RUN FOR THE RING 5K & KIDS FUN RUN PAGE 6 The Barbara Davis Center Research Team LARGEST TEAM (41) FOR THE RUN FOR THE RING CHILDREN’S DIABETES FOUNDATION FALL 2022
Mrs. Lisa Corley
Ezio Bonifacio, Ph.D.
Professor in Residence and Director, Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco
Stephen Daniels, M.D., Ph.D. Chairman of Pediatrics
Ms. Dana Davis, Executive Director
The Children’s Hospital, Denver
Steven Kahn, MB, Ch.B.
Richard S. Abrams, M.D.
Professor of Pathology & Pediatrics, Director, University of Florida Diabetes Institute
Professor for Preclinical Approaches to Stem Cell Therapy, Center for Regenerative Therapies, Dresden, Germany
Mr. Steve Lucas
Mr. Shane Hendryson, Secretary
Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Professor of Medicine, WilliamDivisionPhysiology/Biophysics,MolecularDirector,VanderbiltUniversityTamborlane,MDProfessorofPediatrics,YaleUniversitySchoolofMedicine
Robert Eckel, MD
Mrs. Cindy Wells
Mr. Cameron van Orman, Vice Chairman
Marian Rewers, M.D., Ph.D. Ex-Officio Member
Mrs. Stacy Mendelson Robinson
Mrs. Marcela de la Mar
Mr. Shawn Hunter
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD:
Mark Atkinson, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine, Director of the Diabetes Research Center, University of RudolphWashingtonLeibel,MDProfessorofPediatrics and Medicine, Co-Director, Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center, Columbia University
Alvin Powers, MD
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Mrs. Arlene Hirschfeld, Emeritus
John J. Reilly, Jr., M.D. Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs & Dean, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver
Mr. Wayne Forman
Richard S. Abrams, M.D., Treasurer
Mr. Robert Garelick
Mrs. Deidre Hunter
Mrs. Tracy van Orman
Mr. Ken Rickel
Matthias Hebrok, Ph.D.
Children’s Diabetes Foundation Board Members
Daniel Feiten, M.D.
Mrs. Barbara Davis, Chairman
Mr. Joseph Smolen
Mrs. Nancy Davis Rickel
Director, Colorado Preventive Medicine, Rose Medical Center; Clinical Professor of Medicine UCD
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Type 1 diabetes impacts more than just the body. Managing this chronic illness is a complicated, tedious, all day, everyday struggle that can take a relentless toll on your mental well-being. Children’s Diabetes Foundation helps ensure that the Barbara Davis Center can continue to provide patient programs that support both the physical and mental burdens of living with type 1 diabetes.
Do you know the symptoms of type 1 diabetes?
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Learn More at www.ChildrensDiabetesFoundation.org
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November is Diabetes Awareness Month
Thank you to all who participated in and supported our 2022 Tied to a Cure Denver Golf Tournament in honor of Ian McDonald! Players enjoyed perfect weather at Meridian Golf Club and this amazing day of golf, food, and fun raised over $300,000 for the Children's Diabetes Foundation and the Barbara Davis Center! We are so thankful to our event chairmen Joe Smolen, Michael McDonald, Dan Fuller, and Todd Schieck, and a very special thanks to our presenting sponsor Empower
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If you would like to participate in the 2023 Tied to a Cure Denver Tournament, you can contact Lindsay Klatt at ChildrensDiabetesFoundation.orgLindsay@
Players got to enjoy a celebrity long drive with an opportunity to win a trip to Pebble Beach Lodge, a hole-in-one opportunity to win a car, and an incredible silent auction with unique sought-after items. Thank you to everyone who donated and participated in this year’s tournament and brought us another step closer to the brass ring; the cure!
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This year’s Kids Fun Run was kicked off by Rocky the SuperMascot of the Denver Nuggets and Bernie of the Colorado Avalanche who cheered kids on as they passed by! With Otter Pops, two foam parties, hamster balls and a hydro blast course, it was truly a remarkable year full of fun and excitement for the whole family.
