DSC Outreach Council
Mission
To oversee and direct efforts in patient education and primary care to include:
- Promoting adherence to national standards of education and care.
- Ongoing assessment of patient care, costs, and reimbursement issues for persons with diabetes in South Carolina.
- Preparing an annual report and budget proposal for submission to the Diabetes Initiative of South Carolina Board.
Useful Links
| Outreach Council Members | |
| Elizabeth Todd Heckel, MSW, CDE | Chair, Outreach Council |
| Pamela Arnold, MSN, APRN, BC-ADM | Chair, Diabetes Center Council |
| Yaw Boateng, MS, MPH, RD, LD, CDE | SC DHEC - WiseWoman Program |
| Cyglinda Boykin, LPN, BS | Diabetes Health Specialist |
| Marquita Bradshaw, PharmD, BCACP | South University School of Pharmacy |
| Priscilla Brantley, BSN, RN | SC Primary Health Care Association |
| Kristy Brittain, PharmD | MUSC College of Pharmacy |
| James Coleman, EdD | Chief Executive Officer, Margaret J. Weston Community Health Centers |
| John A. Colwell, MD | Past Board Chair, Diabetes Initiative of SC |
| Sheena Cretella, MSPH | SC Dhec - Diabete Prevention & Control Program |
| Gwen A. Davis, RN, MN, CDE | SC DHEC |
| Maria Gibson, MD | MUSC - Dept. of Family Medicine |
| K. Sue Haddock, RN, PhD, CNAA | WJB Dorn VA Medical Center |
| Khosrow Heidari, MA, MS, MS | SC DHEC - Chronic Disease Epidemiologist |
| Shauna Hicks, MHS, CHES | SC DHEC - Director, Office of Minority Health |
| Rhonda Hill, PhD, CHES | SC DHEC - Diabetes Prevention and Control Program |
Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, USC | |
MUSC Dept of Biostatistics & Epidemiology | |
| MUSC College of Nursing | |
| Tommy Johnson, PharmD, BC-ADM, CDE | Presbyterian College, School of Pharmacy |
| Darius Jones, MA, LPCI, NCC | The Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence |
| Freda King | SC Vocational Rehabilitation |
| Karen Z. Kohn, RN, MSN, CDE, CWON | Piedmont Medical Center |
| Daniel Lackland, DrPH | Chair, DSC Board of Directors |
| Louis M. Luttrell, MD, PhD | Director, MUSC Division of Endocrinology |
| Diane Mathews, MS | Lowcountry AHEC |
| Edi McNinch, RN, CDE | DHEC, Home Health Services |
| Lindsy Meadowcraft, PharmD | MUSC College of Pharmacy |
| Andrea Cantey Miller | SC DHHS, Office of Minority Health |
| Michelle Moody, BA | SC DHEC - Diabetes Prevention and Control Program |
| Valerie Muehleman, MS, RD, CDE | BJH Comprehensive Health Services |
| Patsy Myers, DrPH | SC DHEC - Diabetes Prevention and Control Program |
| Jennifer O'Donnell, MHA | Palmetto Primary Care |
| Marla Riley | SC DHHS |
| Ali Rizvi, MD | USC School of Medicine |
| Carmen Santiago | Chair, SC Hispanic/Latino Outreach |
| Sarah P. Smith, MAT, RD, LD, CDE | SC DHEC - Diabetes Prevention and Control Program |
| Wendy Taylor, RN, CDE | Diabetes Educator |
| Tom Waldrep | MUSC Academic Support Services |
| R. Anne Woodward, MSN, MHA, BSA | Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System |
96 Jonathan Lucas Street
Charleston, SC 29425
Fax: 843-792-4114