Michigan Department of Community Health
Diabetes and Kidney Disease Unit
109 W. Michigan Ave
Lansing,
MI
USA
48913
Email:
pierk@michigan.gov
Biographical Sketch:
Public Health Consultant, Diabetes, Kidney and Other Chronic Diseases Section, Community Health Department, State of Michigan, February 2006 – Present, Lansing, Michigan.
• Manage the diabetes prevention program.
• Oversee pilot project to integrate diabetes prevention into the Michigan WISEWOMAN program.
• Build collaborative partnerships to integrate diabetes prevention efforts with other chronic disease programs.
• Serve as Co-Chair for the Diabetes Council’s Act on Data Workgroup in the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD).
Continuing Education Programs Manager, The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing, March 2004 – September 2005, Baltimore, Maryland
Community Outreach Coordinator, American Institutes for Research-Health Program, 2001 –2004, Silver Spring, Maryland
Public Education Coordinator, Division of Cancer Control, 1996- 2001,
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, State of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland