Mari T. Brick, MA is a public health consultant for the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) where she oversees the arthritis projects as well as project evaluation for the National Diabetes Prevention Program. She earned her BA in Social Work from Siena College in Loudonville, NY and her MA in Social Policy from Empire State College in Saratoga Springs, NY. Prior to her work with NACDD, she was the Arthritis Program Manager at the New York State Department of Health as well as Associate Director of Continuous Quality Improvement at the QTAC-NY. Her experience is in program implementation, training, and quality assurance measures for evidence-based, community health programs. She is a Certifying T-Trainer for the Stanford University Self-Management Programs and a Master Trainer in the National Diabetes Prevention Program.