The Beyond Type 1 Leadership Council serves to support the mission of the organization through active involvement on a variety of committees which include: Advocacy, Content, Diversity, Fundraising, International, Outreach, Programs, Scientific Advisory and Spokesperson. The Leadership Council acts in an advisory capacity to the Board of Directors and Staff. Members of the Leadership Council come from a variety of backgrounds, but are uniformly focused on ways that the organization can continue to grow, improve and better serve those impacted by diabetes with a direct voice in the organization’s activities and priorities.
Leadership Council Members
Sarah Aibel
Chris Aldred
Jason Baker, MD
Marina Basina, MD
Michelle Bauer
Michelle Berman
Julia Blanchette, PhD, RN, CDCES
Mila Clarke Buckley
Bambi Northwood Blyth
Lauren Bongiorno
Crystal Bowersox
Jill Brinsdon
Samantha Brzozowski
Raquel Burgos, MD
Annellys J. Castro
Carter Clark
Jacqui Clark
Eoin Costelloe
Claudine DeNiro
Phyllisa Deroze
Dan DeSalvo, MD
Nancy D’Hondt, RPh, CDE, FAADE
Marie Diaz
Kristina Dooley
Erik Douds
Qiana Drew
Jim Felton
Kate Felton
Jay Franke
Peter Friedfeld
Victor Garber
Dex Geralds
Stephen Gitelman, MD
Apoorva Gomber, MBBS, MD
Jen Hanson
Bastian Hauck
Eduardo Hernandez
Mark Heyman, PHD, CDE
Rob Howe
Liddy Huntsman
Aaron Johnson
Sarah Johnson
Evelina Jones
Stephanie Kahn
Christine Vega Kanderski
Francine R. Kaufman, MD
Gavin Lewis
Michelle Lord, PhD
Mary Lucas
James Mansfield
Adrian Marquez
Alexi Melvin
David Mina
Jennifer Nordstrom
Amanda Oberski
Christel Oerum
Marla Oringer
Gretchen Otte
Anne Peters, MD
Ryan Reed
Jillian Rippolone
Kimberly Ross
Lauren Salko
Jennifer Schneider, MD
Renza Scibilia
Kendall Simmons
Kimber Simmons, MD, MS
Natalie H. Strand, MD
Bruce Steinberg
Jennifer Stilson
Jennifer Stone
Courtney Taylor
Kelsey Tullis
Matt Vande Vegte
Justin Wright
Kimberly Wright
Susan Weiner, MS RDN CDCES FADCES
Cindy Wenig
Founding Friends
We are grateful to our Founding Friends whose generous support of operations has allowed Beyond Type 1 to build a powerful organization + global brand and become the fastest growing diabetes organization in the world.
Loren + Mike Gordon | Amy + John Griffin | Cathie + Pitch Johnson | Gisel + Omid Kordestani
Kate + Gregg Lemkau | Leslie + William McMorrow | Jennifer + John Nordstrom
Otis Booth Foundation | Regina + John Scully