diabetes training camp type 2 camp (DTC2)

Dr. Matthew Corcoran is Founder and President of Diabetes Training Camp Foundation, a unique clinical resource entirely devoted to providing general fitness and multi-sport camps and services for teens and adults with diabetes. The mission of the Diabetes Training Camp Foundation is to inspire, motivate and educate by delivering unique and customized programs and coaching that empower the community of people with diabetes to thrive.

Dr. Corcoran earned his undergraduate degree from Boston College and his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine before moving to the University of Chicago Hospitals and completing his internship and residency in internal medicine and fellowship in diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism. Dr. Corcoran is board certified in diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism and currently serves as Medical Director for Shore Physicians Group diabetes and endocrinology practice in South Jersey.

Corcoran’s commitment to improving the lives of those with diabetes extends to his work as a member of the Board of Directors for both the South Jersey Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and Diabetes Training Camp Foundation.

Dr. Corcoran is recognized nationally and internationally in diabetes, exercise and sports and speaks nationally on the topic. Corcoran has worked extensively with recreational and endurance athletes with diabetes and has consulted with high school, collegiate, Olympic and professional athletes with Type 1 diabetes. He was recently honored for his work as a physician and educator by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) as one of twelve diabetes “Game Changers” in their 2016 People to Know edition of their Diabetes Forecast publication.

Additional experience in national leadership roles includes his role on the faculty of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) PEAK program that is committed to educating healthcare providers and patients regarding the management of diabetes and exercise. Corcoran also serves on the research and writing group for the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Scientific Statement on Diabetes and Exercise in the Active Individual and was a member of the research and writing committee for the National Athletic Trainer Association (NATA) Position Statement: Management of the Athlete with Type 1 diabetes Mellitus. He is also a member of the ADA Council on Exercise.

Throughout his career, Dr. Corcoran has worked with persons with diabetes in reaching their fitness and athletic goals. His clinical experience has made him keenly aware of the needs of those with diabetes when it comes to counsel on diabetes, exercise and sports. Dr. Corcoran has taken that experience and applied it in his daily practice, as well as in his previous consulting roles with amateur, collegiate and Olympic athletes with diabetes and his work as an adjunct faculty member with the world-renowned Cooper Institute in Dallas, Texas.

An athlete himself, Dr. Corcoran is a gifted speaker and teacher committed to advocacy for people with diabetes. He and his wife Jody and their sons Brennan and Finn currently call Margate City, New Jersey, home and love spending time together being active outdoors

“I have been privileged through my work with the Diabetes Training Camp to meet an amazing array of inspirational people with diabetes who challenge it on a daily basis. By bringing medicine and exercise science together, we can make it easier for everyone with diabetes to stay on top of their game.”

Robert Powell joined the DTC team in 2013. He is Associate Professor of Exercise Physiology and Director of the Diabetes Exercise Center at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. He is also Faculty Coordinator/Coach of the Marshall University Cycling Club to promote both recreational riding and collegiate racing.

Prior to his time at Marshall, Rob worked ten years at the University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Institute (UPDI) as a manager and researcher for community-based programs involving diabetes, obesity and physical activity. During the latter part of his time there, he worked as a diabetes educator in the primary care setting. Rob received both his Master of Science and PhD in exercise physiology from the University of Pittsburgh and holds the credentials of Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES), ACSM-Clinical Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-CEP) and NSCA-Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and is a licensed USA cycling coach.

Rob’s professional ambition is to enhance the promotion of exercise as a therapeutic modality to the diabetes population and to educate both students and healthcare professionals on the role of exercise in diabetes management. Rob also provides coaching services for health/fitness and sports performance in those with and without diabetes.

Rob has a personal passion for exercise. In the warmer months, you can usually find him road cycling, mountain biking, running (mostly trail) or kayaking. When snow falls, he likes to strap on the skis and snowshoes. However, when he is not working or playing solo, he dedicates his time with his wonderful boys Preston and Evan.

Fran has lived north of Boston her entire life. She received her master’s degree in nursing administration from Northeastern University and has held a number of nursing leadership positions at Boston Children’s Hospital including the director role in the Emergency Department and most recently the nurse manager role in the Outpatient Multispecialty Clinic setting.

Fran was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in her early 30s. About ten years after that, her father died from complications of T1D. In an effort to honor her father and support diabetes research, she began participating in fundraising events with the American Diabetes Association (ADA). She participated in two full- and six half-marathons to benefit diabetes research. A few years later, she developed a passion for cycling and has participated in the ADA New England Classic 150-mile, two-day bike ride for five consecutive years to support research and to financially assist families of children with T1D to attend Camp Carefree in New Hampshire.

Fran was a camper at DTC twice before joining the staff on the medical team. She has found each camp experience to enrich her life through education, access to expert resources and lasting relationships developed with campers and staff. She enjoys all kinds of exercise and learning about new ways to enhance health and wellness.

Ann has been active all her life playing volleyball, basketball and running. With her first two pregnancies, she was diagnosed with diet-controlled gestational diabetes. In her third pregnancy, she became insulin-dependent and was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes after her delivery. The irony is that she is a nurse-midwife and had been providing prenatal, labor and delivery, postpartum and gynecological care for over a decade before her diagnosis and had never seen someone with diabetes in pregnancy progress to Type 1.

Knowing only one person with Type 1, a childhood friend, she reached out to ask how to keep up her active lifestyle while managing this imposing chronic illness. As one of the very first campers, her friend whole-heartedly recommended DTC. Ann attended DTC in 2018 and with her new found diabetes tribe and expanded knowledge, she trained for and completed her first sprint triathlon and first full marathon. She was so excited to return to camp as a staff member! When not catching babies, working in the office or exercising, she’s off running around with her three very active children, husband and Bernese mountain dog in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Liz graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts in human biology and a Master of Science in biology and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh. She is board certified in emergency medicine and has practiced for 30 years. At age 53, Liz was diagnosed as new onset Type 1 diabetic. An insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor were crucial in her continuation as a successful emergency medicine doctor.

Searching for how to live daily with diabetes, Liz found the information and experience as a DTC camper mind opening and truly transformational. At DTC, Liz started in the Couch to 5K program and has since run in 5Ks and 10Ks and completed a 100-mile Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) bicycle ride. Liz encourages participants to think of DTC as going to University where “you get to figure you out.” She thanks her husband Steve and son Charles for their everyday support.

JJ was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in his last year of college, just a couple of months before starting medical school at Washington University in St. Louis. He first attended DTC as a camper in 2009 and has since joined the staff as Medical Lead. He is thrilled to join the DTC staff because he had so much fun at camp, made lifelong friendships with staff and other campers and learned so much sustainable and valuable information about managing his diabetes that he wanted to be at camp every single year.

JJ has worked as an emergency medicine physician for over 20 years and is currently working in the emergency rooms at Chandler Regional Medical Center and Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, both in suburban Phoenix, Arizona. In addition, he is also the Medical Director of the Emergency Department at Arizona General Hospital – Mesa.

JJ’s wife Nina and children Kara and Luke are the center of his life. He loves being with his family, RV camping, traveling to his kids’ fencing tournaments, woodworking, learning to weld, cycling and short triathlons. He also makes a point to say that he loves

the DTC community because they have been life changing and have been a great support network of motivated successful people with diabetes.

Fun Fact about JJ: When he retires, he wants to raise alfalfa hay and travel in a motor home just exploring America and collecting stories.

Thomas attended the University of Maryland and received his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. He continued his education at George Washington University where he received his Master of Science in physical therapy and went on to Shenandoah University to receive his doctorate in physical therapy. Once practicing physical therapy, he received several specialty certifications.

He is a board-certified orthopedic physical therapy specialist by the American Physical Therapy Association and a certified sports and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He has consulted with clients nationally and internationally to work at creating a physical therapy program that addresses the root cause of their problem. He also became interested in understanding why patients end up with unexplained chronic pain and how nutrition can impact their pain. In order to better understand this relationship, he pursued further education through the University of Western States and became certified in human nutrition and functional medicine

Thomas works at bridging the gap between physical therapy and nutrition in order to serve each patient’s individual needs. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, doing outdoor activities, working out and volunteering in the community.