A big shout-out to Dr. Lori Sussel and The Barbara Davis Center Research Division Team for winning the largest team with 41 members! First place finishers for our seven age divisions were awarded medals and Runners Roost gift certificates at the awards ceremony presented by Dexcom. Congratulations to our 5K top male finisher Eric Monda and top female finisher Hana Husmann! Another special shout-out goes to Margot Rea, our top individual fundraiser, she raised nearly $10K on her own! Fundraisers like Margot help ensure that The Guild of the Children's Diabetes Foundation can fund research, promote diabetes awareness and education, assist families in need, provide continuing education scholarships, and sponsor social activities for children and their
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RUN FOR THE RING 5K & KIDS FUN RUN
A giant THANK YOU for making the 2022 Run for the Ring 5K & Kids Fun Run a record-breaking fundraising year!
On Saturday, August 13th, the 8th Annual Run for the Ring 5K Walk, Run, and Kids Fun Run presented by Empower was held at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes on the beautiful University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. This year’s run was emceed by 97.3 KBCO’s one and only Brad White while newcomer Hannah Mean gave a moving rendition of the National Anthem. Participants included 25 teams and a total of 470 runners, walkers, and strollers, all coming together in support of reaching the Brass Ring - the cure for type 1 diabetes.
to our generous sponsors Empower, 97.3 KBCO, Colorado Expression, Diamond Homes, Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tandem Diabetes Care, Dexcom, Denver Kids Out and About, Eldorado Natural Spring Water, and Gluconfidence for your participation. A special thanks to Michelle Shaw of Medtronic for doing our warmup, and event co-chairs Katie Grassby and Kara Diamond-Husmann. Run for the Ring is made possible by our incredible volunteers and community. We couldn’t have done this without committee members Christy Alberts, Andrea Bowerman, Dana Davis, Lori Finch, Kate Frost, Hailey Husmann, Hana Husmann, Sophia Johnson, Paige Lindbloom, Brenda Neyman, Sydney Rickert, Lyn Schaffer, and Christy Vasey. Thank you!
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The patient panels on both the pediatric and adult side and Meet-the-Peers sessions were well-appreciated by the attendees. This is a four-day academic, CME-accredited conference by the university of Colorado, School of Medicine and next year’s dates are July 13-16, 2023.
Our 31st annual Practical Ways to Achieve Targets in Diabetes Care (ATDC) conference occurred on July 20-24 and was once again a great success. This annual course has been an integral part of education and case-based study of upcoming and new diabetes technology and is designed to help healthcare providers caring for patients with diabetes that include: endocrinologists, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and certified diabetes educators (CDCES). We hosted 517 attendees who registered for the conference that represented 43 US states and 7 countries this year. The program this year highlighted the ever-increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity in people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, issues related to non-alcoholic steatosis hepatitis (NASH) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and new technologies in managing insulin-requiring patients with type 1 and/or type 2 diabetes. Since the FDA recently approved tirezaptide (Mounjaro) for people with type 2 diabetes, there were two sessions on the role of GLP analogs (alone or in combination with GIP, commonly referred to as twincretins) in improving glucose control in people with type 2 diabetes and its emerging role in weight loss and NASH and NAFLD.
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In the technology area, there were two plenaries on emerging data on hybrid closed-loop systems (HCL) and new continuous glucose monitors (CGM). The pathophysiology of diabetic kidney disease was discussed in detail due to emerging evidence of the role of SGLT-1 inhibitors, finerenone (Krendia), and GLP analogs in various stages of kidney disease. The last day of the conference on Sunday morning was dedicated to prevention and/or cure for Type 1 diabetes. The lectures included strong evidence for predicting T1D by measuring antibodies and way to possibly prevent T1D. The discussion was around the new drug Teplizumab which is likely to get approval by the FDA later this year and how it might delay the onset of T1D in antibody positive person who are at high risk of getting T1D.
He is survived by his wife, also an accomplished physician, Dr. Robin Slover, his four children and 21 grandchildren. He will be deeply missed by his family, friends, colleagues, mentees, clinical and research staff and by his patients and their families.
During his long career, Dr. Slover had a major impact on pediatric endocrinology and diabetes. He served as a mentor and educator for hundreds of faculty, fellows, residents and students. He will be remembered as a compassionate physician by thousands of patients and their families. His research improved clinical care of diabetes and gained him recognition at the international level.
At the Barbara Davis Center, Dr. Slover was known for his compassion, commitment to the highest level of patient care and teaching of trainees as well as his contributions in clinical research After presiding over the Korea mission for his church in 1999-2002, he returned to the Barbara Davis Center and engaged in clinical care, clinical research, and administrative roles. His clinical research most recently focused on the implementation of diabetes technology and the artificial pancreas to benefit pediatric and young adult patients with type 1 diabetes. He served as the site principal investigator for several studies at the Barbara Davis Center including pre-pivotal and pivotal trials of hybrid closed loop systems in children as young as age 8 years. He has authored over 250 peer-reviewed publications.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our faculty member, colleague and friend, Dr. Robert H. Slover II. Dr. Slover passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022.
