News from Associate Members of PDGN – national diabetes associations and other not-for-profits

Changes at the Top

The American Diabetes Association has announced that CEO Tracey D. Brown has left the organisation to become President of Retail Products and Chief Customer Officer at Walgreens.

A statement from the ADA reads: We are extremely proud of the impact she has led in the transformation of the organization and her help in accelerating the positive effect that we continue to have on the ADA’s eighty-one-year-old promise “to prevent and cure diabetes for all those affected. Under her leadership, the organization has experienced a profound transformation.  The team created new programs and fundraising models, established new partnerships, re-engaged our professional members and volunteers, refreshed our brand and our website, developed Big A advocacy, punched above our weight with communications, continued to build upon our Science and Healthcare area of expertise and of course, strengthened our connection with those that we serve – People living with diabetes!”.

And Down under

The highly respected Chief Executive of Diabetes Australia, Professor Greg Johnson, is also moving on to take up the role of Executive General Manager and Professor with the Australian Living Evidence Consortium based at the School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University Melbourne.

Tributes were paid to him at his farewell event and a number of videos regarding his leadership and achievements were shared, like this one: https://youtu.be/18QoQH_Qx0Y