The New Mexico Diabetes Advisory Council (NMDAC) was formed in September 1993 with funding from the New Mexico Department of Health Diabetes Prevention & Control Program to address the serious issues facing New Mexicans with diabetes. The NMDAC Board was formed in September 2001 to act in an advisory** and leadership role.  In 2007, NMDAC became a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Officers:

• Dianne Christensen BS, BS
  • NMSU/Bernalillo County Cooperative Extension
• Sharon Gerena, MSN, RN, CDE, Secretary/Treasurer
  • Ohkay Owingeh Wellness Center
• Linda Reineke*, RD, LD, CDE
  • UNM Hospital, Patient Education

Board Members:

• Susan Dade* RD, LD, CDE, Immediate Past Chair
  Artesia General Hospital
• Marjorie Cypress*, PhD, C-NP, CDE
  • American Diabetes Association
• Charm Lindblad
  • NM Healthcare Takes on Diabetes Prescription Trails
• Sue Perry*, PhD, CDE, LPCC
  • City of Santa Fe
• Ashley Dunworth RDN, LD
  • Presbyterian Community Health Program
• Dee Romine
  • Lovelace Health Systems

* Past Chairs

** NMDAC does not advise any state agency or government official but continues to advocate for programs that help prevent and control diabetes in New Mexico.