Dr. Slover completed his medical degree from the University of Utah in 1975. He did a residency in Pediatrics at Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center followed by fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. At the Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center, he served as the Chief of Pediatric Services and of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes from 1982-1994. As a regional consultant for 16 states, he provided guidance for pediatric endocrine and diabetes management for many military families during this time.
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Prior to joining the Barbara Davis Center in 1994, he contributed 20 years of service in the U.S. Army Medical Corps and retired at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
From 2011 to 2021. Dr. Slover served as the Director of the Barbara Davis Center Pediatric Clinic and was the initial holder of the Wagner Family Chair in Childhood Diabetes. He was a Professor of Pediatrics in the University of Colorado School of Medicine. During his time as director, the division doubled its clinical and research operations.
The impact he has had during his career will continue to benefit countless colleagues, trainees, patients, and families for many years to come.
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the point of 1 Sweet Cruise was for families to have a relaxing vacation surrounded by people who would understand what they were going through daily. Anyone who has or cares for someone with Type 1 Diabetes understands the unique challenge of every day, and the hesitancy to take that challenge on vacation with them. 1 Sweet Cruise allowed families to not just enjoy an amazing Alaskan adventure, but to connect with people from across the country at different places in their own diabetes journey.
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Take for instance, the group of kids we had, some diabetic, some siblings of diabetics, who came together one night and just had fun being kids, riding the bumper cars, exploring the ship, picking up other kids along the way and just generally having safe fun. These same kids rallied together when one lost a precious souvenir, going to great lengths to get it back.
When we had the idea for a Type 1 Diabetes family cruise in May 2019, we had no idea it would take 3 years to set sail, but once we did, it was an adventure like no Inspiredother!bythe
Grand Adventure Family Camp hosted by the Shining Stars Foundation, we wanted to start a similar opportunity for families dealing with Type 1 Diabetes. What started as a small idea soon exploded into 75 people booked for our 1st annual 1 Sweet Cruise in June 2020. We all know what happened to that one. Not to be dissuaded, we booked another 45 people for June 2021 only to be thwarted by a new variant and canceled again. Finally, on June 20, 2022, we set sail on our third first annual 1 Sweet Cruise with 54 excited cruisers, all connected to someone with Type 1 AllDiabetes.along,
Or the girl spotted in the elevator, not a member of our group but wearing a pump, who became a new friend instantly. Her story of living in a diabetes bubble, with no one around her who was like her, made all of us immediately adopt her, and she went home with new friends and hope that she wasn’t alone in all of this. Finally, on our group tour to Mendenhall Glacier there was a hike to the waterfall. The day was warm, and the hike is two miles round trip. On our way back one member of our group was on the side of the trail, resting and looking concerned. She had forgotten her glucose tabs and was running low. Our daughter pulls out her backpack and produces an easter egg filled with skittles. As we are standing there, another Dexcom goes off nearby and another one of our group stops for a sugar break. No one else would understand why we were all on the side of the trail eating Skittles™
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have never cruised before, the Allure of the Seas is an Oasis class ship, one of the largest at sea. With amenities ranging from a full spa to ice skating, zip lining to a garden walk, world class entertainment and 5 star dining options, the Allure has something for everyone. Perfect for multiple generations, Royal Caribbean offers an awesome child care program for kids 3-17 while still accommodating a more mature generation with world class shows and dining experiences.
Our 2nd annual 1 Sweet Cruise sets sail on Sunday, June 25th out of the new multi-million dollar terminal in Galveston, Texas. We will be sailing on the Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas for 7 days in the Western Caribbean. Our stops include Roatan Honduras, Costa Maya Mexico, and Cozumel Mexico before returning to ForGalveston.thosewho
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We are hoping that this becomes not just an annual event, but an opportunity to meet up every year with people from before and create lasting friendships while lounging on a cruise ship.
Every reservation earns a donation to the Children’s Diabetes Foundation. This year, in addition to families coming together for a great vacation, we raised over $1,000 for the Children’s Diabetes Foundation. You can help us next year make that donation even larger and more significant for the Barbara Davis Center.
