JDRF is a leader in setting the agenda for diabetes research worldwide, and is the largest charitable funder and advocate of type 1 research. The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. Type 1 diabetes is a disease which strikes children and adults suddenly and requires multiple injections of insulin daily or a continuous infusion of insulin through a pump. Insulin, however, is not a cure for diabetes, nor does it prevent its eventual and devastating complications which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation.
Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has funded more than $1.5 billion in research. In FY2010, JDRF provided more than $107 million for type 1 diabetes research in 19 countries, including more than 40 human clinical trials.
Western Wisconsin Chapter Board of Directors
July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013
President: Douglas K. Berry, CPA
President Elect: Tom Sheahan
Past Presidents: Bobbi Howell, Jim Lazarz, and Dan Rotert
Treasurer: Aaron Swenson
Secretary: Vaughn L. Vance
Nominating Chair: Bradley J. Goll
Outreach Chair: Laurie Ellis McLeod, Ph. D
Major Donor Chair: John Ronzia
Advocacy Team Chair: Mark D. Miller
Research Information Volunteer: Erick Hallick
Members at Large
Deb Davis
Andy Fabian
Emily R. Gnam
Derek Hubbard, MD
Jason M. Hunt
J. Thomas Jacobs
Kent Klagos
Chris Listau
Norbert Knack, BSN, RN, CDE
Sharon Gibbs McIlquham
Annette Mikat
Sarah Nehls, MD
Jon S. Odorico, MD, FACS
Brent Smith
Lynn Sturm, RN
John Sylla
Casey Trudgeon
Allan Wearing
Jennifer Wickman
Mike Wokasch
Deborah P. Wubben, MD, MPH
Chapter Staff
Jamie Weissburg – Executive Director
Elizabeth Meland – Special Events Coordinator
Lisa Bayer – Special Events Assistant
Vicki Bindl – Administrative Assistant
Contact us
JDRF Western Wisconsin Chapter434 S. Yellowstone Drive, Suite 202
Madison, WI 53719
Phone: 608-833-2873
Fax: 608-833-9214
Email: westernwi@jdrf.org