Kenilia was born and raised in Cuba. She moved to South Florida while attending high school and went on to study medicine at Universidad Iberoamericana in the Dominican Republic. After finishing medical school, she relocated to New Jersey where she completed her residency training in internal medicine and where she currently works as a hospitalist. Kenilia is working on completing her fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism at the University of Rochester. She first attended DTC last year as part of the medical team, and the experience changed her perspective of what living with diabetes is. She fell in love with the DTC community and what it embodies.

Kenilia takes the most pride in being a mom to her six year old son Alejandro and a wife to her husband Jose. In her free time, she enjoys working out, traveling and getting to know new cultures. Kenilia always looks forward to meeting campers and getting to know their stories.

Peter grew up just outside West Chester, Pennsylvania. He completed his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and then his internal medicine residency in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He then completed a fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and currently is working as an adult endocrinologist. When not practicing medicine, his favorite pass times are golf and juggling. Peter is passionate about all aspects of endocrinology and enjoys helping to care for people with Type 1 diabetes.

Jenna joined the Diabetes Training Camp team in 2017. She is a West Virginia native and Marshall University alumna. At Marshall, she studied clinical exercise physiology with an emphasis in cardiac rehabilitation and diabetes management. Since graduating with her Master of Science, Jenna has decided to further her education at the University of Kentucky and is pursuing a degree in physician assistant studies. In her free time, you can find her hiking, snowboarding or cuddling with her cat Bentley. She has a strong enthusiasm about health and overall wellness and always looks forward to experiencing the magic of DTC.

Teresa Andreone, MD, PhD, is medical pediatrics trained and is currently Professor of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine on faculty at St. Louis University and an attending in the PICU at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. She has a PhD in biochemistry from the University of Iowa, and she has cloned two genes important in the regulation of blood glucose.She has also done research on an enzyme important in the death of pancreatic beta cells.

Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 1969, she has lived well with diabetes for over 50 years. In addition, since 1996, she spends a week each August as the Medical Director of the American Diabetes Association sponsored Camp Korelitz, a week-long residential camp for 150 children and teens (8 to 16 years old) who are living with T1D. She has been exercising and cross training almost every day for all of her life and is blessed to have completed several marathons before her maniacal running left her with bone-on-bone knees. Year 2013 was her first DTC Camp and after six years as a camper, she became a part of the medical staff in 2019. She gives all of the credit to DTC coaches Rick Crawford, Grant Curry, Jon Fecik and Paul Richards for helping her to complete the Long Sprint Triathlon event with no problem.

Anita Swamy, MD, Medical Director and Program Co-Director of the Chicago Children’s Diabetes Center’s is a board-certified pediatric endocrinologist and is recognized as one of Chicago’s leading pediatric diabetes care physicians. As Medical Director, Dr. Swamy oversees care delivered to patients as well as physician outreach activities such as “Dinner with your Doc.

A board-certified endocrinologist and associate clinician at Lurie Children’s Hospital, Dr. Swamy is a passionate advocate for pediatric diabetes and a highly sought speaker who frequently trains volunteers in Chicago public schools as part of a state mandate. The daughter of a father with diabetes, Dr. Swamy knows education is a vital tool in the fight against this complex disease.

Dr. Swamy completed a pediatric endocrinology fellowship at institutions known for their pediatric diabetes programs: University of Texas Health Science Center and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, one of the nation’s top pediatric hospitals. She completed a pediatric residency at the University of Virginia in 2005 after earning a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania, Hahnemann University, in 2002. Dr. Swamy sees patients at La Rabida’s main campus in Chicago, as well as facilities in New Lenox and Northwest Indiana. She is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Feinberg School of Medicine as well as Vice President, Medical Staff, at La Rabida Children’s Hospital.

Kimber is a board-certified pediatric endocrinologist at the Barbara Davis Center in Aurora, Colorado. Prior to medical training, her educational focus was learning how nutrition and activity affect how the body works, and she completed a Master of Science in exercise physiology where she studied the effect of diet and exercise training on cardiovascular and blood vessel health.

As a former collegiate athlete and person living with Type 1 diabetes for over 30 years and overall recreation enthusiast, she has a passion for helping her patients achieve their fitness and athletic goals and has become a local expert on exercise and diabetes. She is a strong patient advocate and is frequently asked to provide education to other medical professionals both locally and internationally. She loves helping her patients work through the complex challenges that T1D introduces in their lives, but she ultimately hopes for a T1D prevention and cure! Therefore, she is actively engaged in research to screen children for T1D before they get sick and to better understand why people get diabetes. As part of the Barbara Davis Center Prevention Team, she leads clinical trials that aim to prevent T1D or help people make insulin for longer.

She wakes up early to exercise because she believes that getting her heart pumping is key for her mental health among the chaos of everyday life. She is a coffee aficionado and has perfected the art of pour over coffee and lattes. She loves hiking and exploring the world with her husband and two children and looks forward to summiting as many Colorado 14ners as possible with her family!

Robert Powell joined the DTC team in 2013. He is Associate Professor of Exercise Physiology and Director of the Diabetes Exercise Center at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. He is also Faculty Coordinator/Coach of the Marshall University Cycling Club to promote both recreational riding and collegiate racing.

Prior to his time at Marshall, Rob worked ten years at the University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Institute (UPDI) as a manager and researcher for community-based programs involving diabetes, obesity and physical activity. During the latter part of his time there, he worked as a diabetes educator in the primary care setting. Rob received both his Master of Science and PhD in exercise physiology from the University of Pittsburgh and holds the credentials of Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES), ACSM-Clinical Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-CEP) and NSCA-Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and is a licensed USA cycling coach.

Rob’s professional ambition is to enhance the promotion of exercise as a therapeutic modality to the diabetes population and to educate both students and healthcare professionals on the role of exercise in diabetes management. Rob also provides coaching services for health/fitness and sports performance in those with and without diabetes.

Rob has a personal passion for exercise. In the warmer months, you can usually find him road cycling, mountain biking, running (mostly trail) or kayaking. When snow falls, he likes to strap on the skis and snowshoes. However, when he is not working or playing solo, he dedicates his time with his wonderful boys Preston and Evan.

Megan Robinson has been a registered dietitian/nutritionist (RDN) since 1994 and currently works at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia at the Diabetes Center for Children. She also owns a private sports nutrition and coaching practice at MeganSportsRD, LLC. Megan is a board-certified specialist sports dietitian, certified diabetes care and education specialist and a certified RRCA coach. Megan has been a prolific writer for Philly.com, has published in numerous nutrition journals and has presented at local and national conferences on sports nutrition and diabetes. She received her Bachelor of Science in dietetics from the University of Vermont and a Master of Science in exercise physiology from West Chester University.

Megan has been a competitive track and cross-country runner since high school and has competed in numerous long distance races and multiple marathons including the Boston Marathon. She coaches distance runners of all levels, and her expertise in sports nutrition, diabetes and running makes her an exceptional counselor for both aspiring and accomplished athletes with diabetes.

When Megan is not running, she enjoys balancing her life with yoga, travel and spending time with her family.

Rick Crawford has had extensive experience competing as a pro athlete, coaching endurance athletes and managing successful elite/pro level cycling programs in a career now spanning over 40 years. He has been involved with DTC since the very first camp and has returned every year to offer his expertise and to be enriched and inspired by the DTC team and campers. Crawford’s basic tenet is “work hard to understand the athlete, learn what makes them respond, and never stop working towards their ultimate potential.”

Crawford has an uncanny intuition to anticipate what his athletes need. He is constantly probing progressive training methodology and is not afraid to innovate to create programs that stimulate growth for his athletes. He realizes that athletes and their lives are dynamic, requiring programming that responds to an ever-changing environment. Crawford’s philosophy is anchored in fundamentals, always building the physiological base so it can support greater loads, employing progression and periodization, with the hub of his method being the ultimate respect for the role of the central nervous system as the governor of success.

Molding coaching programs to athletes’ real lives and their individual stresses create consistency and longevity, essentials to achieving potential. Comprehensive management of the whole athlete addresses all limits. Coach Crawford works with Open Sky Wilderness Therapy near cycling mecca Durango, Colorado, where he lives on a small farm with his wife of over 31 years and their three sons.

Paul was the head men’s and women’s swim coach and Director of Aquatics at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, for 26 years. He also served as the Chair of Physical Education. He retired in June of 2020. He joined the Dickinson staff in 1994 following a highly successful career at Mary Washington College in Virginia and a three year stint at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York. Richards received nine Coach of the Year awards while coaching in the Atlantic States Swim Conference, Capital Athletic

Conference and the Centennial Conference. In every semester since Richards joined the Dickinson College staff, his swim teams have earned prestigious All-Academic awards from the College Swim Coaches Association of America. Paul has coached conference champions, All-Americans and national champions in NCAA Division III. He retired with over 500 career dual-meet coaching wins.

