Amelia Dmowska joined The diaTribe Foundation in 2016 after graduating with honors from the University of Chicago, where she completed a degree in English Language and Literature and a minor in Biological Sciences. During her undergraduate years living on the South Side of Chicago, she was heavily involved in working to increase vulnerable populations’ access to health education. In addition to her role as a contributor to the Anthology of Bright Spots, she is organizing d17, a gathering in late 2017 where leaders across diverse sectors will come together to work together on systems-level solutions that could reduce the societal burden of type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes and heighten the urgency and need for action around the epidemic.
