11 Members - 6 Years; 5 Ex Officio Members
General Information
c/o Texas Dept. of State Health ServicesP.O. Box 149347Austin 78714-9347
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 Peņa-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.