Bertha Lynn named Executive Director of The Children's Diabetes Foundation

Irshad MD • August 12, 2013

Bertha Lynn has been appointed Executive Director of the Children’s Diabetes Foundation at Denver (CDF). A leading news anchor broadcasting in Colorado for the past 37 years at ABC, KMGH-TV 7 and KUSA-TV 9, Lynn has been involved with countless non-profits in the community throughout her career. She has also served on numerous non-profit Boards. Her overarching philosophy is to do all she can for people in need. She recently decided to make a career change in order to dedicate herself to a non-profit which she has long admired and respected. She said she “is excited to be serving in this leadership role to help Barbara Davis and the CDF with its mission to further research and care on behalf of 6,000 patients at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes (BDC).”nnBarbara Davis, Chairman of CDF and Founder and Chairman of BDC stated that, “the Foundation is fortunate to have Bertha Lynn as Executive Director. She is a strong community leader with vast intelligence and compassion.” Mrs. Davis is “looking forward to working together with Bertha Lynn toward our goal of prevention and the cure for diabetes.”nnDiabetes is a life threatening disease that is epidemic worldwide. One in every three babies born today will have diabetes in their lifetime. The Barbara Davis Center has grown to become the leading diabetes center in the world. Former Executive Director, Chrissy Lerner, will retire after serving CDF more than 36 years.

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