Experience Summary:

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Diane is an Experienced Health Care Provider, Educator and Strong Collaborative Leader that has always been advanced in promotion of change when others hesitate to move forward.

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Below is a detailed list of her education, credentials, skills, and ideas that will lead our country forward as the 1st Congressional District of Wisconsin Representative at our Nation’s Capital in Washington DC:

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    Bachelor of Science and Master of Science Degrees in Nursing- UWM Milwaukee

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    Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)-Board Certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

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    Certified Diabetes Care Education Specialist (CDCES) by Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education (NBDCE)

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    Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Lifestyle Coach

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    Experienced Nursing and Health Career Faculty at 1st District Gateway Technical College (GTC). Educated and mentored countless students that have cared for not only people “Near” in the 1st District of WI & Far online in WI & those that have moved “Far” throughout the US.

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              Faculty that restarted Licensed Practical Nursing Program at GTC (instructor for theory, laboratory & clinical:

              content from preconception-death). Clinicals in LTC, Acute Medical/Surgical, Maternal/Child, Mental Health....)

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             Nursing faculty for Associate Degree RN Program: Maternal / Child Health theory/clinical, Pharmacology, Leadership              Nursing

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            Health Unit Coordinator Lead Faculty

            Specialty diabetes care lecture to Medical Assistant students Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) faculty member when               needed.

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            Specialty courses such as Nutrition & Remedial Nursing Course

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     Leader in Development of: Policy& Procedures

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            Continuous Quality Improvement Projects ex. (Diabetes Care Management in large health care system in 1st District,                 Student/College Program Assessments)

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           Program/Project development, delivery & assessment

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           Online education innovator

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          Curriculum development at local college that was integrated into state-wide curriculum of WTCS.

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          Collaborative Diabetes Self-Management Education Program in Primary Care

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          Attainment of ANCC continuing credits for online course “Contemporary Diabetes Care” for Registered Nurses and                   Nurse Practitioners

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          College District Wide Health Insurance &Wellness Committee health expert member

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     Demonstrated ability to lead in multi county college and multicounty health care system. Grant writing, delivery,                        management, analysis, and reporting

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           Grant Manager Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Grant – City of Racine

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          Innovative online course “Contemporary Diabetes Care” that improved confidence in knowledge and ability to care for             population affected by diabetes delivered to nurses and nurse practitioners that were not diabetes experts.

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     Leader in Diabetes Care Community Organizations at local, state, national levels

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          American Diabetes Association: Chapter President Racine, Wisconsin leadership board member, Advocate sent to                   Washington DC promoting legislation for diabetes care at ADA “Call to Congress”, member of National Inaugural                   Diabetes Prevention Committee that lead to passage of national “Diabetes Prevention Act of 2009”. Local ADA Advocate           for incarcerated persons with diabetes in 1st District.

          Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES): past president of Southeastern WI chapter, current                 advocacy member.

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          State of Wisconsin Diabetes Advisory Group) DAG) past Co-Chair & member

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          Team member of ADA’s Leadership Providers that wrote & promoted Hurricane Katrina Emergency Care Guidelines

 

           Leader in Human Sexuality Education inclusion in school system K-8 curriculum city wide and volunteer instructor of                    Human Sexuality in local high school

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     Political Leadership / Volunteer Positions including:

          Vice President of Horlick High School Student Congress

           Representative to Badger Girls State Civic/Political Leadership Program

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           Political Campaign Manager

           Assistant to local alderman

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           Campaign volunteer for local, state & national offices

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     Advanced Education in:

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          Adult education teaching certificate at graduate level

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          Doctoral level: Biostatistics, Leadership, Health Care Informatics, Evidenced Based Health Care Delivery, Quality Health           Care, Lifestyle Behavior Change.

 

      Nursing experience that includes:

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          FNP/CDCES functioning as diabetologist in large health care system integrating diabetes care in primary care & in                 private practice with highly published Endocrinologist.

         

          Experienced in provision of evidenced bases (EB) weight control programs: surgical, multiple medications              &               newest injectables, CDC DPP Lifestyle Coach provision and evolving EB standards of nutrition, behavioral and                         exercise change.     

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          Care of high-risk pregnancies including gestation diabetes (GDM), Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Type 2 Diabetes (T2D),                   hypertension, renal failure......

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           RN or Faculty supervision in: ICU, Step- Down Units, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Mental Health, Burn Units, Cancer Care,              Pediatrics, Child Day Care, Woman’s Health Mother/Infant/NICU units, Dialysis, Radiology Specialty Care, Inpatient              and Outpatient Surgery, Orthopedics; Ambulatory Care Clinic (Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology,               Diabetes Care), Public Health, Home Care, Assisted Living, Rehabilitation, Long-term care, Hospice......       

 

     CEO of Consulting Company that collaborated with multiple diabetes care companies & professional, community & private        organizations as a professional diabetes speaker for audience including physicians, NPs, PAs, RNs, CDECS and other              health care professionals (Sunrise Change)

 

     Current CEO of Anderson-Barranco Consulting (ABC) consulting