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:

• Ashley Dunworth, MS, RDN, CDCES, Chair
  • Presbyterian Community Health Program
• Dee Romine, Past Chair
  • Lovelace Health Systems
• Cassandra Vanderpool, MS, RDN, LD, Treasurer/Secretary
  • NMSU Department of Extension Family and Consumer Sciences

Board Members:

• Dianne Christensen*, MS, NMCEP, Organizational Coordinator
  • NMSU Associate Professor/Bernalillo County Cooperative Extension Service
• Sharon Gerena, MSN, RN, CDCES, Secretary/Treasurer
  • Ohkay Owingeh Wellness Center
• Sue Perry*, PhD, LPCC
  • DTTAC National Master Trainer NDPP
• Guillermina “Gigi” Osoria, Certified Community Health Worker S3
  • Servicios Y Mas, Inc

* 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.