U.S. Games
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
John Landers
Scottsdale, AZ
480-229-6991
landers17@cox.net
Team Arkansas
Bobby Walker
Little Rock, AR
501-749-5728
bqwalker@hotmail.com
Team Buffalo
Ronald Geddes
Buffalo, NY
716-759-8834
kageddes@gmail.com
Team Central NY
Susan Burns
Syracuse, NY
315-476-0311 x.204
sburns@cnykidney.org
Team Connecticut
Kim Hathaway
Rocky Hills, CT
800-441-1280
khathaway@kidneyct.org
Team Florida
Juliet Venzara
Miami, FL
305-854-5690
jvenzara@kidneyfla.org
Team Georgia
Tracy Jenny
Atlanta, GA
770-452-1539
tracy@kidneyga.org
Team Hawaii
Ann Kawahara
Honolulu, HI
808-589-5919
ann@kidneyhi.org
Team Illinois
Gina Baxter
Schaumburg, IL
847-909-7391
MGBIII@aol.com
Team Indiana
Tricia Behringer
Indianapolis, IN
317-337-1971
tjbruce@aol.com
Team Iowa
Bruce Hoffmaster
Des Moines, IA
515-643-5288
bhoffmaster@mercydesmoines.org
Team Kentucky
Lisa Allgood
Louisville, KY
502-585-5433
lallgood@nkfk.org
Team Liberty
Katherine Gallante
NY, NY
212-889-2210 x.251
katherineg@kidney.org
Team Louisiana
Julie Gable
New Orleans, LA
504-861-4500
julie@kidneyla.org
Team Maine
Karen Knox
Augusta, ME
207-624-8297
Karen.Knox@Maine.Gov
Team Maryland
Latrice Price
Baltimore, MD
410-242-7000
LPRICE@Mdtransplant.org
Team Michigan
Kathy Homan
Ann Arbor, MI
734-222-9800
khoman@nkfm.org
Team Mid New England
Andrea Savisky
Norwood, MA
781-278-0222 x.107
asavisky@kidneyhealth.org
Team Minnesota and Dakotas
Peggy Eckoff
Apple Valley, MN
952-322-1209
peggyeckhoff@earthlink.net
Team Mississippi
Jan Fortenberry
Jackson, MS
800-690-8878
jmorrison@msora.org
Team MO-KAN
Melissa Hess
Overland Park, KS
913-262-1551 20
MHess@kidneyksmo.org
Team Nation's Capital
Nicole Morton
Washington, DC
202-244-7900 x12
nmorton@kidneywdc.org
Team Nebraska
Sharon Mulder
Firth, NE
402-791-2052
rmulder@diodecom.net
Team Nevada
Anne Segal
Las Vegas, NV
702-787-2695
mrsanne414@aol.com
Team New Mexico
Nancy Dodge
Albuquerque, NM
505-275-0007
nancy@gammatech.com
Team North Carolina
Bill Haskins
Raleigh, NC
919-622-4404
Bhaskins@NKFNC.org
Team North Texas
Denise Harrington
Dallas, TX
214-947-4414
DeniseHarrington@mhd.com
Team Northeast NY
Carol LaFleur
East Greenbush, NY
518-458-9697
Carol@nkfneny.org
Team Northern California
Cathy Olmo
Oakland, CA
colmo@ctdn.org
Team Northwest
Kristie Lemmon
Seattle, WA
206-359-2511
team.northwest@yahoo.com
Team Ohio
Jenna Schumacher
Columbus, OH
614-481-4030 223
jschumacher@nkfohio.org
Team Oklahoma
Cheryl Manley
Tulsa, OK
918-496-7409
cheryl_manley@ml.com
Team Philadelphia
Lori Ray (Interim)
Philadelphia, PA
215-557-8090 1152
lray@donors1.org
Team Pittsburgh
Shelley Zomak
Pittsburgh, PA
(412) 648-6202
zomakra@UPMC.edu
Team Rocky Mountain
Melissa Hale
Aurora, CO
720-748-9991
mhale@kidneycimw.org
Team South & Central Texas
Marilyn Garcia
San Antonio, TX
210-829-1299
marilyng@kidney.org
Team South Carolina
Peggy Strawhorn
Columbia, SC
803-799-3870
pstrawhorn@kidneysc.org
Team Southeast Texas
Marion Johnson
Houston, TX
713-952-5499
mjohnson@nkfset.org
Team Southern California
Linda Small
Encino, CA
818-783-8153
lsmall@kidneysocal.org
Team St. Louis
Anne Carpenter
St. Louis, MO
314-961-2828
acarpenter@nkfstl.com
Team Tennessee (East)
Danae Miley
Knoxville, TN
865-688-5481
danae@kidneyetn.org
Team Tennessee (Middle)
Kenny Walker
Nashville, TN
615-506-9372
thewalk4@comcast.net
Team Tennessee (West)
Mable Barringer
Memphis, TN
901-683-6185
mbarringer@nkfwtn.org
Team Upstate NY
Donna Dixon
Rochester, NY
585-697-0874 28
donna.dixon@kidneynyup.org
Team Utah and Idaho
Kally Heslop
Kaysville, UT
801-628-9334
heslops210@msn.com
Team Virginia
Paula Huffman
Portsmouth, VA
757-483-3828
p.huffman@cox.net
Team Wisconsin
Joan Heimler
Milwaukee, WI
800-543-6393
coachjoan@kidneywi.org
