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.

• James Boggs, Chair
  Sovereign Bank
• Shelly Lambertz, Immediate Past Chair
  Hamm Capital
• Bill Anoatubby, Life Member
  Chickasaw Nation
• Connie Barker
  Legislator, Chickasaw Nation
• Katy Boren
  OKC Innovation District
• Rhesa Brewster
  OU Foundation, Price College of Business
• Barbara Brown
  Community Volunteer
• Michael Burrage
  Whitten Burrage Law
• Tom Cronin
  K. Stewart Exploration, LLC
  Edmond, OK
• Deana Cunningham
  Community Volunteer
• Rick Dawson
  RedSky Land, LLC
• Michelle Dennison
  Oklahoma City Indian Clinic
• Chad Dillingham
  Dillingham Insurance
• Ike Glass
  Glass Operating Group, LLC
• Jim Grant
  Chesapeake Energy
• Chuck Greenwood
  The Greenwood Group
• Brad Haines
  Bank7
• Harold Hamm, Life Member
  Continental Resources, Inc.
• Lisa Harrington
  Little Axe Health Center
• Mark Henry
  Liberty National Bank
• David Holt
  City of Oklahoma City
• David Le Norman
  Reign Capital Holdings, LLC
• Angela Little
  Community Volunteer
• Terry Monday
  Perry Publishing & Broadcasting
• Dirk O’Hara
  Valir Health
• Judy Goforth Parker
  Chickasaw Nation
• Leslie Rainbolt
  Community Volunteer
• Brooks Ratzlaff
  FieldPoint Energy Services
• Ken Reasnor
  Navigator Energy Services
• T.J. Riley
  The Bramlett Agency
• Michael Terry
  OIPA Retired
• Kristin Thomas
  Continental Resources, Inc.
• 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
• Sabrina Pratt, Post-Award Grand 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