We want you to live the life you want, with your diabetes under control. We have teams of highly skilled diabetes educators throughout our service area to help you, either in a classroom setting or one-on-one.
Meet the team in your community below.
Cathy Beyea, RNC, CDCES
Cathy’s interest in diabetes stems from family experiences with diabetes, and she specializes in treatment of type I diabetes, gestational diabetes, insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring.
In her free time, Cathy enjoys spending time with her grandchildren and animals, as well as quilting.
Brooke Duncan, RD, LD, CDCES
Brooke enjoys helping people accomplish their personal health goals. She believes there is not a one-size-fits-all to diabetes management and that having diabetes is a personal health journey that should be navigated by the patient’s preferences and health outcomes.
Rachel Patton, RD, LD, CDCES, IBCLC
Rachel earned her bachelor’s degree from Oregon State University and completed her dietetic internship at Youngstown State University.
In her free time, Rachel enjoys exercising, playing board games, reading and spending time with her friends and family.
Eileen Schramm, RN, CDCES
Eileen has been a diabetes educator for more than 30 years. She also specializes in foot care.
In her free time, Eileen enjoys painting as well as other arts and crafts.
Jennifer Sylvester, BSN, CDCES
Jennifer earned her nursing degrees at Linn-Benton Community College and Linfield College. She counsels diabetes patients, helps lead education classes and does foot care for patients.
In her free time, Jennifer enjoys traveling, horseback riding, scuba diving, hiking and volunteering as teacher of English as a second language.
Jeana Van Dyke, RD, LD, CDCES
Jeana earned a bachelor’s degree from Oregon State University. She counsels diabetes patients and helps lead education classes.
In her free time, Jeana enjoys spending time outdoors with her family, working out, reading and cooking.
Jen Chilinski, RD
Jen earned her bachelor’s degree from Oregon State University. She counsels nutrition and diabetes patients and helps lead education classes.
In her free time, Jen enjoys hiking, biking, traveling, volunteering and reading.
Jessica Hoehne, RN, CDCES
Jessica earned her nursing degree from Linn-Benton Community College. She counsels diabetes patients, helps lead education classes and does foot care for patients.
In her free time, Jessica enjoys cooking, reading, various crafts, traveling and spending time with her loved ones.
McKenna Parker, RD, LD
McKenna earned her bachelor’s degree from Oregon State University. She counsels diabetes patients and helps lead education classes.
In her free time, McKenna enjoys spending time with her family, crocheting, baking, officiating youth basketball and playing volleyball.
Kimberly Cleveland, RN, CFCS, DCES
Kimberly earned her nursing degree from Linn-Benton Community College and a bachelor’s degree from Western Governor’s University.
In her free time, Kimberly enjoys going for walks with her family and gardening.
Angie Frederic, RDN, LD, CDCES
Angie leads the Diabetes Education team at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. She earned a bachelor’s degree at Oregon State University. In addition to counseling patients with diabetes, she has special training in weight loss counseling, insulin pumps and elimination diets.
In her free time, Angie enjoys hiking, gardening and reading.
Elizabeth Hernandez, RN
Elizabeth has an associate degree in nursing and enjoys hiking and working on crochet projects.
Melissa Myton, RDN, LD
Melissa earned her bachelor’s from Oregon State University.
In her free time, Melissa enjoys hiking, spending time outdoors and painting.
Cheryl Teschner, MS, RDN, LD, CDCES
Cheryl earned a bachelor’s degree from Oregon State University and a master’s degree from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. She counsels nutrition and diabetes patients and helps head education classes.
In her free time, Cheryl enjoys outdoor activities with her family, as well as cooking, baking and gardening.
Yvette Wheeler, RN, CFCS, DCES
Yvette earned her nursing degree from SUNY Polytechnic Institute. She counsels diabetes patients and helps her patients focus on past successes to help manage diabetes.
In her free time, Yvette enjoys reading, cooking, hiking and spending time with friends and family.
Heidi Womack, RN, CFCS, CDCES
Heidi earned her nursing degree from Linn-Benton Community College. She counsels diabetes patients, helps lead education classes and does foot care for her patients.
In her free time, Heidi enjoys spending time with her family, cooking and playing the piano.
Heather Funk, RD
Heather earned her bachelor’s degree from Auburn University and a master’s degree from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science.
In her free time, Heather enjoys hiking, going to the beach and thrifting.
Don Novotney, RN, BSN, CDCES
Don earned his bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Wisconsin and has been a certified diabetes educator since 1998.
In his free time, Don enjoys driving around town, going to the beach with his wife and dogs and traveling.
Alesha Orton, MS, RD, LD, CDCES
Alesha earned a master’s degree in dietetics from the University of Utah and has worked with a variety of nutritionally at-risk patients with different diseases. She enjoys teaching patients about healthy eating.
In her free time, Alesha enjoys hiking with her dog, swimming, cooking and watching movies with her family.
