Join A Team
Each participant in the Games is a member of an official U.S. Transplant Games team representing his or her state or region. Success of the Games and the impact on each team's local community through fundraising and media efforts depends on strong athlete involvement and support of their local team. Get involved! Donate your time, talent, or treasure. Call your local National Kidney Foundation Affiliate or the NKF National Organization at 800-622-9010.
Team Alabama
Joanne McGuire-Baxley
Birmingham, AL
205-746-2059
sensabama@aol.com
Team Arizona
Christina Branch
Mesa, AZ
602-686-2094
cknattrup@yahoo.com
Team Arkansas
Jessica Ayecock
Little Rock, AK
501-954-7664
jayecock@arora.org
Team Buffalo
Donna Dixon
Buffalo, NY
donna.dixon@kidney.org
Team Carolinas
Sara Rieger
Columbia, SC
803-799-3870
sara.rieger@kidney.org
Team Connecticut
Joanne Pinto
Fairfield, CT
203-688-5288
joanne.pinto@ynhh.org
Team Florida
Denise Soto
Orlando, FL
407-894-7325
dsoto@kidneyfla.org
Team Georgia
Joanne McGuire-Baxley
Birmingham, AL
205-746-2059
sensabama@aol.com
Team Hawaii
Ann Kawahara
Honolulu, HI
808-589-5919
ann@kidneyhi.org
Team Illinois
Jessica Maclean
Chicago, IL
312.321.1500
jmaclean@nkfi.org
Team Indiana
Tricia Behringer
Indianapolis, IN
317-337-1971
tjbruce@aol.com
Team Iowa
Mike Fox
Bettendorf, IA
563-359-1576
Mikeyf52@aol.com
Team Kentucky
Lisa Allgood
Louisville, KY
502-585-5433
Lisa.allgood@fmc-na.com
Team Liberty
Katherine Gallante
New York, NY
212-889-2210 x251
katherineg@kidney.org
Team Louisiana
Julie Gable
New Orleans, LA
504-861-4500
julie@kidneyla.org
Team Maine
Andrea Savisky
Norwood, MA
781-278-0222
andrea.savisky@kidney.org
Team Maryland
Latrice Price
Baltimore, MD
410-242-7000
lprice@thellf.org
Team Michigan
Kathy Homan
Ann Arbor, MI
734-222-9800
khoman@nkfm.org
Team Mid New England (MA, RI, NH, VT)
Andrea Savisky
Norwood, MA
781-278-0222 x109
andrea.savisky@kidney.org
Team Minnesota and Dakotas
Peggy Eckoff
Apple Valley, MN
952-322-1209
meeckho@hotmail.com
Team Mississippi
Cindy Wiltcher
Moselle, MS
601-550-0459
cpwiltcher@yahoo.com
Team MO-KAN
Sherri Denny
Overland Park, KS
913-262-1551 14
sherri.denny@kidney.org
Team Nation's Capital
Grace Friedberger
Washington, DC
202-244-7900 x12
grace.friedberger@kidney.org
Team Nebraska
Sharon Mulder
Firth, NE
402-791-2052
mulders9092@windstream.net
Team Nevada
Karen Palomo
Reno, NV
775-849-1650
walshie7@sbcglobal.net
Team New Mexico
Catherine Cullen
Rio Ranch, NM
505-710-4462
cullencat@gmail.com
Team New York - Central
Susan Burns
Syracuse, NY
315-476-0311 x204
sburns@cnykidney.org
Team New York - Northeast
Ellen Shupe Bell
East Greenbush, NY
518-533-7873
ellen@nkfneny.org
Team New York - Upstate
Donna Dixon
Rochester, NY
585-697-0874 x28
donna.dixon@kidney.org
Team Northern California
Cathy Olmo
Oakland, CA
colmo@ctdn.org
Team Northwest (Alaska, Oregon & Washington)
Kristie Lemmon
Anchorage, AK
206-359-2511
kristie.lemmon@gmail.com
Team Ohio
Dena Lurie
Columbus, OH
614-481-4030 x232
dena.lurie@kidney.org
Team Oklahoma
Kim Collins
Owasso, OK
918-728-1624
kcollins16@cox.net
Team Philadelphia
Lori Ray
Philadelphia, PA
215-557-8090
LRay@donors1.org
Team Pittsburgh
Shelley Zomak
Pittsburgh, PA
412-648-6202
zomakra@UPMC.edu
Team Rocky Mountain
Liz Johnson
, CO
800.622.9010
liz.johnson@kidney.org
Team Southern California
Sandy Perez
Sherman Oaks, CA
818-783-8153 x404
sandy.perez@kidney.org
Team St. Louis
Karen Meyer
St. Louis, MO
314-961-2828
karen.meyer@kidney.org
Team Tennessee (East)
Mable Barringer
Knoxville, TN
901-683-6185
mbarringer@nkfwtn.org
Team Tennessee (Middle)
Mable Barringer
Nashville, TN
901-683-6185
mbarringer@nkfwtn.org
Team Tennessee (West)
Mable Barringer
Memphis, TN
901-683-6185
mbarringer@nkfwtn.org
Team Texas
Liz Johnson
, TX
800.622.9010
liz.johnson@kidney.org
Team Utah and Idaho
Kally Heslop
Kaysville, UT
801-628-9334
heslops210@msn.com
Team Virginias
Amy Capistran
Richmond, VA
804-288-8342
amy.capistran@kidney.org
Team Wisconsin
Joan Heimler
Milwaukee, WI
800-543-6393
coachjoan@kidneywi.org
