Program Committee
AADE President
Donna Ryan, MPH, RN, RD, CDE, FAADE
Regional Director, Community Health and Outreach
Sacred Heart Hospital
Pensacola, FL
Chair
Marilyn Cox, PharmD, BCPS, CDE
Primary Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Kaiser Permanente
Catonsville, MD
Committee Members
Adeola Akindana, RN, MSN, CDE, MBA
Diabetes Education Program Coordinator/Diabetes Educator
Joslin Diabetes Center
Silver Spring, MD
Melanie Batchelor, RD, MHS, LDN, CDE
School Nutrition Supervisor Dietitian
Haywood County Schools
Sylva, NC
Yvonne Burt, RN, CDE
Diabetes Educator
Pensacola, FL
Joanna DiBenedetto BS, MNM
Public Health Consultant
National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD)
Houston, TX
Martha Funnell, RN, MS, CDE, FAADE
Associate Research Scientist
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI
Eva Gonzales, RD, CDE, MPH, CNSC
Senior Diabetes Education Network
University of Maryland Medical Center at Midtown
Columbia, MD
Jasmine Gonzalvo, PharmD, BCPS, BC-ADM, CDE, LDE
Clinical Associate Professor and Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Purdue University | Eskenazi Health
Indianapolis, IN
Carol Manchester, MSN, ACNS, RN, APRN, CDE, CNS, BCADM
Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialist
University of Minnesota Medical Center
Eagan, MN
Dawn McCarter, RN, BSN, CDE
Manager, Diabetes Education
Allina Health
Minneapolis, MN
Lucia Novak, RN, APRN, NP, BC-ADM
Nurse Practitioner
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Washington, DC
Joan Olveda, RN, CDE
Case Manager, Disease Management
Sutter Disease
Folsom, CA
Dhiren Patel, PharmD, CDE, BC-ADM, BCACP
Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacist, Certified Diabetes Educator
MCPHS University
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Boston, MA
Peggy (Margaret) Pellizzari, RN, MS, MBA, CDE
Pediatric Endocrinology
Schneider Children’s Hospital
North Massapequa, NY
Neesha Ramchandani, RN, PNP, CDE
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Maimonides Medical Center/Pediatric Endocrinology
New York, NY
Kellie Rodriguez, RN, MSN, CDE, MBA
Director, Diabetes Education & Community Engagement
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Dallas, TX
Jane Jeffrie Seley, DNP, MSN, MPH, GNP, BC-ADM, CDE, CDTC, FAAN, FAADE
Diabetes Nurse Practitioner
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, MY
Evan Sisson, PharmD, MHA, CDE, RPh, FAADE
Associate Professor
Virginia Commonwealth School of Pharmacy
Richmond, VA
Shelley Marie Christian Taylor, BSN, CDE, RN
Diabetes Nurse Educator
Meritus Medical Group
Gettysburg, PA
Jennifer Troupe, RD, CDE, BC-ADM
Diabetes Management and Lifestyle Coach
Providence St. Patrick Hospital
Missoula, MT
Advisory Members
Nancy D’Hondt, RPh, CDE, FAADE
Staff/Clinical Pharmacist
St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Detroit, MI
Lorena Drago
Senior Associate Director
Bellvue Hospital
Forest Hills, NY
Martha Funnell, RN, MS, CDE, FAADE
Associate Research Scientist
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI
Deb Ann Greenwood, PhD, RN, CDE, BC-ADM, FAADE
President
Deborah Greenwood Consulting
Granite Bay, CA
Jeff Hitchcock
Founder and President
Children with Diabetes Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
Karen Kemmis, DPT, MS, GCS, CDE, FAADE
Physical Therapist/Certified Diabetes Educator
SUNY Update Medical University/Joslin Diabetes Center
Syracuse, NY
Donna Ryan, RN, RD, MPH, CDE, FAADE
Regional Director, Community Health and Outreach
Sacred Heart Hospital
Pensacola, FL
Hope Warshaw, MMSC, RD, BC-ADM, CDE
Owner
Hope Warshaw Associates, LLC
Asheville, NC
Susan Cornell, BS, PharmD, CDE, FAPhA, FAADE
Associate Director of Experiential Education, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Clinical Pharmacist/Educator
Midwestern University
Downers Grove, IL
AADE Staff Members
Gina Tassio McClure
Chief Operating Officer
Joanne Rinker, RD, CDE, LDN, FAADE
Director of Practice/Content Development
Leslie Kolb, RN, BSN, MBA
Vice President of Science and Practice
Gregg Lapin, CMP
Director of Meetings
Jodi Lavin-Tompkins, MSN, RN, CDE, BC-ADM
Director of Accreditation