Mentorship Program
11/2010 - Updated 2/16/2012
- General Information
- Mentor Eligibility Criteria
- Interested in Serving as a Mentor? Note: Application Now Available
- Mentee Eligibility Criteria
- Interested in Participating in the Program as a Mentee? Note: Application Now Available
- Listing of CDE Mentors by State
General Information
As announced in November, 2010, the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE), the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) have created the Diabetes Educator Mentorship Program (Program) to promote careers that will lead to a Certified Diabetes Educator® (CDE®) designation and improve access to much needed diabetes self-management education (DSME).
The program, which began January 2011, works to partner experienced CDE-credentialed diabetes educators with healthcare professionals who are interested in gaining experience in providing diabetes self-management education. The goal is to assist these professionals with meeting the current hours of experience practice requirement for CDE® certification.
Details regarding the development of the program will be announced on the NCBDE web site as they are finalized.
Mentor Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria for mentors are:
- CDE®, in good standing, for 3 years
- Current practice as a Diabetes Educator, providing DSME services
- Other preceptor/mentoring experience
- Practice accredited by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), e.g., ADA recognition, AADE accreditation, or other program that can demonstrate compliance with national standards
- Agree to complete and submit appropriate Mentor/Mentee monitoring documentation
Interested in Serving as a Mentor?
First, thank you for your interest in serving as a mentor. The application packet is available as a downloadable file - either in pdf* or word format. If you would like a hard copy of the application mailed to you, please click here to send an email message requesting the document. Be sure to include your mailing address when sending your message.
Mentee Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria for mentees are:
- Meet NCBDE discipline requirements in effect at the time of application
- Volunteer hours must be accrued within a maximum 4 year period immediately prior to applying for certification
- Provide DSME volunteer hours under guidance of NCBDE Mentor
- Accumulate a maximum of 400 volunteer hours of the total 1000 hrs of DSME experience
- Hours provided in practice accredited by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), e.g., ADA recognition, AADE accreditation, or other program that can demonstrate compliance with national standards
Interested in Participating in the Program as Mentee?
Thank you for your interest in the CDE® credential. It is recommended that you carefully review the Examination discipline requirements prior to applying to verify that you meet that aspect of NCBDE's eligibility criteria.
The application packet is available as a downloadable file in pdf* format. If you would prefer to receive a hard copy version of the application, please click here to send an email message requesting the document. Be sure to include your mailing address when sending your message.
Listing of Mentors by State (as of 10/2011)
A listing by state of currently approved CDE® mentors is provided below. This listing is provided to give interested individuals the opportunity to see how many mentors may be available in their state. This list will be updated as additional mentors are approved. Upon approval of an individual's mentee application, full contact information for all current mentors will be made available for pursuit of a possible partnership. If you know a CDE who is not on this list, but who you feel would make a great mentor, please encourage the person to review the Program mentor eligibility criteria.
NCBDE wishes to thank these CDEs and the other CDEs who have an application under review for their commitment to diabetes education.
AL Amie A. Hardin RD, LD, CDE® (Note: currently has mentee) |
CA Dana U. Armstrong RD, CDE® Susan E. Carter MS, RD, CDE® Stanford Diabetes and Pregnancy Program (Note: currently has mentee) Lou Erin Castillo, RN, CDE® Diabetes Care Center - Shasta Regional Medical Center (Note: currently has mentee) Arun Chowdhary RD, CDE® Kathleen Jarvis, RN, CDE®
Linda S. Kerr RN, MSN, NP, CDE® Elizabeth T. Leong RD, CDE® Bridget R. Levich RN, CNS, CDE® (Note: currently has mentee)
Martha Quintana, RN, BSN, CDE®, CPT
Robin M. Talley RN, CDE®
Jacqueline Thompson, MS, RD, CDE® Diabetes Health Center (Note: currently has mentee) Hui-ying Yang, CNP, CDE® |
| CO Debra A. Iverson, APRN, BC-ADM, CDE®, CTN Rose Shehan RN, CDE® Diabetes & Endocrinology Services (Note: currently has mentee) |