We offer travel insurance to cover any surprises, fare watch to monitor pricing and drop your price if there is a significant drop, pre and post cruise hotel arrangements, on board group activities and one special group excursion (still to be determined).
If you want to join us, check out www.1sweetcruise. com and request a quote. Bring just your family, or bring the whole neighborhood, but come and be a part of an adventure where someone is always sure to have some emergency Skittles™.
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For those who have never cruised with diabetes before, every cruise ship has a full medical staff 24-7, as well as our own group of families ready and willing to lend a hand or a vial of insulin. We meet with medical, culinary, housekeeping and kids’ staff beforehand to ensure everyone is not just aware of our group, but ready for our unique needs.
15M A Y 1 9 T H , 2 0 2 0 | 3 P M T O 6 P M | S A N D I O S T A D I U M WORLD DIABETES DAY A T T H E C O L O R A D O A V A L A N C H E G A M E HTTPS://BIT.LY/3LKAXSQ MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14 @ 7:00 PM AT BALL ARENA Come join the Children's Diabetes Foundation and the Colorado Avalanche on November 14 for World Diabetes Day as they take on the St. Louis Blues! Wear blue to support diabetes awareness! $5 of each ticket will be donated back to CDF! Tickets start at $72
BOO BASH FOR BDC PATIENTS & FAMILIES S U N D A Y O C T O B E R 3 0 T H 1 - 3 P M Pizza Party Diet Soda Live DJ Photo Booth Pumpkin Decorating Contest & Prizes Balloon Twisting COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES Green Center Freidhoff Hall 924 16th St, Golden, CO 80401 RSVP required. space is limited! *Please limit number of guests to 2 people other than siblings For Children Ages 2-12 Email Sydney@childrensdiabetesfoundation.org for information
Looking forward, the Don’t Sugar Coat It team is excited to keep building community relationships and hosting events to generate funds for Children's Diabetes Foundation. The best way to follow and keep up to date with them is to join their social media on Facebook and Instagram (links below)
Years later, he found himself in a position to help the diabetic community by starting Don’t Sugar Coat It. Originally their goal was to generate funds to benefit people affected by type 1 diabetes and get the community involved with a fun, familyoriented event.
Don’t Sugar Coat It is a fundraising organization that helps benefit organizations like Children’s Diabetes Foundation. Nick Salas and his family started the organization in 2017. Nick is a Colorado native with most of his immediate family with him in the state. He considers himself very fortunate with a supportive family that made sure he was always able to get the care he needed. He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) when he was 3 years old. The onset and diagnosis of T1D may be a scary time for not only the person affected, but their families to. Shortly after his diagnosis he was referred to the Barbara Davis Center. He has been a patient there ever since.
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Recently, they held their annual 5k fundraiser in Highlands Ranch, CO. With 160 registrants, this was their largest event to date. The 5k fun runs include event shirts, food, drinks, raffle prizes and more! Their following has grown with every event they host. What originally started as a small one-time event has become a large following of supporters and community involvement. Their mission has expanded to not only generating funds, but also spreading awareness and engaging the community to help better benefit the individuals and families affected by type 1 diabetes.
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5K Run/Walk
Back in 2017 Don’t Sugar Coat It held its first 5k fun run fundraiser. With a participant attendance of about 50 people, they raised $3,000. They have held multiple events every year since then with growing attendance and more funds raised. They hold 5k fundraisers, brewery events, boot camps, and more mostly in the Denver metropolitan area.
• Going to a friend's house in the middle of the nightto give a shot due to a high blood sugar
• Sitting on the sidelines at practice because a coach didn't take their diabetes seriously
• Chaperoning many a field trip
• Teaching coaches about the symptoms of lows and highs and what to do
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By Julie Feiten
We are a family .... one daughter, Emily, and three sons, Jonny, Ben and Gabe. Our 3 sons all have Type 1 diabetes. Jonny was diagnosed when he was two years old. Seven years later, Gabe, our youngest, was diagnosed at 11 months and Ben was diagnosed two months after Gabe at two-and-a-half. Needless to say, this was a challenge! As a mother, I asked myself, how can I raise our sons in a way that they don't hate their disease? How do I teach them to be compliant and take their diabetes seriously? How can I raise our sons with an attitude that they can do anything they put their minds to?
