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the Great State of Texas
AADE Network!
Texas Coordinating Body
CB Leader: Barbara Kocurek, PharmD, BCPS, CDE, FAADE
CB Leadership Team Members:
Co-chair/Finances - Kellie Rodriguez, MSN, MBA, CDE
Membership - Bret Leach, BSN, RN, CDE
Advocacy - Joan Colgin, BSN, RN, CDE
Education - Nancy Drobycki, MSN, RN, CDE
Technology - Holly Falke, MS, RD, CDE
Disaster Preparedness - Maryanne Strobel, RN, MSN, CDE
Texas LNG Leaders:
Bluebonnet (Austin) Local Networking Group (LNG) - Sandi Spicer-Moore, RD, LD, CDE, BC-ADM & Priscilla Schilling
North Texas Local Networking Group (LNG) - Betsy Richter-Gifford, BSN, RN, CDE
San Antonio Local Networking Group (LNG): Clarissa Rivera, MS, RDN, LD, CDE, BC-ADM
Southeast Texas Local Networking Group (LNG) - Christine Fisher, RN, MSN, CDE
Greater East Texas Local Networking Group (LNG) - VACANT. Please contact CB Leader if interested
West Texas Local Networking Group (LNG) - VACANT. Please contact CB Leader if interested
Rio Grande Valley Local Networking Group (LNG) - VACANT. Please contact CB Leader if interested
**Please continue to scroll down for the latest blog posts from the state and for information regarding your local networking group (LNG) including discussions and upcoming events. Be sure to subscribe to your local LNG to stay up to date with events in your area and to network with local AADE members. For questions or information on how to do this, please reach out to the CB Technology Leader here **
Texas Blog
CONGRATULATIONS To Joycelyn Cornthwaite, LD,MS,RD CDE Texas Diabetes Educator of the Year 2019!!!
If you ever have the chance to work on a project with Joy Cornthwaite LD RD MS of Houston, you will understand why she was named "Joy"!
The time is NOW!
Do you have your Diabetes Disaster Checklist ready to hand out to your patients? Hurricane season started June 1 and currently “Barry” is trying to form in the Gulf! The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area of thunderstorms in Georgia that is expected to move south into the most northeas
AADE's New Vision - Our Future
Reposting Kellie's Blog - this is important and now is the time to get engaged to help move us forward!
The Vision for the Specialty is:
To drive outcomes through the integration of diabetes clinical management, education, prevention and support.
There are 6 associated strategies to drive the
Local Networking Groups
Central Texas Bluebonnet LNG
Local networking opportunities, focusing on members from Austin & surrounding areas.
GREATER EAST TEXAS ADE
Local networking opportunities, focusing on members from Tyler & surrounding areas.
North Texas LNG
Local networking opportunities, focusing on members from Tarrant, Dallas & surrounding areas.
Rio Grande Valley LNG
Local networking opportunities, focusing on members from Hidalgo and Cameron County.
SOUTHEAST TEXAS ADE
Local networking opportunities, focusing on members from Houston & surrounding areas.
