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Derocha is a certified diabetes care and education specialist and a national public speaker on nutrition and wellness. She is the clinical services manager for a medial device company in Detroit providing education to patients with diabetes. Derocha has previously worked as a health coach for Marquee Health and developed programs and products for a large health insurance company. She has worked for Ascension, a health care system, and the Detroit Area Agency on Aging. She earned bachelor's degrees in dietetics and psychology from Michigan State University and a master's degree from Wayne State University.
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