• I tried to never interrupt their activity, especially when they were young, to do finger pokes, shots, or snacks, I would simply go to them whenever possible and be as quick as I could to do a finger poke, shot or present a snack
• Watching from the bleachers when the coach isn't playing your son, but your son is disconnected from his pump and needs a bolus
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• I tried to refrain from negativity
• Training and trusting other parents (some "got it" some didn't)
• Having appropriate snacks in case the snack family brings something your son shouldn't have
Reflecting on it now...
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• I tried to never let them see me sweat (there were plenty of tears and frustration, but in private)
I let them go to play dates, birthday parties, sleepovers, field trips and college, which meant...
I let them participate in sports, which meant...
• Being in the background at parties to monitor their exercise and sugar intake
Sleeping on your back so your ears were wide open to hear if one of the boys cried due to low blood sugar
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Basal rates can be easily adjusted
Timing mealtime and snacks to avoid lows when insulin is peaking Meals and snacks don't have to be timed, you can bolus when eating
Manually writing every blood sugar in a binder because glucometers didn't have memory
Blood ketone monitoring systems (more accurate)
Mixing two types of insulin in each shot to peak at different times
Insulin pumps
Checking urine for Ketones (not as accurate)
Color-coded pages for our boys and up to 7 or 8 pokes per boy, per day
Carrying insulin and syringes everywhere and having to find safe and clean places to administer the shots
Continuous Glucose monitoring systems Apps for family members to get alarms for lows
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Trying to get your young and picky eater to eat something when they don't want to in order to avoid lows when insulin is peaking
Insulin pumps and Continuous Glucose Monitors communicate with each other and provide greater flexibility and safety
Administering at least two shots per boy per day
With pumps and insulin pens, insulin can be administered anytime/ anywhere
Track blood sugars and BS averages with Glucometers and apps
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Our boys are now 34, 28 and 26 and are fortunately doing very well! We have seen unbelievable advancements since they were diagnosed. We didn't have insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors, fast-acting insulin, closed loop systems, insulin pens, blood ketone monitoring systems, cell phones or nutrition labels! My point in saying all this is to encourage you to try to use as many of these advancements as you have available to you. They really can make a HUGE difference in managing your child's
Built-in alarms to warn of highs and lows, Find my Friends app to find your child's location
that were made in the management of our sons' diabetes have been remarkable. Rest assured that there will be many more innovative solutions in the years to come. For now, rely on the experts in your community or the clinicians and staff at the Barbara Davis Center. Call upon your family and friends for support and find some time for yourselves. Send your kids to diabetes camp (Camp Colorado) so they can form relationships with other kids, and they can learn how to take more responsibility for their diabetes.
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Coach Reshea: Having Ellie in the gym has been an absolute joy. She does not let the fact that she is diabetic stop her from achieving her goals. If anything, it pushes her even more. She is open and honest with her Flipside peers when they ask questions about her devices and now when Dexcom beeps everyone tells Ellie to “chug a juice and get back to work.” Even during competitions, I have seen her step out of her shell and explain to kids, and coaches, who she’s never met what her devices are or why she is drinking a juice box before doing backflips down the mat! Her confidence and energy is contagious! I know I speak for all of us at Flipside when I say that this young lady is going places, and we are beyond proud of her and humbled to be part of her journey!
22 Like my mother and my grandmother before me, I started tumbling when I was 3. Throughout pre-diagnosis, I was just like any other kid without a care in the world. I was making new friends and learning a new hobby that I have grown to love. Tumbling for me has become a part of my life that makes me very happy and excited but has also had its challenges throughout my diagnosis. Diabetes is a struggle with normal daily activities but even more so with any type of physical activity. My experience with it is that if my blood sugar is low I feel shaky, my vision changes and I have a lack of energy and if I am too high I have a hard time focusing and feel exhausted. This makes it more of a challenge when I am tumbling or playing any sport. Due to my current skill level at tumbling which involves back flips and no handed tricks, I really have to listen to my body and my dexcom to not put myself at risk for injury. My supplies are always with me and are a constant in my life. These are necessary, especially with these types of activities. I am fortunate to have teachers and coaches who support and educate themselves to help me be successful in a sport that I love. Tumbling has taught me that I can do anything that I put my mind to regardless of my diagnosis. No matter how my blood sugar has affected me that day, I continue to participate and give it my all. Tumbling for me is an escape that allows me to fly through the air and be free of challenges if only for a short time.
