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Jo Ann Pegues
Jo Ann Pegues serves as the Focus on Diabetes project manager at The Center for African American Health in Denver, Colorado. She joined the center after a 30-year career with the U.S. Administration on Aging, working with 14 states and tribal organizations in the areas of nutrition, health promotion and aging.
Pegues received her B.S. degree from Oklahoma State University and is a registered dietitian with a certificate in adult weight management. She holds a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Colorado at Denver.
Pegues is a member of the American Dietetic Association, Colorado Dietetic Association and Denver Dietetic Association; and she has served in several elected and appointed positions at national and state levels. She is past president of the National Organization of Blacks in Dietetics and Nutrition 2003-2006, a networking group for black dietetic professionals in the American Dietetic Association. She also is a member and a past chair of the Gerontological Nutritionists DPG, a founding member of the Food and Culinary DPG, and a founding member of the Weight Management DPG.
As a result of her long-term interest in helping people to be healthy and stay physically active, she provides weight management counseling upon request to program participants at the center; targeting African Americans to help lower their risks for diabetes and other chronic diseases.
In May 2005, Pegues received a certificate of advanced leadership training as a fellow in the Regional Institute for Health and Environmental Leadership, University of Denver. In 2003, the College of Health and Environmental Science at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, presented her with the Distinguished Alumni Award. In addition, in 2001, the American Dietetic Association presented her with the Medallion Award, recognizing her contributions in the field of nutrition. In May 2000, she received the “Ruth C. Bowling” Award, presented by Western Dairy Council for leadership in nutrition education.
Pegues has served over the past 30 years as keynote speaker and workshop presenter at workshops and conferences across the United States on the topics of nutrition, aging and health promotion.
She and husband, Sam, have four children, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Her hobbies are traveling, golfing and cooking food for others to enjoy.
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