Ellingson is chairman of the board of Protemix Corp., a privately held New Zealand company that develops therapies for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other metabolic disorders and their complications. (http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/media_17659_ENU_HTML.htm; accessed 9/05/08) Chair of the American Diabetes Association.