commentator for National Public Radio affiliates in Corpus Christi and Victoria, Texas. He is a long time member as the Texas Bar Foundation and the Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism. A native of Port Lavaca Texas, Mr. Griffin graduated from Austin College in 1978. He earned his law degree from the University of Missouri in 1981 and entered the private practice of law in 1983 after serving as a lawyer on the staff of State Comptroller Bob Bullock for two years. He was appointed a member of the Pattern Jury Charges Committee for the State Bar of Texas for years 1995-1996, and now serves on the Committee on Texas Pattern Jury Charges: Business, Consumer, Insurance and Employment and the Fifth Circuit Labor & Employment Law Pattern Jury Charge Advisory Committee. Finally, Mr Griffin served on the Disabilty Issues Committee of the State Bar of Texas from 2002 to 2006. John is married to Lynn Knaupp, also a partner in the firm. He is also the brother of noted children's author, Jill Stover.

Dr. Kathryn A. Grako is currently the Chair for the GWIS Board of Directors. She served as National GWIS President for 2002-2003. As the Chair of the Chapter Establishment Committee, she has assisted in the development of many new chapters and continues to be involved in this important function of GWIS. She currently is the liaison for GWIS' partnership with MentorNet (www.mentornet.net). Both organizations are dedicated to helping students, postdocs and early-career scientists to achieve their highest potential. Throughout her tenure as a National Officer, Kathy has focused on the growth of GWIS through chapter establishment. Kathy joined GWIS and Tau Chapter (San Diego, CA) in 1995 and has been an active participant in Tau Chapter having served as Vice President and President. Kathy is a Senior Fellow at Cato Research, a contract research organization dedicated to helping pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies bring products to market by designing and implementing nonclinical, regulatory, product development, manufacturing, and clinical strategies for drugs, biologics, and medical devices. Kathy has over 10 years experience in the biotechnology field and is an author on four patents. She was the Associate Director of Biology for MediVas, a biotech company developing a novel drug delivery platform for therapeutic drugs and biologics. Prior to that, Kathy was a Research Scientist at MitoKor, focusing on the role of the mitochondria in metabolic diseases. Kathy did her postdoctorate at La Jolla Cancer Research Foundation (The Burnham Institute) where she was awarded a 3-year National Research Service Award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, to fund her research. She is also a member of AAAS, the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association. She has extensive teaching experience, most recently at Cal State San Marcos where she taught a semester on Human Anatomy and Physiology lab class. She also taught in the Biology Department at her alma mater, Dominican University, prior to starting her Ph.D. She received her Ph.D. in Physiology and Pharmacology (Thesis: Mechanisms of the Dominant Negative Effect of the A/K1018 Insulin Receptor) from UC San Diego in 1993, an M.A. in Microbiology from San Francisco State University, and a B.S. in Biology (Magna Cum Laude and honored as Outstanding Student) from Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA.

Laura Coti Garrett has worked in the field of health and nutrition communication as a registered dietitian, nutritionist and certified diabetes educator for over 20 years. Her experience has included radio, television and public speaking. Her company, Realtime Nutrition, Inc. offers customer service programs food service employees, marketing and sales teams Her professional role as a nutrition communicator has enabled her to bridge the gap between technical health information and consumers' lifestyles and their medical nutrition therapy needs. She is a certified diabetes educator and the New Jersey delegate to the American Dietetic Association's House of Delegates. She is a member of the American Dietetic Association, the American Association of Diabetes Educators and the American Diabetes Association. She has received awards from the American Heart Association and the American Dietetic Association.

Dr. Linda Liu is Board Certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism as well as in Internal Medicine. She received her medical degree at Brown University Medical School and her BA at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. Dr. Liu completed her Internship and Residency at Hahnemann University in Pennsylvania and her Fellowship at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD where she went on to serve as Adjunct Scientist at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Dr. Liu is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, and a member of the Endocrine Society, American Diabetes Association, and Montgomery County Medical Society. She has been named Top Doctor by Washingtonian Magazine and Consumers' Checkbook. Dr. Liu is fluent in English, Chinese and French. She has been in private practice since 1988.

Dr. Danney is a research physician and pediatric endocrinologist with dgd Research, Inc. and the Diabetes & Glandular Disease Clinic. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Air Force Academy in 1968 and a medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1972. He served his internship and residency at Wilford Hall USAD Medical Center from 1972 to 1974. He completed a fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at University of Iowa-affiliated hospitals and clinics from 1974 to 1976. Dr. Danney has been a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio since 1982. He is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric endocrinology. Dr. Danney is a member of the American Diabetes Association, Texas Pediatric Society, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, as well as other professional organizations.

Mark Massing earned his MD from Duke University and was a post-doctoral fellow in cardiovascular disease epidemiology at the University of North Carolina where he received his PhD in epidemiology. He is a member of the North Carolina Diabetes Advisory Council and the American Diabetes Association. He is an adjunct assistant professor at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health. His research interests include cardiovascular disease, epidemiology and related social, economic, and environmental factors.

Mark Shannon, PA, CDE is a physician assistant and certified diabetes educator with twelve years experience in the medical management of patients with diabetes. He has written articles, appeared on radio and television, and lectured extensively on diabetes and related issues. He is a member of the American Association of Diabetes Educators and the American Diabetes Association and serves on the board of the Diabetes Coalition of California. Currently, he is the interim program chief of the California Department of Health Services' Diabetes Prevention and Control Program.

Mary A. Harris, Ph.D., RD is a professor in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo. In 1970, Harris received her Bachelor of Science in nutrition from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. In 1974, Harris went on to receive a Master of Science in nutrition from Framingham State University in Framingham, Mass., and in 1982 she completed her Doctor of Philosophy in biological sciences at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, R.I. Harris has received many awards and honors, including Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Xi; Omicron Nu; a fellowship at the National Institutes of Health; Dietitian of the Year from Northern Colorado Dietetic Association in 1994 and 1998; and the John Cermak Undergraduate Advising Award in 2005. Harris is also a member of several professional organizations, including the American Dietetic Association, the American Diabetes Association, the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, and the Colorado Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. She is former president of the Colorado Dietetic Association and former president of the Northern Colorado Dietetic Association. Harris' current research projects include the decosahexanoic acid (DHA) content of farmed versus wild fish as well as progesterone and DHA in the prevention of preterm labor.