Emily Smaniotto, BSN, RN, CDCES, is the coordinator for the Diabetes Education Center at WVU Hospitals (WVUH).

Emily graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in 2013 with her associate’s degree and then again in 2015 with her bachelor’s degree. She became a certified diabetes care and education specialist (CDCES) in 2019. Emily has worked at WVUH for more than 10 years with the last seven years being in diabetes education and the last three years as the department coordinator. She is actively involved with quality improvements projects pertaining to diabetes care throughout WVUH.

She has been personally living with T1D for more than 21 years and has a strong passion for educating those on T1D, especially diabetes technology. Emily is an active Breakthrough T1D volunteer and chairs the Breakthrough T1D Walk that is held in Morgantown every year. Emily is also a co-chair for West Virginia’s Local Networking Group for the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES) and is the founder of the adult T1D support group WV T1D Adults.