He has certifications from the College Swim Coaches Association of America as a master coach, the American Swim Coaches Association as an instructor and Level 4 coach and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance as a master clinician in competitive swimming.

He is a graduate of Bloomsburg State College and earned a Master of Science in sports sciences and aquatics administration at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Paul resides in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, with his wife Jeanette and chocolate lab Jake.

Jon has been a triathlete for over ten years, and he lives and breathes the sport. The sport changed his life because he has learned to live as an athlete. “Living as an athlete isn’t simply participating in a sport, training for 30 hours a week or competing at the Ironman World Championship–although I’ve done these things” states Jon, “rather, it’s a life approach. It requires a relentless awareness of the body, mind and environment and a willingness to live and adapt, rest and grow.”

Presently, Jon is racing as a professional triathlete. Jon also enjoys coaching age group triathletes. “There’s nothing quite like seeing the individuals I coach grow as athletes and human beings” says Jon. He is a USAT certified coach and received a Bachelor of Science in health science studies with a focus in exercise physiology and the aging process, a Bachelor of Arts in English from Quinnipiac University and a Master of Arts from Duquesne University. He strongly believes that his education sets him apart from many other coaches: “My foundation allows me to educate my athletes about themselves from an acute, biological point of view, helping to prevent sickness and injury.”

In his down time, Jon enjoys watching series on Netflix such as “Better Call Saul” and “That 70’s Show.” He currently lives in Connecticut with his wife Amber.

Mike was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2010 at the age of 43. To say this came as a surprise to him was quite an understatement. However, to finally understand why his body was reacting the way it was, was a relief. Mike has raced bikes, be it road, mountain, cyclocross or triathlon for over 30 seasons. Over that span he has competed in well over 800 events with 85 career age-group, overall or series wins. Since his diagnosis of T1D, Mike has qualified for the Ironman World Championships, raced the Kona IM World Championships and won an Age-Group World title in off-road triathlon.

Professionally, Mike works for Lilly USA in their Diabetes Division supporting their product portfolio in skilled nursing and long term care facilities. When not at work or training, he loves to spend time with his dogs

Paul was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 19 after his freshman year at college. He went 7 (!) years having met only one other person living with T1D before attending Diabetes Training Camp in 2013. After attending a few camps, he learned the tools to manage T1D. It took years of tweaking and experimenting, but it eventually led to finishing Ironman Lake Placid in 2017 and Ironman Wisconsin in 2019. Paul has served in various roles on staff at DTC and is also a USA Cycling Level 3 coach. He considers himself to be a walking medical file, but that does not get in the way of trying anything new or any athletic endeavor. Paul finds he is most comfortable on his bicycle throughout his current home state of Tennessee and is active in his local cycling and triathlon groups.

Jeannie is a certified Total Immersion (TI) swim coach and owner of Swim Your Best with Coach Jeannie. After nearly a 20-year career in higher education IT leadership, Jeannie decided it was high time to return to her passion for coaching and teaching swimming in 2008. Jeannie was the assistant coach of the Sunbury branch of the Greater Susquehanna Valley (Pennsylvania) YMCA swim team from 2008 to 2011, coaching her swimmers to state championships and YMCA Nationals. She has varied experience as a competitive swimmer, coach and official.

She is a lifelong fitness swimmer, has competed at the US Master’s National Championships and has a passion for everything swimming. She always considered herself a short-axis swimmer (breaststroke and butterfly) and individual medley (IM), and avoided freestyle like the plague, until finding TI. Now she is proud to say that she prefers swimming freestyle and thoroughly enjoys the continual improvement goals that TI freestyle swimming provides.

Denise is a certified personal trainer, RRCA run coach and USAT Level 1 triathlon coach. After 15+ years as a chemist in the pharmaceutical industry, Denise decided to pursue her passion of training and coaching full time in 2014. Denise coaches athletes of all abilities ranging from the beginner who wants to run their first 5K to athletes looking to PR (personal record) the 140.6-mile Ironman distance. Denise grew up playing organized sports in school but dreaded the mile test in gym class.

Never considering herself a “runner,” it wasn’t until a friend convinced her to run a half-marathon that she discovered her love of long distance running. There was something about adding mileage each week and being amazed at what the body could accomplish that left her wanting more and wanting to go longer.

She quickly transitioned to the marathon distance which, to this day, is her favorite. After spending a few years running road races from 5Ks to a 50-miler, Denise decided to dabble in the sport of triathlon after an injury left her only able to swim for a while. After landing on the podium at her first sprint triathlon, the fire was lit to see what else she could accomplish, and the following year she completed her first Ironman distance. Denise has raced over 15 marathons with multiple Boston qualifying times, is a multiple Age Group Nationals qualifier and finisher and holds several first female overall wins and age group podium finishes. She absolutely loves a challenge and believes training and racing should be fun.

Laura ran competitive cross country and track at the University of Pittsburgh where she held five track records for over ten years and was ranked in the top 20 in the 5,000 meters in Division 1 competition her junior year. Laura continued to pursue racing competition into her 20s, 30s and now her 40s and has made athletics a daily priority, consisting of running, swimming, cycling and strength training. Laura’s coaching experience started over nine years ago as the distance track coach at Academy of Notre Dame High School in Villanova, Pennsylvania. While there, Laura helped the Academy of Notre Dame break over 25 school track and field records in both indoor and outdoor

track was named 2011 Pennsylvania Independent School Athletic Association Cross Country Coach of the Year, won four PAISAA State Team Championships titles in track and field and four PAISAA State Team Championships titles in cross country. In 2012 her distance medley relay team broke the Pennsylvania state record and finished second in the country at the New Balance Indoor Track and Field Championships. Several of Laura’s athletes continued their track and field careers at Division 1 and Division 3 programs throughout the country.

Laura is currently working as a track and cross country consultant for collegiate athletes and enjoys coaching her son’s school’s track and field program. Laura really enjoys seeing the athletes she coaches evolve, allowing her to witness the growth and improvement they have achieved together. She has trained many athletes who could barely run 400 meters when the season started to successfully complete 5K races by mid-season.

Gillian Forsyth was diagnosed with diabetes at age 30. The diagnosis was a shock to her as well as her family who had no previous history with the disease. Gillian was born in Glasgow, Scotland, grew up in Toronto, Canada, and now resides in Chicago, Illinois, where she owns and operates BFF BIKES, a small local bike shop in the heart of the Bucktown neighborhood in Chicago. In her former life she was a finance executive but much prefers her current role as a shop owner.

Gillian finds great joy in mentoring and training new athletes and is a certified USA Triathlon Level 1 coach. She has competed in and completed races of all lengths and types including over 30 marathons, several ultra-marathons, endurance cycling races including gravel, road and mountain, and 6 Ironman races. Gillian thinks of herself as a completer versus a competitor but has several age group placings under her belt. She is best known for her mental toughness when it comes to finishing long races and training days.

Carrie Jackson lives in Northern California and is a certified mental performance consultant and expert in strategies for optimal performance and resilience. Carrie is one of the foremost experts specializing in mental skills training for athletes and exercisers with diabetes. She is author of the book On Top of Your Game: Mental Skills to Maximize Your Athletic Performance and co-author of Rebound: Train Your Mind to Bounce Back Stronger from Sports Injuries, as well as the co-host of the podcast The Injured Athletes Club. Carrie has worked with athletes and performers of all ages and at every level, from recreational athletes to elite and professional athletes competing at national and international levels.

Carrie has been interviewed as an expert resource for articles that have appeared in publications such as The New York Times, HuffingtonPost, U.S. News & World Report, Outside Magazine, Shape Magazine, Men’s Fitness, Women’s Health, Runner’s World and Women’s Running Magazine. In addition to her consulting practice, she has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses in sport psychology and is currently an affiliate faculty member at Holy Names University in Oakland, California.

Carrie is energetic, fun, has a great sense of humor and employs a real-life approach to working on the mental aspects of sport and performance with the people she works with. Carrie has her own personal commitment to life-long fitness and when she isn’t working, you might find her running a trail or hitting the slopes on her snowboard.

