Terri Leffler

Hello, my name is Terri Leffler and I am happy to introduce myself as your AlphaNet Coordinator. I grew up in a small Midwestern town in southern Wisconsin, where the winters are long and cold.  I now live in a beautiful southern city in Mississippi, where the summers are long and hot.  I also enjoy…

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Kathleen Collett

Hello, my name is Kathy Collett and I would like to introduce myself as the Takeda AlphaNet Program Manager. I have had the great pleasure of working with the Aralast/Glassia program since 2012 and look forward to continuing the Alpha journey.  The passion of the Alpha community has filled my heart with wanting to help…

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Lisa Kosak

Hello, my name is Lisa Kosak, and I would like to take the time to introduce myself as your AlphaNet Coordinator. I currently live in Vero Beach, FL.  I was born and raised in Northeast Minneapolis, moved to Colorado in 1996, and then found myself down in Florida after being diagnosed with Alpha-1.  I have…

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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…

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