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Nicole Johnson, M.A., M.P.H., Term: 2005–2009
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 Ms. Nicole Johnson is an international diabetes advocate. She travels extensively, promoting awareness, prevention, and early detection of this condition, which she shares. She is also a corporate and government affairs advisor for patient groups and biotechnology companies. In the last nine years, Ms. Johnson has helped raise nearly $20 million for diabetes research and programs. She is the president of the Nicole Johnson Foundation, which supports diabetes education programs across the country.
Ms. Johnson hosts the weekly CNBC diabetes talk show dLife and writes monthly columns and articles for various publications and Web sites. She has published four books, including three diabetes cookbooks coauthored with renowned chef Mr. Food. Her autobiography, Living with Diabetes, in part chronicles her experiences as Miss America 1999.
Ms. Johnson serves on numerous advisory boards, including the Tampa Bay chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the Education for Children with Diabetes Foundation. She is a past national board member of the American Diabetes Association. Ms. Johnson has received numerous awards for her advocacy work.
She holds an M.A. in journalism from Regent University and an M.P.H. from the University of Pittsburgh. Ms. Johnson lives in Tampa, Florida, with her daughter, Ava Grace, who was born in early 2006.
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