Kristi Paguio is a psychotherapist specializing in diabetes. She is also a board-certified specialist in weight management. Kristi obtained her master’s degree in clinical social work from Michigan State University in 2002. Kristi works for Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology. She has been working in the field of diabetes since 2007 including five years in pediatric endocrinology before she began developing and pioneering behavioral health services within an adult diabetes clinic in 2013. Kristi is privileged to have been able to work with people across the lifespan who face diabetes every day.

Kristi was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2000 and has had an interest in the mental and emotional aspects of diabetes since that time. She has been a camper twice at DTC and found camp to be a life-changing experience mentally, emotionally and physically. Kristi savors helping others who live with diabetes to thrive. She enjoys kayaking, yoga, biking and any dance routine workout with the Fitness Marshall. She also loves taking long walks with her pal Jarvis in his cat stroller.

Lyndsay Gregerson’s passion to advocate wellness in those living with diabetes comes from her personal experience of having Type 1 diabetes diagnosed at the age of three. It’s this first-hand experience and awareness of the importance of diet and exercise on her own health that served as a catalyst for her career in dietetics while focusing on diabetes.

After earning a Bachelor of Science in dietetics from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, Lyndsay completed her dietetic internship at Loyola University-Chicago and went on to become a registered and licensed dietitian. In 2008 she achieved certification as a certified diabetes educator (CDE). Lyndsay worked as a diabetes educator in Chicago from 2005-2011, gaining experience through holding several roles in the diabetes field. Since 2011, she has worked as a diabetes clinical manager for Medtronic Diabetes in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Lyndsay’s drive for not letting T1D “get in the way” is evident with her participation in endurance sports. She has completed 2 Ironman Triathlons (a 140.6-mile race), 3 half-

Ironman distance triathlons, 3 marathons and several half-marathons and sprint/Olympic triathlons. Also known as ‘Lil Herc’, she was a skater with the Brewcity Bruisers (Milwaukee Roller Derby). When she is not training, she enjoys traveling, concerts, any outdoor activity and cooking.

Molly was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was nine years old and has been interested in how food and activity affect her diabetes ever since. Having diabetes inspired Molly to become a registered dietitian nutritionist and certified diabetes educator. Molly first came to DTC as a camper in 2009 and is thrilled to now be a staff member.

Since her first experience with DTC, Molly has successfully completed several multi-sport endurance races and loves finding ways to make nutrition and exercise simple and enjoyable. When she’s not outside hiking or running, you can find her in the kitchen creating delicious, fun and healthy recipes!

Melissa is a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) and certified diabetes educator (CDE) who has been living with Type 1 diabetes since the age of 11. She is the Program Coordinator for NYU Langone Health’s Pediatric Diabetes Center in Brooklyn, New York. She is responsible for creating and developing the Center’s educational programs and providing patient care. Melissa has a passion for helping others manage and thrive with T1D. Before her career in healthcare, Melissa worked in media and played guitar in an indie rock band.

When a close friend was diagnosed with diabetes, she realized her passion for nutrition and diabetes education. She supported her friend, “practiced what she preached,” improved her own control and lost 30lbs in the process. She went on to become an RDN and CDE and was eventually hired as a pediatric nutritionist and diabetes educator at the same practice where she was first diagnosed!

Melissa went from being a camp alumna to a part of the DTC nutrition staff in 2016. Using what she’s learned at camp, she has become a committed gym rat (5-6 times per week) where she enjoys a variety of programs including her favorite work out Barry’s Bootcamp, general HIIT, cross-training classes, running and more. She was even able to apply the mental skills and training techniques learned at camp to tightly manage her blood glucose and exercise daily during her pregnancy.

When she’s not hanging with her daughter, you can find this indie rocker-turned-athlete-mom riding her Peloton, listening to live music, attending comedy shows or drinking wine and eating pizza on the couch with her husband. Melissa believes the key to a healthy lifestyle is balance!

Megan Robinson has been a registered dietitian/nutritionist (RDN) since 1994 and currently works at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia at the Diabetes Center for Children. She also owns a private sports nutrition and coaching practice at MeganSportsRD, LLC. Megan is a board-certified specialist sports dietitian, certified diabetes care and education specialist and a certified RRCA coach. Megan has been a prolific writer for Philly.com, has published in numerous nutrition journals and has presented at local and national conferences on sports nutrition and diabetes. She received her Bachelor of Science in dietetics from the University of Vermont and a Master of Science in exercise physiology from West Chester University.

Megan has been a competitive track and cross-country runner since high school and has competed in numerous long distance races and multiple marathons including the Boston Marathon. She coaches distance runners of all levels, and her expertise in sports nutrition, diabetes and running makes her an exceptional counselor for both aspiring and accomplished athletes with diabetes.

When Megan is not running, she enjoys balancing her life with yoga, travel and spending time with her family.

Tiffany Rios received her undergraduate degree in nutritional science – dietetics from Rutgers University and her registered dietitian certification from South Jersey Healthcare System (now Inspira). She has won several awards for excellence from her previous work at Sharp Healthcare in San Diego, California, and has a record of success partnering with community health organizations to reach those in need. She strives to embody the health that she advocates for her patients by spending her free time in movement, cooking and learning about nutrition and wellness.

Dr. Matthew Corcoran is Founder and President of Diabetes Training Camp Foundation, a unique clinical resource entirely devoted to providing general fitness and multi-sport camps and services for teens and adults with diabetes. The mission of the Diabetes Training Camp Foundation is to inspire, motivate and educate by delivering unique and customized programs and coaching that empower the community of people with diabetes to thrive.

Dr. Corcoran earned his undergraduate degree from Boston College and his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine before moving to the University of Chicago Hospitals and completing his internship and residency in internal medicine and fellowship in diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism. Dr. Corcoran is board certified in diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism and currently serves as Medical Director for Shore Physicians Group diabetes and endocrinology practice in South Jersey.

Corcoran’s commitment to improving the lives of those with diabetes extends to his work as a member of the Board of Directors for both the South Jersey Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and Diabetes Training Camp Foundation.

Dr. Corcoran is recognized nationally and internationally in diabetes, exercise and sports and speaks nationally on the topic. Corcoran has worked extensively with recreational and endurance athletes with diabetes and has consulted with high school, collegiate, Olympic and professional athletes with Type 1 diabetes. He was recently honored for his work as a physician and educator by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) as one of twelve diabetes “Game Changers” in their 2016 People to Know edition of their Diabetes Forecast publication.

Additional experience in national leadership roles includes his role on the faculty of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) PEAK program that is committed to educating healthcare providers and patients regarding the management of diabetes and exercise. Corcoran also serves on the research and writing group for the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Scientific Statement on Diabetes and Exercise in the Active Individual and was a member of the research and writing committee for the National Athletic Trainer Association (NATA) Position Statement: Management of the Athlete with Type 1 diabetes Mellitus. He is also a member of the ADA Council on Exercise.

Throughout his career, Dr. Corcoran has worked with persons with diabetes in reaching their fitness and athletic goals. His clinical experience has made him keenly aware of the needs of those with diabetes when it comes to counsel on diabetes, exercise and sports. Dr. Corcoran has taken that experience and applied it in his daily practice, as well as in his previous consulting roles with amateur, collegiate and Olympic athletes with diabetes and his work as an adjunct faculty member with the world-renowned Cooper Institute in Dallas, Texas.

An athlete himself, Dr. Corcoran is a gifted speaker and teacher committed to advocacy for people with diabetes. He and his wife Jody and their sons Brennan and Finn currently call Margate City, New Jersey, home and love spending time together being active outdoors

“I have been privileged through my work with the Diabetes Training Camp to meet an amazing array of inspirational people with diabetes who challenge it on a daily basis. By bringing medicine and exercise science together, we can make it easier for everyone with diabetes to stay on top of their game.”

Jody Corcoran manages and plans Diabetes Training Camps year round as well as leads operations, marketing, PR and branding for Diabetes Training Camp Foundation and its services. She is very passionate about growing Diabetes Training Camp and offering DTC’s unique life-changing services to more people.

She is a graduate of Syracuse University Newhouse School and worked in corporate communications, marketing and public relations for 18 years at Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies including The Rite Aid Corporation, The Hershey Company and Pfizer. Her corporate roles included public relations, brand communications and corporate communications. Jody has expertise in strategic communications, integrated marketing communications, strategic product launches, promotion and brand publicity, celebrity partnerships and implementation of charitable and corporate social responsibility programs. She has worked on many award winning brand launches and promotional programs including for the Advil®, Hershey, Chapstick® and Centrum® brands. Jody is thrilled to have joined Matt and the DTC team to concentrate her talents on growing and spreading the word about Diabetes Training Camp Foundation.

