Dennis Pillion Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Birmingham, AL

I serve on the Advocacy Committee of the American Diabetes Association. In that role, I travel to Washington, DC as part of the Call to Congress, to inform Congressional members and staff on ADA positions and requests for ongoing support on behalf of persons with diabetes. As a volunteer for the Alabama chapter of the ADA, I served as Advocacy Director and.

Birmingham, Alabama

As Board Chair, I worked with the executive director who organized the camp family, including 400 campers and 180 staff, for the summer camp programs as well as multiple weekend programs throughout the year. Currently I serve as an Advisory Board member and assist with pharmacy check-in on opening days at camp. Previously, I served at the camp as a Board.

Birmingham, Alabama

As a member of the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists, Alabama Coordinating Body, I have served as president, vice-president and treasurer. Currently, I serve as web master. I am a frequent guest lecturer for the group and have been a keynote speaker at four diabetes education programs in Birmingham and two diabetes education programs in.

As the leader of the national diabetes camp educators community of interest for AADE, I served a one-year term as liaison to the national AADE Board of Directors. In this role, I attended quarterly board meetings and served on several committees. I continue to serve as a leader on the camp educators community of interest. I have served as the Pediatric and.

Birmingham, Alabama

Retired medical school Professor: duties included scientific research laboratory director, diabetes educator, drug delivery research scientist, drug development, formulation scientist, nasal insulin delivery researcher, medical school course director, dental school course director, optometry school course director, curriculum re-design leader for schools.

Fort Meyers, FL

I am privileged to have served for three years as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Diabetes Education and Camping Association, the world's largest association of camps serving children with diabetes mellitus. DECA camps are found in all 50 states in the United States, in Canada, and throughout the world. Over 22,000 children with Type 1 diabetes.

Fort Meyers, FL

I have served on the Board of Directors of DECA, the leading international organization in the field of diabetes camping from 2010 - 2019. I served as chairman of the Governance and Nominations Committee for three years, charged with overseeing the orderly transition of board membership. I was also engaged in planning annual DECA educational conferences..

Montgomery, Alabama

As a volunteer for the Alabama Department of Public Health, I filmed two live television programs explaining the nature of diabetes, its treatment and the future of diabetes care. These broadcasts were televised nationally via satellite. I served as Chairman of the Diabetes Advisory Council, a group or 50-100 leaders in diabetes care from around the state..

Birmingham, Alabama

I served as board member and board chairman of BodyLove, a radio soap opera series developed by Dr. Connie Kohler in Birmingham. The series presented humorous, bittersweet stories of struggles, tragedies and triumphs of African American families centered around a family-owned beauty parlor. Diabetes, alcohol, renal disease, hypertension, noncompliance and.

I worked in the laboratory of Dr. Mike Czech, studying insulin action in adipose cells. Great environment, talented people.

Ph.D., Cell & Molecular Biology

Activities and Societies: Vice President of Student Government Association

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Physiological Chemistry

Ba, Biology & Chemistry