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
Gerald Counds
Little Rock, AK
501-749-6812
CrossroadsGreen@gmail.com
Team Buffalo
Anne McCooey
Buffalo, NY
716-835-1323
amccooey@nkfofwny.org
Team Central NY
Susan Burns
Syracuse, NY
315-476-0311 x204
sburns@cnykidney.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
Tracy Jenny
Atlanta, GA
770-452-1539 20
tracy.jenny@kidney.org
Team Hawaii
Ann Kawahara
Honolulu, HI
808-589-5919
ann@kidneyhi.org
Team Illinois
Mary Schlereth
Chicago, IL
312-706-6771
mschlereth@illinoiseyebank.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
lallgood@nkfk.org
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
Portland, ME
781-278-0222 107
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
Andrea Savisky
Norwood, MA
781-278-0222 x107
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
Karen Meyer
St. Louis, MO
314-961-2828
karen.meyer@kidney.org
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 North Carolina
Peggy Strawhorn
Columbia, SC
803-799-3870
peggy.strawhorn@kidney.org
Team North Texas
Mary Schimmoller
Dallas, TX
214-351-2393
mary.schimmoller@kidney.org
Team Northeast NY
Ellen Shupe Bell
East Greenbush, NY
518-533-7873
ellen@nkfneny.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
Jenna Schumacher
Columbus, OH
614-481-4030 x223
jenna.schumacher@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
Lynn Hellickson
Aurora, CO
720-748-9991 x113
lhellickson@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
800-961-5683
mjohnson@nkfset.org
Team Southern California
Sandy Perez
Sherman Oaks, CA
818-783-8153 x404
sperez@kidneysocal.org
Team St. Louis
Karen Meyer
St. Louis, MO
314-961-2828
karen.meyer@kidney.org
Team Tennessee (East)
Stephanie Ryman
Knoxville, TN
865-688-5481
stephanie.lombardo@kidney.org
Team Tennessee (Middle)
Samantha Rogers
Nashville, TN
615-383-3887
rogers_nkfmdtn@bellsouth.net
Team Tennessee (West)
Mable Barringer
Memphis, TN
901-683-6185
mbarringer@nkfwtn.org
Team Upstate NY
Donna Dixon
Rochester, NY
585-697-0874 x28
donna.dixon@kidney.org
Team Utah and Idaho
Kally Heslop
Kaysville, UT
801-628-9334
heslops210@msn.com
Team Virginia
Amy Capistran
Richmond, VA
804-288-8342
amy.capistran@kidney.org
Team West Texas
Lee Scarborough Bryant
Lubbock, TX
806-535-4704
lee@scarspec.com
Team Wisconsin
Joan Heimler
Milwaukee, WI
800-543-6393
coachjoan@kidneywi.org