Sharon Levin has been living with Type 1 diabetes since 1979. She is continually amazed by how well she and others can live and thrive with T1D. This eye-opening exposure is entirely due to Diabetes Training Camp (DTC). Prior to DTC, Sharon had very little interaction with others with T1D, especially athletes. Having participated in sports in a ‘diabetes bubble,’ it was life changing to meet others at DTC with similar experiences with T1D.

Sharon spent many years at AT&T in systems and project management, human resources, corporate communication and change management. She has also worked for many charitable causes including fundraising and volunteer coordination. Over the years, Sharon increased her focus on exercise as part of her T1D management—training and participating in century bike rides, sprint triathlons and half marathons. Her success with these activities (as well as casual and competitive golf) can all be attributed to her time at DTC which taught her that there really are no limits. She was delighted to join the DTC administration staff in 2016. Sharon works year-round at DTC on the planning and execution of camps with special focus on program management, camper and staff support, logistics and communications. Sharon is also the Secretary for Diabetes Training Camp Foundation’s Board of Directors.

Carrie Jackson lives in Northern California and is a certified mental performance consultant and expert in strategies for optimal performance and resilience. Carrie is one of the foremost experts specializing in mental skills training for athletes and exercisers with diabetes. She is author of the book On Top of Your Game: Mental Skills to Maximize Your Athletic Performance and co-author of Rebound: Train Your Mind to Bounce Back Stronger from Sports Injuries, as well as the co-host of the podcast The Injured Athletes Club. Carrie has worked with athletes and performers of all ages and at every level, from recreational athletes to elite and professional athletes competing at national and international levels.

Carrie has been interviewed as an expert resource for articles that have appeared in publications such as The New York Times, HuffingtonPost, U.S. News & World Report, Outside Magazine, Shape Magazine, Men’s Fitness, Women’s Health, Runner’s World and Women’s Running Magazine. In addition to her consulting practice, she has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses in sport psychology and is currently an affiliate faculty member at Holy Names University in Oakland, California.

Carrie is energetic, fun, has a great sense of humor and employs a real-life approach to working on the mental aspects of sport and performance with the people she works with. Carrie has her own personal commitment to life-long fitness and when she isn’t working, you might find her running a trail or hitting the slopes on her snowboard.

Robert Powell joined the DTC team in 2013. He is Associate Professor of Exercise Physiology and Director of the Diabetes Exercise Center at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. He is also Faculty Coordinator/Coach of the Marshall University Cycling Club to promote both recreational riding and collegiate racing.

Prior to his time at Marshall, Rob worked ten years at the University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Institute (UPDI) as a manager and researcher for community-based programs involving diabetes, obesity and physical activity. During the latter part of his time there, he worked as a diabetes educator in the primary care setting. Rob received both his Master of Science and PhD in exercise physiology from the University of Pittsburgh and holds the credentials of Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES), ACSM-Clinical Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-CEP) and NSCA-Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and is a licensed USA cycling coach.

Rob’s professional ambition is to enhance the promotion of exercise as a therapeutic modality to the diabetes population and to educate both students and healthcare professionals on the role of exercise in diabetes management. Rob also provides coaching services for health/fitness and sports performance in those with and without diabetes.

Rob has a personal passion for exercise. In the warmer months, you can usually find him road cycling, mountain biking, running (mostly trail) or kayaking. When snow falls, he likes to strap on the skis and snowshoes. However, when he is not working or playing solo, he dedicates his time with his wonderful boys Preston and Evan.

Lyndsay Gregerson’s passion to advocate wellness in those living with diabetes comes from her personal experience of having Type 1 diabetes diagnosed at the age of three. It’s this first-hand experience and awareness of the importance of diet and exercise on her own health that served as a catalyst for her career in dietetics while focusing on diabetes.

After earning a Bachelor of Science in dietetics from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, Lyndsay completed her dietetic internship at Loyola University-Chicago and went on to become a registered and licensed dietitian. In 2008 she achieved certification as a certified diabetes educator (CDE). Lyndsay worked as a diabetes educator in Chicago from 2005-2011, gaining experience through holding several roles in the diabetes field. Since 2011, she has worked as a diabetes clinical manager for Medtronic Diabetes in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Lyndsay’s drive for not letting T1D “get in the way” is evident with her participation in endurance sports. She has completed 2 Ironman Triathlons (a 140.6-mile race), 3 half-

Ironman distance triathlons, 3 marathons and several half-marathons and sprint/Olympic triathlons. Also known as ‘Lil Herc’, she was a skater with the Brewcity Bruisers (Milwaukee Roller Derby). When she is not training, she enjoys traveling, concerts, any outdoor activity and cooking.

Fran has lived north of Boston her entire life. She received her master’s degree in nursing administration from Northeastern University and has held a number of nursing leadership positions at Boston Children’s Hospital including the director role in the Emergency Department and most recently the nurse manager role in the Outpatient Multispecialty Clinic setting.

Fran was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in her early 30s. About ten years after that, her father died from complications of T1D. In an effort to honor her father and support diabetes research, she began participating in fundraising events with the American Diabetes Association (ADA). She participated in two full- and six half-marathons to benefit diabetes research. A few years later, she developed a passion for cycling and has participated in the ADA New England Classic 150-mile, two-day bike ride for five consecutive years to support research and to financially assist families of children with T1D to attend Camp Carefree in New Hampshire.

Fran was a camper at DTC twice before joining the staff on the medical team. She has found each camp experience to enrich her life through education, access to expert resources and lasting relationships developed with campers and staff. She enjoys all kinds of exercise and learning about new ways to enhance health and wellness.

Molly was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was nine years old and has been interested in how food and activity affect her diabetes ever since. Having diabetes inspired Molly to become a registered dietitian nutritionist and certified diabetes educator. Molly first came to DTC as a camper in 2009 and is thrilled to now be a staff member.

Since her first experience with DTC, Molly has successfully completed several multi-sport endurance races and loves finding ways to make nutrition and exercise simple and enjoyable. When she’s not outside hiking or running, you can find her in the kitchen creating delicious, fun and healthy recipes!

Melissa is a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) and certified diabetes educator (CDE) who has been living with Type 1 diabetes since the age of 11. She is the Program Coordinator for NYU Langone Health’s Pediatric Diabetes Center in Brooklyn, New York. She is responsible for creating and developing the Center’s educational programs and providing patient care. Melissa has a passion for helping others manage and thrive with T1D. Before her career in healthcare, Melissa worked in media and played guitar in an indie rock band.

When a close friend was diagnosed with diabetes, she realized her passion for nutrition and diabetes education. She supported her friend, “practiced what she preached,” improved her own control and lost 30lbs in the process. She went on to become an RDN and CDE and was eventually hired as a pediatric nutritionist and diabetes educator at the same practice where she was first diagnosed!

Melissa went from being a camp alumna to a part of the DTC nutrition staff in 2016. Using what she’s learned at camp, she has become a committed gym rat (5-6 times per week) where she enjoys a variety of programs including her favorite work out Barry’s Bootcamp, general HIIT, cross-training classes, running and more. She was even able to apply the mental skills and training techniques learned at camp to tightly manage her blood glucose and exercise daily during her pregnancy.

When she’s not hanging with her daughter, you can find this indie rocker-turned-athlete-mom riding her Peloton, listening to live music, attending comedy shows or drinking wine and eating pizza on the couch with her husband. Melissa believes the key to a healthy lifestyle is balance!

Megan Robinson has been a registered dietitian/nutritionist (RDN) since 1994 and currently works at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia at the Diabetes Center for Children. She also owns a private sports nutrition and coaching practice at MeganSportsRD, LLC. Megan is a board-certified specialist sports dietitian, certified diabetes care and education specialist and a certified RRCA coach. Megan has been a prolific writer for Philly.com, has published in numerous nutrition journals and has presented at local and national conferences on sports nutrition and diabetes. She received her Bachelor of Science in dietetics from the University of Vermont and a Master of Science in exercise physiology from West Chester University.

Megan has been a competitive track and cross-country runner since high school and has competed in numerous long distance races and multiple marathons including the Boston Marathon. She coaches distance runners of all levels, and her expertise in sports nutrition, diabetes and running makes her an exceptional counselor for both aspiring and accomplished athletes with diabetes.

When Megan is not running, she enjoys balancing her life with yoga, travel and spending time with her family.

Ann has been active all her life playing volleyball, basketball and running. With her first two pregnancies, she was diagnosed with diet-controlled gestational diabetes. In her third pregnancy, she became insulin-dependent and was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes after her delivery. The irony is that she is a nurse-midwife and had been providing prenatal, labor and delivery, postpartum and gynecological care for over a decade before her diagnosis and had never seen someone with diabetes in pregnancy progress to Type 1.

Knowing only one person with Type 1, a childhood friend, she reached out to ask how to keep up her active lifestyle while managing this imposing chronic illness. As one of the very first campers, her friend whole-heartedly recommended DTC. Ann attended DTC in 2018 and with her new found diabetes tribe and expanded knowledge, she trained for and completed her first sprint triathlon and first full marathon. She was so excited to return to camp as a staff member! When not catching babies, working in the office or exercising, she’s off running around with her three very active children, husband and Bernese mountain dog in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Liz graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts in human biology and a Master of Science in biology and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh. She is board certified in emergency medicine and has practiced for 30 years. At age 53, Liz was diagnosed as new onset Type 1 diabetic. An insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor were crucial in her continuation as a successful emergency medicine doctor.

Searching for how to live daily with diabetes, Liz found the information and experience as a DTC camper mind opening and truly transformational. At DTC, Liz started in the Couch to 5K program and has since run in 5Ks and 10Ks and completed a 100-mile Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) bicycle ride. Liz encourages participants to think of DTC as going to University where “you get to figure you out.” She thanks her husband Steve and son Charles for their everyday support.

JJ was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in his last year of college, just a couple of months before starting medical school at Washington University in St. Louis. He first attended DTC as a camper in 2009 and has since joined the staff as Medical Lead. He is thrilled to join the DTC staff because he had so much fun at camp, made lifelong friendships with staff and other campers and learned so much sustainable and valuable information about managing his diabetes that he wanted to be at camp every single year.

JJ has worked as an emergency medicine physician for over 20 years and is currently working in the emergency rooms at Chandler Regional Medical Center and Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, both in suburban Phoenix, Arizona. In addition, he is also the Medical Director of the Emergency Department at Arizona General Hospital – Mesa.

JJ’s wife Nina and children Kara and Luke are the center of his life. He loves being with his family, RV camping, traveling to his kids’ fencing tournaments, woodworking, learning to weld, cycling and short triathlons. He also makes a point to say that he loves

the DTC community because they have been life changing and have been a great support network of motivated successful people with diabetes.

Fun Fact about JJ: When he retires, he wants to raise alfalfa hay and travel in a motor home just exploring America and collecting stories.

Thomas attended the University of Maryland and received his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. He continued his education at George Washington University where he received his Master of Science in physical therapy and went on to Shenandoah University to receive his doctorate in physical therapy. Once practicing physical therapy, he received several specialty certifications.

He is a board-certified orthopedic physical therapy specialist by the American Physical Therapy Association and a certified sports and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He has consulted with clients nationally and internationally to work at creating a physical therapy program that addresses the root cause of their problem. He also became interested in understanding why patients end up with unexplained chronic pain and how nutrition can impact their pain. In order to better understand this relationship, he pursued further education through the University of Western States and became certified in human nutrition and functional medicine

Thomas works at bridging the gap between physical therapy and nutrition in order to serve each patient’s individual needs. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, doing outdoor activities, working out and volunteering in the community.

Rick Crawford has had extensive experience competing as a pro athlete, coaching endurance athletes and managing successful elite/pro level cycling programs in a career now spanning over 40 years. He has been involved with DTC since the very first camp and has returned every year to offer his expertise and to be enriched and inspired by the DTC team and campers. Crawford’s basic tenet is “work hard to understand the athlete, learn what makes them respond, and never stop working towards their ultimate potential.”

Crawford has an uncanny intuition to anticipate what his athletes need. He is constantly probing progressive training methodology and is not afraid to innovate to create programs that stimulate growth for his athletes. He realizes that athletes and their lives are dynamic, requiring programming that responds to an ever-changing environment. Crawford’s philosophy is anchored in fundamentals, always building the physiological base so it can support greater loads, employing progression and periodization, with the hub of his method being the ultimate respect for the role of the central nervous system as the governor of success.

Molding coaching programs to athletes’ real lives and their individual stresses create consistency and longevity, essentials to achieving potential. Comprehensive management of the whole athlete addresses all limits. Coach Crawford works with Open Sky Wilderness Therapy near cycling mecca Durango, Colorado, where he lives on a small farm with his wife of over 31 years and their three sons.

Paul was the head men’s and women’s swim coach and Director of Aquatics at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, for 26 years. He also served as the Chair of Physical Education. He retired in June of 2020. He joined the Dickinson staff in 1994 following a highly successful career at Mary Washington College in Virginia and a three year stint at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York. Richards received nine Coach of the Year awards while coaching in the Atlantic States Swim Conference, Capital Athletic

Conference and the Centennial Conference. In every semester since Richards joined the Dickinson College staff, his swim teams have earned prestigious All-Academic awards from the College Swim Coaches Association of America. Paul has coached conference champions, All-Americans and national champions in NCAA Division III. He retired with over 500 career dual-meet coaching wins.

He has certifications from the College Swim Coaches Association of America as a master coach, the American Swim Coaches Association as an instructor and Level 4 coach and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance as a master clinician in competitive swimming.

He is a graduate of Bloomsburg State College and earned a Master of Science in sports sciences and aquatics administration at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Paul resides in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, with his wife Jeanette and chocolate lab Jake.

Jon has been a triathlete for over ten years, and he lives and breathes the sport. The sport changed his life because he has learned to live as an athlete. “Living as an athlete isn’t simply participating in a sport, training for 30 hours a week or competing at the Ironman World Championship–although I’ve done these things” states Jon, “rather, it’s a life approach. It requires a relentless awareness of the body, mind and environment and a willingness to live and adapt, rest and grow.”

Presently, Jon is racing as a professional triathlete. Jon also enjoys coaching age group triathletes. “There’s nothing quite like seeing the individuals I coach grow as athletes and human beings” says Jon. He is a USAT certified coach and received a Bachelor of Science in health science studies with a focus in exercise physiology and the aging process, a Bachelor of Arts in English from Quinnipiac University and a Master of Arts from Duquesne University. He strongly believes that his education sets him apart from many other coaches: “My foundation allows me to educate my athletes about themselves from an acute, biological point of view, helping to prevent sickness and injury.”

In his down time, Jon enjoys watching series on Netflix such as “Better Call Saul” and “That 70’s Show.” He currently lives in Connecticut with his wife Amber.

Mike was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2010 at the age of 43. To say this came as a surprise to him was quite an understatement. However, to finally understand why his body was reacting the way it was, was a relief. Mike has raced bikes, be it road, mountain, cyclocross or triathlon for over 30 seasons. Over that span he has competed in well over 800 events with 85 career age-group, overall or series wins. Since his diagnosis of T1D, Mike has qualified for the Ironman World Championships, raced the Kona IM World Championships and won an Age-Group World title in off-road triathlon.

Professionally, Mike works for Lilly USA in their Diabetes Division supporting their product portfolio in skilled nursing and long term care facilities. When not at work or training, he loves to spend time with his dogs

Paul was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 19 after his freshman year at college. He went 7 (!) years having met only one other person living with T1D before attending Diabetes Training Camp in 2013. After attending a few camps, he learned the tools to manage T1D. It took years of tweaking and experimenting, but it eventually led to finishing Ironman Lake Placid in 2017 and Ironman Wisconsin in 2019. Paul has served in various roles on staff at DTC and is also a USA Cycling Level 3 coach. He considers himself to be a walking medical file, but that does not get in the way of trying anything new or any athletic endeavor. Paul finds he is most comfortable on his bicycle throughout his current home state of Tennessee and is active in his local cycling and triathlon groups.

Jeannie is a certified Total Immersion (TI) swim coach and owner of Swim Your Best with Coach Jeannie. After nearly a 20-year career in higher education IT leadership, Jeannie decided it was high time to return to her passion for coaching and teaching swimming in 2008. Jeannie was the assistant coach of the Sunbury branch of the Greater Susquehanna Valley (Pennsylvania) YMCA swim team from 2008 to 2011, coaching her swimmers to state championships and YMCA Nationals. She has varied experience as a competitive swimmer, coach and official.

