Diabetes Leadership Teams

Executive Committee

Jacob Friedman, PhD
Director, Harold Hamm Diabetes Center
Associate Vice-Provost for Diabetes Programs
Chickasaw Nation Chair, Professor of Physiology
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Sarah Borengasser, PhD, MS
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology
Faculty, TSET Health Promotion Research Center, Stephenson Cancer Center
Member and Vice Chair for Research and Training
OU Health Harold Hamm Diabetes Center
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Benjamin Miller, PhD
Program Chair and Professor, Aging and Metabolism Research Program
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF)
OKC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma Nathan Shock Center
Oklahoma Center for Geroscience
Member, Harold Hamm Diabetes Center
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Tiangang Li, PhD
Professor, Department of Physiology
Harold Hamm Chair for Adult Diabetes Research
Member, Harold Hamm Diabetes Center

Dean Myers, PhD
Professor, Department of Physiology
Vice Chair for Research (Basic)
John W. Records Chair in Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Director of Research, MFM Fellowship
Member, Harold Hamm Diabetes Center

Ann-Louise Olson, PhD
Edith Kinney Gaylord Foundation Presidential Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Kevin Short, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
CHF Choctaw Nation Endowed Chair in Pediatric Endocrinology

David Sparling, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Associate Chief, Section of Pediatric and Diabetes Endocrinology
CHF Paul and Ann Milburn Chair in Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology

Peter Vitiello, PhD, Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Adjunct Professor of Physiology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Director of Laboratory Research, Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

HHDC Research and Training

Vice Chair, Sarah Borengasser, PhD, MS

HHDC Nutrition Research

Director, Cassie Mitchell PhD, RDN

Board of Advisors

The Harold Hamm Diabetes Center Board of Advisors is composed of dedicated and distinguished individuals who are passionate in their desire to be a part of the Center’s efforts to address the worldwide diabetes epidemic. Members of the board serve as advocates for increasing awareness of the mission of the Center and diabetes in general as an international health priority. Board members also provide guidance and support in developing resources to strengthen the Center’s reputation as the leading international authority in diabetes research, patient care, education and prevention.

• T.J. Riley, Chair

  The Bramlett Agency

• James Boggs, Immediate Past Chair

  Citizens Bank of Edmond

• Judy Goforth Parker, Chair Elect

  Chickasaw Nation

• Bill Anoatubby, Life Member

  Chickasaw Nation

• Harold Hamm, Life Member

  Continental Resources, Inc.

• Connie Barker

  Legislator, Chickasaw Nation

• Rhesa Brewster

  OU Foundation, Mewbourne College of Earth & Energy

• Barbara Brown

  Community Volunteer

• Michael Burrage

  Whitten Burrage Law

• Tom Cronin

  K. Stewart Exploration, LLC

• Deana Cunningham

  Community Volunteer

• Rick Dawson

  RedSky Land, LLC

• Michelle Dennison

  Oklahoma City Indian Clinic

• Chad Dillingham

  Dillingham Insurance

• Jim Grant

  Continental Resources

• Chuck Greenwood

  The Greenwood Group

• Brad Haines

  Bank7

• Lisa Harrington

  Little Axe Health Center

• Mark Henry

  Liberty National Bank

• Mayor David Holt

  City of Oklahoma City

• Shelly Lambertz

  Hamm Capital

• David Le Norman

  Reign Capital Holdings, LLC

• Angela Little

  Community Volunteer

• Terry Monday

  Perry Publishing & Broadcasting

• Geree Wald Morton

  Plaster & Wald Consulting Corp

• Dirk O’Hara

  Valir Health

• Leslie Rainbolt

  Community Volunteer

• Brooks Ratzlaff

  FieldPoint Energy Services

• Ken Reasnor

  Navigator Energy Services

• Michael Terry

  OIPA Retired

• Kristin Thomas

  Continental Resources, Inc.

• Samanth Trousdale

  Citizen Potawatomi Nation

• Michael Turpen

  Riggs Abney

• Gayle Wagner

  McDonalds Franchise – Volunteer

• Danny Weintraub

  Mabrey Bank

• Scott Verplank

  Scott and Kim Verplank Foundation

Administrative Staff

• Jimmy Eubanks, MBA, Administration & Operations Executive Director
• Patricia Parker, MA, Business Manager
• Kristi Rieke, Lead Accountant
• Noelle Kleszynski, MPH, Grants Manager
• Sabrina Pratt, Post-Award Grant Manager
• Erin Florer, Lead Accounting Specialist
• Lark Zink, JD, Senior Project Coordinator
• Elvie Ellis, MEd, Pediatric Diabetes Camp Coordinator
• Beth Goetz, PreventT2 Coordinator
• Cindy Trent, Patient and Family Service Representative
• Kerry Morris, MBA, Director of Advancement

Schedule a Multipurpose Room or Get More Information

Harold Hamm Diabetes Center’s flagship building in Oklahoma City houses two third-floor multipurpose rooms: HHDC 3300 and HHDC 3230. HHDC Administration manages the scheduling and usage policy of these rooms. The policy identifies layouts and available equipment for each room and outlines procedures for scheduling, as well as expectations and requirements for entities using the space.

Harold Hamm Diabetes Center policy for using multipurpose rooms (pdf) in Oklahoma City