Recently an announcement was made that the Western Region Liaison position has finally been filled! Thank you, CDR Carol Treat ! We hope to keep you very busy!
Officers:
It is my pleasure to announce the selection of CDR Carol Treat as the Western Region Liaison, Division of Commissioned Personnel Support (DCPS), IHS Headquarters. Effective June 17, 2013 CDR Treat will begin to provide personnel services for over 400 officers assigned to the Alaska, California, and Portland Areas as the Commission Corps Liaison for the Western Region.
CDR Treat received her Master of Science in Human Nutrition and Fitness at Colorado State University, is a Registered Dietitian and a Certified Diabetes Educator. CDR Treat began her USPHS career with IHS as a staff dietitian at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska in 1998.
As a career officer, CDR Treat has more than 14 years of experience in the Corps as a dietitian, senior public health analyst, and program coordinator. During her time as a Dietitian Officer, she has had assignments with the Indian Health Service (IHS) in the Alaska Area and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in Rockville, Maryland.
Her service includes work with nutrition in chronic diseases, federal grants management, and clinical quality improvement. As a nutrition provider for 12 years, she has presented, authored and contributed to many nutrition topics for a variety of venues. She has provided expert review on many publications for numerous national agencies. Throughout her career, she has been involved in the Commissioned Officer Association Aurora Borealis Branch and the Dietitian Professional Advisory Committee (Diet-PAC). She is currently the Chair of the Diet-PAC and is on the Diet-PAC work group for the Surgeon General’s National Prevention Strategy. CDR Treat has lived and worked in Alaska for over 17 years and enjoys the wonderful outdoor opportunities Alaska has to offer.
Please join me in welcoming CDR Treat as the DCPS Western Regional Liaison. CDR Treat can be contacted by telephone at 907-729-1308, or at the DCPS office located in the Alaska Area Office, 4141 Ambassador Dr., Alaska, AK 99508.
Carol S. Lincoln
CAPT, US Public Health Service
Director, Division of Commissioned Personnel Support
Indian Health Service Headquarters
801 Thompson Avenue
Suite 220
Rockville, MD 20852
301.443.5440 Office
carol.lincoln@ihs.gov<mailto:carol.lincoln@ihs.gov>