She is a lifelong fitness swimmer, has competed at the US Master’s National Championships and has a passion for everything swimming. She always considered herself a short-axis swimmer (breaststroke and butterfly) and individual medley (IM), and avoided freestyle like the plague, until finding TI. Now she is proud to say that she prefers swimming freestyle and thoroughly enjoys the continual improvement goals that TI freestyle swimming provides.

Bob was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in October of 1992 while on a business trip in Lansing, Michigan. He had been a runner since the age of ten and was still training hard when the usual symptoms appeared. After a few days in the hospital, he flew home and the very first thing he did was go for an easy 30-minute run to the railroad tracks and back. When he got back, he realized he was still alive and all was right with the world. He won races, he lost races, but he still loved lacing up a pair of the lightest racing flats he could find and running hard for 15 to 30(ish) minutes.

Any more time or distance than that would just be silly… But at the age of 25, all the foot and hamstring injuries started to take their toll and so, on a lengthy business trip, he bought a bike. Exercise became fun again.

Two years later, thanks to a few very patient friends, he started racing on the velodrome and then competed on the road and dirt. He didn’t touch his running shoes for over 20 years. (He broke that streak in 2018 and promptly got injured again after two trail sessions.) Bob has competed in hundreds of bike races like Superweek, Green Mountain Stage Race and the Race Across America (RAAM) and is still a regular at the Chicago Cyclocross Series. It’s all for fun now, though, since hair started growing in his ears. Bob was a member of Team Type 1 for five years, competing in RAAM 3 times as well as managing the amateur teams and sponsorship commitments. Bob says the camaraderie of Team Type 1 made it feel like a perpetual summer camp. He still enjoys close friendships with those athletes today. It is what drew him to DTC.

Bob lives in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, just one block south of the Wisconsin border. He has been married more than 25 years to his very lovely wife Joy (she has the insurance!) and cares for several feral and not-so-feral rescued cats. Bob is a custom painter who refinishes cherished racing bicycles, adds personality to steel and carbon and strives daily to convince people that sparkles are magic.

Kirsten began her diabetes career working at the Joslin Clinic in Boston, Massachusetts, as an exercise physiologist, CDE and as the Latino Initiative’s program coordinator. Kirsten’s professional experience also includes working in industry as a medical liaison and with a variety of medical devices. She is a certified coach and now has her own business as a diabetes consultant.

As a previous marathoner (she completed 13 total), she has retired from long distance running and instead spends time biking, ballroom dancing, teaching Pilates and practicing a lot of downward dogs (she loves hot yoga). You will also see her playing fetch with her Yorkie and dancing. Her mission is to empower people to live healthier, happier lives.

Liz Borucki is a graduate of Gettysburg College where she played women’s lacrosse. After Gettysburg, Liz spent several years coaching Division III women’s lacrosse at Muhlenberg College and working in the endocrinology practice at Lehigh Valley Hospital where she met Dr. Matt Corcoran. Along with Dr. Matt, Liz helped to jump start the inaugural Diabetes Training Camp before returning home to southern New Jersey. Currently, she coaches high school and youth girls lacrosse for one of the most elite programs in the state. Her family history of diabetes and love of sports inspired her to return to Diabetes Training Camp.

Kristi Paguio is a psychotherapist specializing in diabetes. She is also a board-certified specialist in weight management. Kristi obtained her master’s degree in clinical social work from Michigan State University in 2002. Kristi works for Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology. She has been working in the field of diabetes since 2007 including five years in pediatric endocrinology before she began developing and pioneering behavioral health services within an adult diabetes clinic in 2013. Kristi is privileged to have been able to work with people across the lifespan who face diabetes every day.

Kristi was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 2000 and has had an interest in the mental and emotional aspects of diabetes since that time. She has been a camper twice at DTC and found camp to be a life-changing experience mentally, emotionally and physically. Kristi savors helping others who live with diabetes to thrive. She enjoys kayaking, yoga, biking and any dance routine workout with the Fitness Marshall. She also loves taking long walks with her pal Jarvis in his cat stroller.

Denise is a certified personal trainer, RRCA run coach and USAT Level 1 triathlon coach. After 15+ years as a chemist in the pharmaceutical industry, Denise decided to pursue her passion of training and coaching full time in 2014. Denise coaches athletes of all abilities ranging from the beginner who wants to run their first 5K to athletes looking to PR (personal record) the 140.6-mile Ironman distance. Denise grew up playing organized sports in school but dreaded the mile test in gym class.

Never considering herself a “runner,” it wasn’t until a friend convinced her to run a half-marathon that she discovered her love of long distance running. There was something about adding mileage each week and being amazed at what the body could accomplish that left her wanting more and wanting to go longer.

She quickly transitioned to the marathon distance which, to this day, is her favorite. After spending a few years running road races from 5Ks to a 50-miler, Denise decided to dabble in the sport of triathlon after an injury left her only able to swim for a while. After landing on the podium at her first sprint triathlon, the fire was lit to see what else she could accomplish, and the following year she completed her first Ironman distance. Denise has raced over 15 marathons with multiple Boston qualifying times, is a multiple Age Group Nationals qualifier and finisher and holds several first female overall wins and age group podium finishes. She absolutely loves a challenge and believes training and racing should be fun.

Laura ran competitive cross country and track at the University of Pittsburgh where she held five track records for over ten years and was ranked in the top 20 in the 5,000 meters in Division 1 competition her junior year. Laura continued to pursue racing competition into her 20s, 30s and now her 40s and has made athletics a daily priority, consisting of running, swimming, cycling and strength training. Laura’s coaching experience started over nine years ago as the distance track coach at Academy of Notre Dame High School in Villanova, Pennsylvania. While there, Laura helped the Academy of Notre Dame break over 25 school track and field records in both indoor and outdoor

track was named 2011 Pennsylvania Independent School Athletic Association Cross Country Coach of the Year, won four PAISAA State Team Championships titles in track and field and four PAISAA State Team Championships titles in cross country. In 2012 her distance medley relay team broke the Pennsylvania state record and finished second in the country at the New Balance Indoor Track and Field Championships. Several of Laura’s athletes continued their track and field careers at Division 1 and Division 3 programs throughout the country.

Laura is currently working as a track and cross country consultant for collegiate athletes and enjoys coaching her son’s school’s track and field program. Laura really enjoys seeing the athletes she coaches evolve, allowing her to witness the growth and improvement they have achieved together. She has trained many athletes who could barely run 400 meters when the season started to successfully complete 5K races by mid-season.

Gillian Forsyth was diagnosed with diabetes at age 30. The diagnosis was a shock to her as well as her family who had no previous history with the disease. Gillian was born in Glasgow, Scotland, grew up in Toronto, Canada, and now resides in Chicago, Illinois, where she owns and operates BFF BIKES, a small local bike shop in the heart of the Bucktown neighborhood in Chicago. In her former life she was a finance executive but much prefers her current role as a shop owner.

Gillian finds great joy in mentoring and training new athletes and is a certified USA Triathlon Level 1 coach. She has competed in and completed races of all lengths and types including over 30 marathons, several ultra-marathons, endurance cycling races including gravel, road and mountain, and 6 Ironman races. Gillian thinks of herself as a completer versus a competitor but has several age group placings under her belt. She is best known for her mental toughness when it comes to finishing long races and training days.

Kenilia was born and raised in Cuba. She moved to South Florida while attending high school and went on to study medicine at Universidad Iberoamericana in the Dominican Republic. After finishing medical school, she relocated to New Jersey where she completed her residency training in internal medicine and where she currently works as a hospitalist. Kenilia is working on completing her fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism at the University of Rochester. She first attended DTC last year as part of the medical team, and the experience changed her perspective of what living with diabetes is. She fell in love with the DTC community and what it embodies.

Kenilia takes the most pride in being a mom to her six year old son Alejandro and a wife to her husband Jose. In her free time, she enjoys working out, traveling and getting to know new cultures. Kenilia always looks forward to meeting campers and getting to know their stories.

Peter grew up just outside West Chester, Pennsylvania. He completed his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and then his internal medicine residency in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He then completed a fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and currently is working as an adult endocrinologist. When not practicing medicine, his favorite pass times are golf and juggling. Peter is passionate about all aspects of endocrinology and enjoys helping to care for people with Type 1 diabetes.

