Diabetes Leadership Teams

Executive Committee

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

Matthew Potthoff, PhD
Deputy Director, Harold Hamm Diabetes Center
Harold Hamm Endowed Chair in Clinical Diabetes Research
Professor of Biochemistry and Physiology
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences

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

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 Campus

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

Huxing Cui, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology
Member, Harold Hamm Diabetes Center

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

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

• Jim Grant

  Continental Resources

• James Boggs, Immediate Past Chair

  Blue Sky Bank

• Brad Haines

  Bank7

• Judy Goforth Parker, Chair Elect

  Chickasaw Nation

• Mark Henry

  Liberty National Bank

• Bill Anoatubby, Life Member

  Chickasaw Nation

• David Holt

  City of Oklahoma City

• Harold Hamm, Life Member

  Continental Resources, Inc.

• Shelly Lambertz

  Hamm Capital

• Connie Barker

  Chickasaw Nation

• David D. Le Norman

  Reign Capital Holdings, LLC

• Rhesa Brewster

  OU Foundation

• Angela Little

  Community Volunteer

• Barbara Brown

  Community Volunteer

• Terry Monday

  Perry Publishing & Broadcasting

• Michael Burrage

  Whitten Burrage Law

• Geree Wald Morton

  Plaster & Wald Consulting Corp

• Tom Cronin

  K. Stewart Exploration, LLC

• Dirk O’Hara

  Valir Health

• Deana Cunningham

  Community Volunteer

• Leslie Rainbolt

  Community Volunteer

• Rick Dawson

  RedSky Land, LLC

• Brooks Ratzlaff

  FieldPoint Energy Services

• Michelle Dennison

  Oklahoma City Indian Clinic

• Ken Reasnor

  EnerWest Trading Co.

• Chad Dillingham

  Dillingham Insurance

• Art Spoerl

  J.P. Morgan Private Bank - VP

• Michael Terry

  OIPA Retired

• Scott Verplank

  Scott and Kim Verplank Foundation

• Kristin Thomas

  Continental Resources, Inc.

• Gayle Wagner

  McDonalds Franchise – Volunteer

• Samantha Trousdale

  Citizen Potawatomi Nation

• Danny Weintraub

  Mabrey Bank

• Michael Turpen

  Riggs Abney

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
• David Sergent, MBA, Pediatric Diabetes Camp Coordinator
• Beth Goetz, PreventT2 Coordinator
• Lark Zink, JD, Senior Project Coordinator
• Mary Katherine Weeter, Project 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