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	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, 02-01-2025
	Michael Kelly, Ph.D	Member with experience and training in public health policy, 02-01-2025
	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, 02-01-2025
	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
	Christine Wicke, PharmD	Consumer Member, 02-01-2025
Health and Human Services Commission	Mitchel Abramsky, MD, MPH
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

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.