Jenna joined the Diabetes Training Camp team in 2017. She is a West Virginia native and Marshall University alumna. At Marshall, she studied clinical exercise physiology with an emphasis in cardiac rehabilitation and diabetes management. Since graduating with her Master of Science, Jenna has decided to further her education at the University of Kentucky and is pursuing a degree in physician assistant studies. In her free time, you can find her hiking, snowboarding or cuddling with her cat Bentley. She has a strong enthusiasm about health and overall wellness and always looks forward to experiencing the magic of DTC.

Teresa Andreone, MD, PhD, is medical pediatrics trained and is currently Professor of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine on faculty at St. Louis University and an attending in the PICU at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. She has a PhD in biochemistry from the University of Iowa, and she has cloned two genes important in the regulation of blood glucose.She has also done research on an enzyme important in the death of pancreatic beta cells.

Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 1969, she has lived well with diabetes for over 50 years. In addition, since 1996, she spends a week each August as the Medical Director of the American Diabetes Association sponsored Camp Korelitz, a week-long residential camp for 150 children and teens (8 to 16 years old) who are living with T1D. She has been exercising and cross training almost every day for all of her life and is blessed to have completed several marathons before her maniacal running left her with bone-on-bone knees. Year 2013 was her first DTC Camp and after six years as a camper, she became a part of the medical staff in 2019. She gives all of the credit to DTC coaches Rick Crawford, Grant Curry, Jon Fecik and Paul Richards for helping her to complete the Long Sprint Triathlon event with no problem.

Tiffany Rios received her undergraduate degree in nutritional science – dietetics from Rutgers University and her registered dietitian certification from South Jersey Healthcare System (now Inspira). She has won several awards for excellence from her previous work at Sharp Healthcare in San Diego, California, and has a record of success partnering with community health organizations to reach those in need. She strives to embody the health that she advocates for her patients by spending her free time in movement, cooking and learning about nutrition and wellness.

President, InTrek Coaching and Consulting

Ann O’Connor is Founder and President of InTrek, Inc. Coaching & Consulting, where she serves as an executive coach, coach supervisor and facilitator. Ann’s work with leaders focuses on emotional intelligence, communication skills, global collaborations, balancing relationships with business results, and navigating complex professional roles. She also facilitates group programs
utilizing Appreciative Inquiry as a positive approach to leadership, organizational change, and strategic innovation and alignment.

Over the course of her 25 years in leadership roles in the healthcare industry and 16 years of leadership development coaching, Ann has worked, collaborated, and coached individuals and teams in a variety of industries including healthcare, manufacturing, financial consulting, law, and non-profits. Previous roles have included VP of Strategic Business Units, Sales Executive, and National Accounts and Sales Development Manager.

Ann holds a Master’s in Organization Development and Change from Case Western Reserve University. Ann earned certification as an Executive Coach from the Hudson Institute of Coaching, where she is also on faculty as an External Mentor Coach and Certification in Coaching Supervision from the Coaching Supervision Academy, Ltd. She is credentialed as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coach Federation. Ann is an avid cyclist and loves spending time with her family and friends on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan.

Thomas E. Reynolds is a 1987 graduate of Villanova University School of Business. (B.S. Accounting). He is a practicing CPA and former equity partner in the southern New Jersey regional public accounting firm of Capaldi Reynolds & Pelosi, P.A. He is also Co-Founder and currently Co-Managing Principal of CRA Financial LLC, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Both businesses are located at 332 Tilton Road, in Northfield, New Jersey.

Mr. Reynolds is also a real estate operator and developer. He currently serves in the capacity of Chairman, Board of Trustees, Holy Spirit High School in Absecon, New Jersey. In addition, he serves as Treasurer of the Matthew Szczur Foundation, as well as current Treasurer of Diabetes Training Camp Foundation. He is past founding board member of The Alcove Center for Grieving Children and past treasurer of Gilda’s Club South Jersey. Mr. Reynolds resides in Margate N.J. with his wife Paula, son Tomas and daughter Sofia. His personal interests include cats, Villanova Basketball, Peloton training, gardening, project design and travel.

Cynthia is the mother of passionate DTC camper Alexandra who has been a Type 1 diabetic for over 30 years having been diagnosed when she was 20 months old. Cynthia also has deep non-profit experience as a volunteer, in program development, as a chief financial officer and as a board member of numerous organizations. With this she brings her expertise to DTC to further the mission that has had a tremendously positive impact on her daughter.

Cynthia is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Alercyn, Inc., a private consulting firm that she founded in 2010, where her most significant engagement was as the acting chief financial officer of the Conservation Law Foundation from June 2018 through December 2019. Prior to this, she served as the interim chief financial officer for Facing History and Ourselves from November 2017 until June 2018. Ms. Hallenbeck also served as the chief financial officer of the Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. from 2014 to 2016. Throughout her career, she has served in varying leadership roles including serving as the chief financial officer of Citigroup, Inc.’s corporate treasury department from 2002 to 2005 and has held other significant positions including chief operating officer of global legal support from 2007 to 2008. Prior to her service with Citigroup, Ms. Hallenbeck spent over 14 years at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. in a variety of finance, treasury and accounting roles including treasurer of its global futures business and chief financial officer of its securities financing group.

Cynthia is also currently on the boards of Medallion Financial, Inc. and the Wellspring Foundation and on the audit committee of the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI). She has an MBA with distinction from the Harvard Business School and received her BA in economics from Smith College.

Anita Swamy, MD, Medical Director and Program Co-Director of the Chicago Children’s Diabetes Center’s is a board-certified pediatric endocrinologist and is recognized as one of Chicago’s leading pediatric diabetes care physicians. As Medical Director, Dr. Swamy oversees care delivered to patients as well as physician outreach activities such as “Dinner with your Doc.

A board-certified endocrinologist and associate clinician at Lurie Children’s Hospital, Dr. Swamy is a passionate advocate for pediatric diabetes and a highly sought speaker who frequently trains volunteers in Chicago public schools as part of a state mandate. The daughter of a father with diabetes, Dr. Swamy knows education is a vital tool in the fight against this complex disease.

Dr. Swamy completed a pediatric endocrinology fellowship at institutions known for their pediatric diabetes programs: University of Texas Health Science Center and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, one of the nation’s top pediatric hospitals. She completed a pediatric residency at the University of Virginia in 2005 after earning a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania, Hahnemann University, in 2002. Dr. Swamy sees patients at La Rabida’s main campus in Chicago, as well as facilities in New Lenox and Northwest Indiana. She is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Feinberg School of Medicine as well as Vice President, Medical Staff, at La Rabida Children’s Hospital.

Kimber is a board-certified pediatric endocrinologist at the Barbara Davis Center in Aurora, Colorado. Prior to medical training, her educational focus was learning how nutrition and activity affect how the body works, and she completed a Master of Science in exercise physiology where she studied the effect of diet and exercise training on cardiovascular and blood vessel health.

As a former collegiate athlete and person living with Type 1 diabetes for over 30 years and overall recreation enthusiast, she has a passion for helping her patients achieve their fitness and athletic goals and has become a local expert on exercise and diabetes. She is a strong patient advocate and is frequently asked to provide education to other medical professionals both locally and internationally. She loves helping her patients work through the complex challenges that T1D introduces in their lives, but she ultimately hopes for a T1D prevention and cure! Therefore, she is actively engaged in research to screen children for T1D before they get sick and to better understand why people get diabetes. As part of the Barbara Davis Center Prevention Team, she leads clinical trials that aim to prevent T1D or help people make insulin for longer.

She wakes up early to exercise because she believes that getting her heart pumping is key for her mental health among the chaos of everyday life. She is a coffee aficionado and has perfected the art of pour over coffee and lattes. She loves hiking and exploring the world with her husband and two children and looks forward to summiting as many Colorado 14ners as possible with her family!

The Nook Sports Fitness Team is committed to providing an exceptional training experience by educating and assisting individuals at any fitness level to safely achieve their goals by creating a healthy and sustainable lifestyle.

Their team of sport personal trainers helps DTC campers accomplish their goals. They prioritize your mental and physical wellness. When we work with them, they go to great lengths to understand your limits and accommodate your needs. Their objective is to help you succeed and reach your personal best, and they do everything they can to make your training journey as beneficial as possible.