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Meet your Diabetes Educators
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.
Albany
Jamie manages the Diabetes Education Department at Samaritan Albany General Hospital. She earned a bachelor’s degree from University of Portland graduation and a master’s degree in dietetics from Oregon State University. She has been a nurse for 33 years and a diabetes educator for 12 years.
In her free time, Jamie loves to bike ride, read, cook gourmet foods and garden.
Barbara earned a bachelor’s degree from Russell Sage College and a master’s degree in healthcare administration from Sage Graduate School. She has been a dietitian for 24 years and has counseled diabetes patients in Albany for the past 10 years. Her specialties are integrative nutrition, weight management and gastrointestinal disorders.
In her free time, Barbara enjoys working on ceramics, gardening, quilting and going on walks with her dog.
Eileen Schramm, RN, CDE
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.
Jeana earned a bachelor’s degree from Oregon State University. She started her career with Samaritan in Lebanon before joining the team in Albany in 2000.
In her free time, Jeana enjoys spending time outdoors with her family, working out, reading and cooking.
To speak with one of our educators, call 541-812-4839.
Corvallis
Debbie Pauls, RN, BSN, CDE
Debbie leads the Diabetes Education team at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Oregon Health & Science University and has a broad experience treating patients with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, as well as diabetes in pregnancy.
In her free time, Debbie enjoys hiking, gardening and traveling.
Theresa Anderson, RD, LD, CDE
Theresa earned a bachelor’s degree from Oregon State University. In addition to counseling patients with diabetes, she has specialized training in eating disorders and sports nutrition.
In her free time, Theresa enjoys landscape and home design, entertaining, skiing and running.
Cathy Beyea, RNC, CDE
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.
To speak with one of our educators, call 541-768-6973.
Lebanon
Kathy Hillary, RN, CDE
Kathy has been a diabetes educator since 1993. She also is certified in foot care and has more than 20 years experience treating foot conditions related to diabetes.
In her free time, Kathy enjoys home and yard projects, hiking and watching her grandchildren’s sporting events.
Angie Frederic, RD, LD, CDE
Angie 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.
Donna Keen, RN
Donna earned her nursing degree from Linn-Benton Community College and is pursuing her certification as a diabetes educator.
In her free time, Donna enjoys spending time outdoors with her family.
To speak with one of our educators, call 541-451-6313.
Lincoln City
Mica Ward, RD, LD, CDE
Mica leads the Nutrition Services Department at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Oregon State University and counsels patients with diabetes in addition to managing Nutrition Services.
Ruth Moreland, RN, CDE
Ruth earned a bachelor’s degree from Portland State University. She specialized in oncology and wound and ostomy nursing before becoming a diabetes educator.
In her free time, Ruth enjoys gardening, hiking and watching ocean wildlife.
To speak with one of our educators, call 541-557-6414.
Newport
Alesha Orton, MS, RD, LD, IBCLC
Alesha earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and a master’s degree in dietetics from the University of Utah.
In her free time, Alesha enjoys spending time with her family and jogging on the beach with her dog.
Michele Partridge, BSN, RN, CDE
Michele earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama. She spent most of her career in hospital nursing before becoming a diabetes educator in 2007.
In her free time, Michele enjoys spending time with her family and throwing a frisbee to her dog on the beach.
To speak with one of our educators, call 541-574-4682.