After working nearly 10 years in a hospital setting doing both inpatient and outpatient work, she now works at an FQHC in Southern Illinois serving 11 locations spanning several counties. Christopher Rural Health Planning Corporation has a Diabetes Education Accreditation Program (5 years) and after attending AADE lifestyle coach training, she initiated a Diabetes Prevention Program in 2015. She is a COI co-leader for Diabetes Prevention through AADE as well as a Local Network Group founder. She has served in multiple committee positions in the Southern Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics group and is a co-facilitator of the Southern Illinois Diabetes Resource Team.