 
Riverside Church, South Hall
91 Claremont Avenue (Handicap Access)
or 490 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10027
Ph: 212-870-6700
Saturday, Nov 14, 2009 1 - 4 PM
(Pre-Registration Opens at 12:30 PM)
Novo Nordisk, a world leader in diabetes care, has joined forces with DIVABETIC® to bring this event to women in cities throughout the US.

Joy Pape, RN, BSN, CDE, WOCN, CFCN
Diabetes Educator
Joy Pape is Registered Nurse, Diabetes Educator and Certified Foot Care Nurse specializing in Weight Management, Diabetes and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) in New York City. She is also President of her own company - EnJOY Life! Health Consulting, LLC. She is the author of the upcoming book, The W Factor: Seven W's That Can Change Your Life and Health Forever. Joy has over 20 years experience as a Registered Nurse in Hospital, Residential Care, Outpatient, Public Health, and Home Health Settings. Her areas of expertise include Diabetes Education (Certified Diabetes Educator-CDE), Insulin Pump Training (Certified Pump Trainer-CPT), Consulting, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing, Board Certified Foot Care Nurse-Foot Care, Home Health, Marketing, Business Development, Presentations, and Student Mentoring. She has provided numerous articles, interviews and presentations for radio, TV, and online web-journals You can read more at her websites: www.joypape.com and www.laughitoff.net

Max Szadek
Mr. Divabetic® & Master of Ceremonies
Max Szadek is the founder and executive director of Divabetic®.
Neva White MSN, CRNP, CDE
Diabetes Educator
Neva White is an Adult Health Nurse Practitioner and Certified Diabetes Educator. Her clinical experience includes medical/ surgical, psychiatric and community health nursing. She taught nursing at both the undergraduate and graduate level at Temple University and Widener University. Mrs. White previously served as coordinator of the Congregational Nursing Program of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, where she worked to build community partnerships between the hospital and faith communities. She is currently the Senior Health Educator at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Center for Urban Health. Her work at Jefferson includes several grant-funded initiatives to address health disparities in the Philadelphia area.
Patricia Addie Gentle, RN, BSN, CDE
Diabetes Educator
Patricia is a registered nurse and a certified diabetes educator. She has worked in health care over the past 30 years. Patricia has been involved in diabetes education, treatment and care for the last 14 years.
Joy Pape, RN, BSN, CDE, WOCN, CFCN
Diabetes Educator
Joy Pape is Registered Nurse, Diabetes Educator and Certified Foot Care Nurse specializing in Weight Management, Diabetes and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) in New York City.
Cherrel A. Christian, RN, CDE
Diabetes Educator
Cherrel A. Christian is a registered nurse, certified diabetes educator and director of the Diabetes Center at Prince George’s Hospital Center in Cheverly, Maryland.
Judi Wilcox, RN, CDE
Diabetes Educator
Judi Wilcox, RD CDE, a Certified Diabetes Educator, was born in Detroit, Michigan and graduated from University of New Mexico.
Jeff Jones
Makeup & Beauty
Jeff Jones is a LA based celebrity Make up Artist who has worked within the entertainment industry for many years.
Winston Kerr
Photography & Archives
Winston Kerr
Photography & Archives
Winston Kerr is an L.A. based Fashion & Beauty photographer who has worked with celebrities Luther Vandross & Vanna White.
Rochelle Rice, MS
Fitness Specialist & Motivator
Rochelle Rice is a nationally recognized speaker, author, and instructor. She dedicates herself to empowering women of size by connecting the body, the mind, and the heart through focus, movement, and breath.
Catherine Schuller, AICI, CIP
Image & Style Advisor
Catherine Schuller of CurveStyle, has been an actress, model, spokesperson, author and now promoter and marketer. Read about Catherine in the Times Picayune, June 5, 2009.
Toni Gadsden
Care Concierge & Volunteer Coordinator
Toni Gadsden has been a part of Divabetic® since it's inception in 2003.
James Szadek
Floor Manager & Volunteer Coordinator
James Szadek is a Horticulturist with a uniquely recognizable passion for plants.
Rose Marie Szadek
Stage Design & Decorations
Rose Marie, a wife, mother, grandmother, and former teacher‚ she is also Divabetic®'s reigning "retail display and decorating specialist."
Stanley S. Szadek, Jr.
Shipping & Handling
After a successful forty-year career as an insurance agent, Stanley has parlayed his formidable sales experience into the Divabetic® booth on our current Makeover tour by overseeing inventory shipment and display. Stanley coordinates shipping, set up, and load out of Divabetic® supplies and merchandise.
Thomas Smith
Production Manager
Thomas Smith brings several years of theatrical design experience to his work with Divabetic®. Thomas is a graduate of the college of Charleston and holds a BA in theater.

Directions to Riverside Church by Subway
- Take the #1 IRT Broadway Local to 116th Street. Walk north along Broadway (passing Barnard College on the left) to 120th Street (Reinhold Niebuhr Place). Turn left and walk one block to (Claremont Avenue). 91 Claremont is one half block north of 120th Street on the left hand side of the street. If the IRT Broadway Express (#2 or #3 IRT) is taken uptown from midtown Manhattan, be sure to change at 96th street for the local train.
Directions to Riverside Church by Bus
- Take the M-104, M-4 or M-5 to 120th or 122nd Street.
For further information about bus and subway routes call 718.330.1234.
Directions to Riverside Church by Car
- HENRY HUDSON PARKWAY NORTHBOUND—take the 96th Street Exit to Broadway, turn left onto Broadway. Continue North to 120th Street. At 120th, turn left. For the 91 Claremont Ave. entrance, continue one block, and turn right onto Claremont. For the 490 Riverside Drive entrance, continue two blocks, and turn right onto Riverside Drive.
- HENRY HUDSON PARKWAY SOUTHBOUND—take the 125th Street Exit. Drive straight to 125th Street. Turn left onto 125th Street. Take 125th Street to Broadway. (You’ll see the elevated train tracks at Broadway.) Turn right onto Broadway and go to 120th Street (Reinhold Niebuhr) and turn right. The church is one block west of Broadway.
- TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE TO MANHATTAN—Take 125th Street Exit. Take 125th Street to Broadway. Turn left on Broadway, drive to 120th Street (Reinhold Niebuhr). Turn right. The church is one block west of Broadway.
Parking at Riverside Church
- The Claremont Avenue Garage is operated by Rapid Park Inc., (212) 866-1000, and is open to the public during the following hours:
Monday through Sunday 7:00 a.m.—12:00 midnight
- The garage is located beneath the church’s South Wing. The entrance is on 120th Street between Riverside Drive and Claremont Avenue. Free parking will be provided.
“...a unique and positive approach to educating and empowering women with diabetes. ”
“It is one of the best outreach/education programs...”
“The information is wonderful, the people are fantastic... ”
“This makes me know that I can still have fun, and still look and feel good about myself. ”
“...one of the best nights of my life.”
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