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
(737) 395-8119
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Members

Office	Office Holder	Represents / Term Ends
Chair	Christopher Carmona	General public member with expertise or demonstrated commitment to diabetes issues, 02-01-2029
Vice Chair	Ninfa Pe�a-Purcell, PhD	General public member with expertise or demonstrated commitment to diabetes issues, 02-01-2027
Board Member(s)	Gary Francis, MD, PhD	Licensed physician with specialization in diabetes treatment, 02-01-2027
	Dirrell Jones, JD	General public member with expertise or demonstrated commitment to diabetes issues, 02-01-2031
	Michael Kelly, Ph.D	Member with experience and training in public health policy, 02-01-2031
	Sharon Lemons, MS, RD, CDCES	Registered and licensed dietitian, 02-01-2029
	Aida "Letty" Moreno-Brown, RD, LD	General public member with expertise or demonstrated commitment to diabetes issues, 02-21-2027
	Jason Ryan, JD	Consumer member, 02-01-2031
	Maryanne Strobel, RN, MSN, CDCES	Registered nurse with a specialization in diabetes education and training, 02-01-2027
	John Trischitti III	Consumer Member, 02-01-2029
	Kelly R. "Renee" Yarbrough-Yale, D.N.P.	Consumer Member, 02-01-2031
Teacher Retirement System	Laura Cervantes MSN, RN, CTCM
Employees Retirement System	Amy Chamberlain, MS
Texas Department of State Health Services	Kelly Fegan-Bohm, MD, MPH, MA, MD
Texas Workforce Commission	Lisa Golden, MAEdHD
Health and Human Services Commission	Position Open

Contact

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
DSHS, Chronic Disease Unit Council Liaison	Julie Ketelsen, MPH, CHES	(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.