Staff Directory
The entire COTA staff is dedicated to helping children and young adults who need or have had a life-saving transplant by providing fundraising assistance and family support.
COTA has been Giving Hope and Making Miracles since 1986. Since that time, COTA has become the premier organization providing fundraising assistance to families facing a life-saving transplant. Giving Hope … Making Miracles is more than a slogan for the COTA - it is our guiding vision. Families from throughout the country, representing every ethnic, economic, religious, and social background, have worked with COTA. Along the way COTA’s team of professionals and these families have shared tears, conquered huge obstacles, hoped, and, together, have celebrated miracles.
COTA Staff Members
Administrative Staff
| Rick Lofgren, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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| Lisa Fulkerson, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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| Judy Sutton, Administrative Assistant | |
| Susan Gray, Bookkeeping Assistant | |
| Martha Selk, Contributions Assistant |
Development, Marketing and Communications Staff
| General Information | |
| Brenda Lobdell Scheider, Chief Development Officer |
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| Amy Rasing, Development Manager | |
| Kim Carter Parker, Manager of Communications |
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| Jennifer Benson, Marketing Specialist | |
| Barry Martin, Technology and Web Specialist |
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| Lyndsi Bennett, Development Specialist |
Family Services Staff
| Family Services Staff | |
| Jackie Tate, Family Services Specialist | |
| Rebecca McCall, Family Services Specialist |
Rebecca Bathon
Giving Hope:
“COTA provided hope when we felt like all hope was lost. When we received the devastating news our insurance might not cover Bryce’s transplant expenses, COTA was there to pick us up and to reassure us we would get the money needed to save Bryce’s life.”
Jessica McCullough and Tom Williams
