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.