Hi, my name is Karen Samper and I would like to introduce myself as your AlphaNet Coordinator. I lived in various parts of the world as a child, including two years in the Philippine Islands and one year on the island of Guam. My father was in Civil Service working for the Navy. As an…
Christine Redshaw
My name is Chris Redshaw and I would like to introduce myself as your AlphaNet Coordinator. I live in Raleigh, North Carolina with my 2 fur-kids, lab sisters Izzie and Gracie. My hobbies include cooking, genealogy, cruising and spending time with my family. I’m very lucky to live within a few miles of my parents…
Mirtha Pino Baranda
Hello, my name is Mirtha Pino Baranda and I would like to introduce myself as your Bilingual AlphaNet Coordinator. I was born in Cuba, the largest island in the Caribbean. When I was five years old, my family immigrated to Spain, and after three years living in Madrid, we moved to Puerto Rico. We started…
Shelly Paffrath
Hello, my name is Shelly Paffrath and I’m happy to introduce myself as your AlphaNet Team Manager and Coordinator. I am from Winona, Minnesota where I was born and raised. It is a beautiful little valley river town set between the bluffs of Minnesota and Wisconsin with the Mississippi River set in between the two…
Bonnie Lee
Hello, my name is Bonnie Lee, and I would like to introduce myself as your AlphaNet Coordinator. I live in Anchorage, Alaska—not far from the little fishing village in Prince William Sound where I was born. I had enthusiastically always lived the Alaska lifestyle: flying, fishing, hiking, climbing, skiing and kayaking, so when an X-ray…
Lorraine Lanman
Hello. My name is Lorraine Lanman and I would like to introduce myself as your AlphaNet Coordinator. I was born in the Caribbean island of Trinidad. My family immigrated to the U.S. to Miami, Florida when I was nine years old. I lived there until I met and married my husband who was from Missouri. …
Clara Jamison
Hello, my name is Clara Jamison and I would like to introduce myself as your AlphaNet Coordinator. I live in Garrison, Kentucky which is situated in what is referred to as the Ohio River Valley. I have been married 27 years to my husband Randy. We have one daughter, Natalie, and last but certainly not…
Kelly Hoerner
Hello, my name is Kelly Hoerner and I’d like to introduce myself as your AlphaNet Patient Services Coordinator. I live in Toledo, Iowa. I have two adult children, Ross and Felicia, and I have four awesome and amazing grandchildren – Ariana, Aiden, Kale and Kyler. I enjoy spending quality time with my grandchildren and family. …
Valarie Hanna
My name is Valarie Hanna, and I would like to introduce myself as your AlphaNet Coordinator. I live in Des Moines, Iowa. My favorite things to do are spend time with my family, travel, bike riding, movies and music. I am the very proud mother of two adult children. My daughter is a Registered Nurse and…
David Gilbert
Hi, my name is David Gilbert and I would like to introduce myself as your AlphaNet Coordinator. I live in southwest Michigan with my wife and two teenage sons. I was diagnosed with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD) by my family physician after injuring my ribs in a vehicle crash. That was in 1997, and I’ve…
Kathryn Gentemann
Hi, my name is Kathryn Gentemann and I would like to introduce myself as your AlphaNet Coordinator. I live in Lake St. Louis, Missouri with my husband Steve. I have 4 adult children and 5 grandchildren that are the light of my life. I also have a puppy who is spoiled and adorable. In 2013,…
Cathy Fetsch
Hi, my name is Cathy Fetsch and I would like to introduce myself as your AlphaNet Coordinator. I live in Missouri with my Shih Tzu, Buttons, who has a busier social calendar than I do! I was diagnosed with Alpha-1 in 2010 after years of being treated by several pulmonologists, cardiologists and an electro physiologist.