Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Diabetes Council, Texas

11 Members - 6 Years; 5 Ex Officio Members

General Information

c/o Texas Dept. of State Health ServicesP.O. Box 149347Austin 78714-9347

(512) 776-2834
(512) 776-7408
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Members

Office	Office Holder	Hometown / Term Ends
Board Member(s)	Gary Francis, MD, PhD	San Antonio, 02-01-2027
	Sharon Lemons	Saginaw, 02-01-2029
	Aida "Letty" Moreno-Brown, RD, LD	El Paso, 02-21-2027
	Stephen Ponder, MD	Belton, 02-01-2025
	Jason Ryan, JD	Houston, 02-01-2025
	Maryanne Strobel, RN, MSN, CDCES	Cypress, 02-01-2027
	Christine Wicke, PharmD	McKinney, 02-01-2025
Public Member(s)	Christopher Carmona	Houston, 02-01-2029
	Dirrell Jones, JD	Farmers Branch, 02-01-2025
	Ninfa Pe�a-Purcell, PhD	College Station, 02-01-2027
	John Trischitti III	Midland, 02-01-2029
Health and Human Services Commission	Mitchel Abramsky, MD, MPH
Teacher Retirement System	Umme Salama Oan Ali
Employees Retirement System	Blaise Duran
Texas Department of State Health Services	Kelly Fegan-Bohm, MD, MPH, MA, MD
Texas Workforce Commission	Lisa Golden, MAEdHD

Contact

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
DSHS, Chronic Disease Unit Council Liaison	Julie Ketelsen, MPH, CHES	(512) 776-2834 / (512) 695-3846

Notes

The council addresses issues affecting people with diabetes. Advises the Legislature on legislation that is needed to develop and maintain a statewide system of quality education services for all people with diabetes and health care professionals who offer diabetes treatment and education.