Hi, I’m Teresa Thomas and I would like to introduce myself as an AlphaNet Coordinator. I live in Yankton, South Dakota. I enjoy the outdoors and all it has to offer. I especially love golfing. I spend a lot of my time with family. I am very blessed to have my parents, sister, brother, and…
Jason Tanner
Hi, my name is Jason Tanner and I would like to introduce myself as your AlphaNet Coordinator. I live in Gillette, Wyoming with my wife, Joanne. I have three beautiful stepdaughters and two very lively grandsons. I have worked most of my life in the oil and gas fields. During the last ten years, I…
Sherie Smith
Hello, my name is Sherie Smith and I would like to introduce myself as your AlphaNet Coordinator. I live in DeWitt, Michigan with my husband, Dan. Together we have four beautiful children, with our oldest in college and youngest still in diapers. I enjoy occupying my free time by being with family and friends. My…
Kathie Sivesind
Hi, my name is Kathie Sivesind and I would like to introduce myself. I live on Camano Island in Washington State with my husband. We have two grown children and five grandchildren. I used to get very short of breath and didn’t know why. I thought maybe I was just out of shape and working…
Karen Samper
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 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 states. I am…
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. …
Carla Ladig
Hello, my name is Carla Ladig and I would like to introduce myself as your AlphaNet Coordinator. I was diagnosed with Alpha-1 in October 2013 after being admitted to the hospital with a spontaneous pneumothorax. Someone was certainly looking out for me because the Nurse Practitioner on call that night was a carrier. She recognized…
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…