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Kristi Grounder Operations Manager
Kenna Black Marketing Manager
Can you match the staff to their correct furry (or scaly) friend? Take your best guess and match the CDF team member on this page to the pet picture on the following page. (answers are on the right of the page)
Dana Davis Executive Director
Sydney Rickert Guild Program Coordinator
Lindsay Klatt Chief of Staff
The CDF team has a wonderful variety of personalities and strengths, however we very much resemble each other in our love of animals!
Daphne Rothstein Director of Finance Manager
Amanda Miller Director of Events and Sponsorships
Miriam Andolini Event Consultant
Kristyn Willis Office Administrator
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& THEIR PETS ANSWERS: RothsteinDaphneHunter,–DavisDanaPeeka,–DeardorffBenVon,&Nellie–MillerAmanda Honey,–KlattLindsayGrouchy,–WillisKristynCalcifer,–GrounderKristiMayzi,–BlackKennaGeorge,– ParkerRichard–RickertSydneyBoo,–AndoliniMiriam PeekaGrouchy Nellie & CalciferVonHoneyHunter
• I do not have a connection to type 1, but an urge to help people! I’ve already learned so much since I’ve been here.
Introducing (or re-introducing) you all to our incredible front desk team at the BDC. Make sure to stop by and say hello next time you see them and bring them pizza!
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• I love to go camping and ride ATVs.
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• I’ve worked a combined 7 years at the BDC.
• My brother has T1D and he is the main reason I started to work at the BDC in 2010.
• No connections to type 1 but I have learned a lot!
• I have worked at the BDC for 4 months.
• I am an avid baseball fan, particularly the Los Angeles Dodgers!
• My favorite food is pizza.
• My favorite foods are pizza, posole, and gorditas!
• I am self-taught hair braider at the age of 8! (I still can’t braid other people’s hair lol)
MARIAM BURCIAGA
• My favorite food hands down will always be PIZZA! (Or my mom’s cooking)
• I’ve worked at the BDC for 1 year.
951.595.8995 info@1sweetcruise.com Western Caribbean Cruise Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas June 25 - July 2 2023 The Annual Type 1 Diabetes Cruise Like diabetes camp and family vacation in one! www.1SweetCruise.com Proudly Supporting Photo © Royal Caribbean | 1 Sweet Cruise is not affiliated with Royal Caribbean | Ship’s Registry: Bahamas
Mrs. Melissa Tucker
Mrs. Jane Weingarten
Mrs. Kay Stewart
The Honorable Diana DeGette, U.S. House of Representatives, Colorado
Mrs. Jamie Angelich
Mrs. Linda Broughton
Ms. Sherry Lansing
Mr. George Schlatter
Dr. Bonita Carson
Mrs. Margy Epke
Mrs. Suzy Love
Mrs. Christy Alberts
Mrs. Janet Knisely
Mr. John Elway
Mr. Jay Leno
Mrs. Joy Burns
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Ms. Maria Shriver
Mrs. Cheryl Lebsock
Mrs. Loretta Tucker
Mr. David Foster
Mr. Stevie Wonder
Mrs. Adrienne Ruston Fitzgibbons
THE GUILD PRESIDENTS:
Children’s Diabetes Advisory Board Members and Guild Presidents
Mr. Quincy Jones
Mrs. Helenn Franzgrote
Mrs. Diane Sweat
Mr. Kenny G
Mrs. Gail Johnson
Mrs. Sally Frerichs
Mrs. Judy McNeil
Sir Michael Caine
Mrs. Marty Jensen
Mr. Magic Johnson
Mrs. Lisa Corley
Mr. Gary L. Wilson
Mrs. Barb Oberfeld
Mrs. Lori Finch
Founding President, Amy Davis
Mr. David Geffen
Mr. Lionel Richie
Mrs. Dalyla Creaghe
Mrs. Debbie Gradishar
Mrs. Gretchen Pope
Mrs. Lisa Corley
Mrs. Gina Abou-Jaoude
Mr. Neil Diamond
Mrs. Karen Aylsworth
Ms. Brenda Richie
Mrs. Shelley Lucas
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Mrs. Georgia Imhoff
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Ms. Donna Douglas
Mrs. Cindy Wells
Mrs. Carol Roger
Ms. Charlotte Tucker
Mrs. Nancy Cowee
Mr. Placido Domingo
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Daly
Mrs. Norma D’Amico
Mrs. Sally Newcomb
Mrs. Helen Hanks
Miss Joan van Ark
Mrs. Tangy Buchanan
Ms. Barbera Thornhill
Mrs. Sharon Kamen
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