Leadership
The current KDN structure involves three components: a Board of Directors, a Leadership Team, and an Executive Director, who works with both groups of leadership members.
2026 Board of Directors
Chairperson Sri Prakash Mokshagundam, M.D.
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Louisville
Member: Brooke Hudspeth, Pharm.D., CDCES
Associate Dean, Chief Practice Officer, University of Kentucky, College of Pharmacy
Member: Sathya Krishnasamy, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, University of Louisville Staff Endrocrinologist, Robley Rex VA Medical Center, University of Louisville
Member: Lisa Smith, BA, MA
Director of Development, Diabetes Leadership Council
Member: Kupper A. Wintergerst, M.D., MBA
Professor and Chief, Pediatric Endocrinology, Director, Wendy Novak Diabetes Institute, University of Louisville, School of Medicine; Norton Healthcare
2026 Leadership Team
- Solvej Guthrie, President
- Andrea Doughty, Past-President
- Beth Ackerman, DPP Action Team co-chair
- Tami Haley, DPP Action Team co-chair
- Ashley Webb, DSMES co-chair
- DeAnna Leonard, DSMES Co-Chair
- Solvej Guthrie, Communication Education and Advocacy Action Team co-chair
- Shana Nicholson, Community Outreach Liaison