| CT Kathleen Wietrak, APRN, CDE®
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FL Loretta Holley RN, MSN, CDE®, WCC Sharon L. Krispinsky RN, BSN, CDE® |
GA Sonia Benel, RN, CDE® Eastside Medical Center (Note: currently has mentee) Kay Jordan RN, MSN, CDE® |
IA Jane Feldmann, BSN, RN, CDE® CarePro Integrative Health Clinic (Note: currently has mentee) |
| ID Susan J. Iwasa, RN, MSN, CDE® |
IL Randi Y. Barbon RN, CDE® Centegra Diabetes Center (Note: currently has mentee) Kelly Cuffe, RD, CDE® Riverside Medical Center (Note: currently has mentee) Sarah Ferguson, RN, ACNS-BC, CDE®, BC-ADM Centegra Diabetes Center Nancy Jerger, RN, RD, CDE®, CPT St. Joseph Hospital/Resurrection Health Care (Note: currently has mentee) Marlene Kelly, RN, CDE® Sherman Hospital Diabetes Center Beryl Larson RN, MSN, CDE®, CNL Mary Miller, RD, MEd, CDE® (Note: currently has mentee) Colleen Miller-Owen, RN, CDE® Charlotte M. Niznik RN-APN, CDE® Feinberg School of Medicine (Note: currently has mentee)
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KY Theresa S. Clark MS, RD, LD, CPT, CDE® Linda J. Mills, RN, BSN, CDE®
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MA Joan V. Czarnowski-Hill RD, CDE® Patricia J. Hanrahan, NP, CDE®
Stacey A. O'Donnell RN, CDE®
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MD Cynthia E. Tucker BSN, RN, CDE® Univ of Maryland Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology (Note: currently has mentee)
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ME Carol P. Freshley, RN, CDE® MidCoast Hospital (Note: currently has mentee) |
MI Tammy Bartz RD, CDE® Linda Dale RN, CDE® Pamela Kay Milan RD, MBA, CDE® Henry Ford Health System-Outpatient Diabetes Education Program (Note: currently has mentee) Timira Perry, RN, BSN, CDE® Oaklawn Hospital Diabetes Education |
NC Sara Foreman, RD, LDN, CDE® Albemarle Regional Health Services (Note: currently has mentee) Wanda B. Honeycutt RN, CDE® (Note: currently has mentee) Melissa Hurteau RN, BSN, CDE® |
NH Cheryl Barry, RN, MS, CDE® Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate @ Southern New Hampshire Medical Center Wendy Drew MSN, RN, CDE® Martin's Point Health Center |
NJ Margaret Eckler MS, RD, CDE® Summit Medical Group (Note: currently has mentee) Tracy Egan, RD, CDE® JFK Medical Center Diabetes Center of NJ (Note: currently has mentee) |
NM Ruth Bear, RD, CDE® University of New Mexico Hospital Center for Diabetes Education (Note: currently has mentee) Barbara Macmillan, RN, CNS, CDE®, BC-ADM University of New Mexico Center for Diabetes Education (Note: currently has mentee) |
NY Shirley E. Ackerman, PhD, CRRN, CDE® NYU Langone Medical Center (Note: currently has mentee) Molly Bederian RN, RD, CDE® Seton Health Diabetes Education Carol Carioti , RN, MSN, NP, CDE® Crouse Hospital Outpatient Wellness Program (Note: currently has mentee) Linda S. Cohen RN, CDE® Rosalia Doyle RD, CDE® Marie Frazzitta NP, DNP, CDE® Samuel S. Grossman BS Pharm, PharmD, CDE® Ann Marie Hasse RN, BSN, CDE®, CPT Everet E. Owens RN, BSN, MS, CDE® Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester Laura Smith, RN, CDE® Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Lourdes Diabetes Center |
OH Barbara A. Nakanishi RD, LD, CDE® University Medical Associates Diabetes Education (Note: currently has mentee) Annette L. Pedersen APRN, RD, LD, BC-ADM, CDE® Veterans Administration (Brecksville, OH) Brenda Rendelman, RD, CDE® Central Ohio Diabetes Association (Note: currently has mentee) Leigh Russell, RN, MSN, CDE® Department of Veterans Affairs Rochelle Southard RN, BSN, CDE®
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OK Joni Beck, PharmD, CDE®, BC-ADM OUHSC - College of Medicine OU Children's Diabetes Center (Note: currently has mentee) |
PA Janice N. Beattie RN, BSN, CDE® Terri Lynne Epler RN, CDE® Patricia J. Hutchison RN, MSN, CDE® Joyce Rudolph, RN, MSN, CDE® BHS - Diabetes and Health Management |
TN Claire Blum, MSEd, RN, CDE® Partners and Peers for Diabetes Care, Inc. Jennifer D. Campbell PharmD, CDE® Regional Medical Center at Memphis - Dept of Pharmacy Carol Carter, RD, CDE® Wellmont Diabetes Treatment Center Sherry Ivy, APN, CNS, CDE® LeBonheur Children's Hospital (Note: currently has mentee) |
TX Jan Droke, BSN, RN, CDE® Cook Childrens Medical Center |
VA Sharon E. Morgan, RN, CDE® |
WA Jennifer N. Helms RD, CDE® Kennewick General Hospital Diabetes & Nutrition Education Jennifer Newell, RN, MHA, CDE® Auburn Regional Medical Center (Note: currently has mentee) |
WV Andrea S. McCarty MS, RD, LD, CDE® Mon General Hospital Diabetes Learning Center (Note: currently has mentee) Anise Nash, RN, FNP-BC, MSN, CDE® Bruce S. Chertow Diabetes Center Mary Frances Veltri RN, BSN, RNFA, MS, CDF, CDE® |
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