Patti Urbanski, MEd, RD, LD, CDCES, FADCES, is a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist and Registered Dietitian, currently working as Diabetes Staff Development Coordinator at Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Diabetes Care Program in Duluth, Minnesota. 

Patti was a member of the American Diabetes Association Nutrition Science Review Committee and the writing committee for the 2019 ADA Nutrition Consensus Statement and 2013 Nutrition Therapy Recommendations. She currently serves as the 2024 President of Health Care and Education for the ADA and has served on the Professional Practice Committee, the ADA Scientific Sessions Planning Committee, the Education Recognition Program Committee and the Science and Health Care Executive Council. She is a past chair of the Diabetes Dietetic Practice Group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and currently serves on the Core Concepts Course faculty for the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists. She is a frequent author and international speaker on nutrition and diabetes education topics.

Patti has a Master’s Degree in Adult Education from the University of Minnesota, a B.S. degree in Applied Nutrition from the Pennsylvania State University and completed her dietetic internship at the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics.