Nancy Scott named Board President

The DPC Education Center (The Center) is pleased to announce the organization’s founding Board of Directors, led by newly-elected Board President Nancy Scott.  The Board of Directors will help shape The Center’s work and realize its mission of improving kidney disease patients’ quality of life and reducing the occurrence of end stage renal disease (ESRD). The new Board is comprised of 14 ESRD patients, including 9 current dialysis patients and 5 transplant recipients.

President Nancy Scott, from Newark, DE, exemplifies The Center’s commitment to patient education and empowerment.  She previously served as the Board President of Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC), an affiliate organization of the DPC Education Center, and currently serves at the DPC Education Committee Chair. Ms. Scott was diagnosed with kidney disease in 2004 and subsequently received a kidney transplant in 2012. She is also a registered nurse and an ordained minister.

The Executive Committee also includes Vice President Eric Edwards, Secretary Martin Wienshienk and Co-Treasurers Mike Guffey and Chuck Leggett. You can find biographies on each Board Member here.