The Diabetes Education and Research Center at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton has announced a new leadership team. All five of the appointees are women.
Kathleen Valentine was named director of the center. She also is the director of the university’s Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center.
Dr. Valentine is a graduate of the State University of New York. She holds a master’s degree from Syracuse University and a second master’s degree and a Ph.D. from Cornell University.
Eugenia Millender was named clinical director of the center. She is a psychiatric and mental health family nurse practitioner.
Millender holds a master’s degree and is currently working on a Ph.D. in nursing at Florida Atlantic University.
In addition, Gay Lapinski was named program director, Mary Vaccarello-Cruz was appointed medical director, and Amy Henneman was named director of pharmacy services.