Diabetes Advisory Council

In 1998, the Bureau of Health Education, V.I. Department of Health created the V.I. Diabetes Advisory Council (VIDAC). It serves as the advisory group to the VIDPCP, and meets twice annually. The Council’s primary function is to review and guide the goals and objectives of the VIDPCP and to address the following areas: Public and Professional Education, Public Awareness, Community Organization, Surveillance, Policy, Advocacy, Governance, Quality Assurance & Improvement and the Performance Improvement Process.

Pat Baum, RN - St. Croix Vocational School
Dr. Byron Biscoe – Ophthalmologist, Pearl Vision
Stephen Chipman, DPM – Podiatrist
Cora L. Christian, MD, MPH - Virgin Islands Medical Institute, Inc. (VIMI)
David Edgecombe - University of the Virgin Islands (UVI)
Vivian Fludd, RN – Frederiksted Health Center, Inc.
Jorge Galiber, MD - Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center
Otis Hicks - Lions Club/AARP
Maxine A. Nunez, DrPH, RN – UVI, Nursing Division
Charles Perez, MD – Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center
Steve Prosterman – St. Thomas Diabetes Support Group
Tracy Sanders, RN - Continuum Care
Margarita Selkcridge –Consumer Advocate for Diabetes
Denyce Singleton – AARP, Diabetes Advocate
Estelle Torrens – Iglesia Sol De Justicia
Dr. Eugene S. Tull - VI Centers for Chronic Disease Research, University of Pittsburg
Diane Walcott-Rivera - Frederiksted Health Center, Inc.
Bernice Weekes Hogan, RN, CCC – VI Department of Health
Joanne Shoemate-White, RD - Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center, Dietary Dept.