Transplant Living Centers - Formerly known as The Lung Connection

ABOUT TRANSPLANT LIVING CENTERS

The Lung Connection, Inc. (TLC) started on February 28, 2003 as a Colorado Non-Profit Corporation. It received its IRS Advance Ruling as a tax-exempt 501(c)3 Charity in March, 2004. TLC received its permanent 501(c)3 status as a public charity on January 15, 2008. Since 2010, The Lung Connection has been making the transition to the name "Transplant Living Centers" (TLC).

Patients and caregivers from other hospitals and treatment centers are welcome on a space available basis. TLC is a comprehensive resource for recipients and their caregivers, both personal and professional. It supports and facilitates the protocol of the University of Colorado Hospital Lung Transplant Team. TLC does not offer medical advice or services. It exists to provide support, hope, and courage in the face of this incredible journey.

TLC was the brainchild of Susan Hamelin, and was structured in the weeks after her own lung transplant on December 9, 2002. Susan passed away in January 2011. We are forever grateful to Susan for her passionate leadership.

From January, 2005 to date, TLC has had the privilege of serving the housing needs of more than 200 family stays.

Executive Director
Shannon Tougher
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Director of Operations
John Stansbery
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Program Coordinator
Ben Lesavoy
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President
Bill Hoeltgen, CFP®, CLTC, LUTCF
Insurance/Financial Services Agency Owner
A.A. Hoeltgen Agency
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Vice-President
John Stansbery
U.S. Army, Ret.

Secretary
Pearl Mattox
Owner, M&M Auto Reconditioning, Inc.
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Board Member
Jovan King
Black Ink Realty
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Board Member
Jenny Cupps
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Board Member
John Libby, B.A.
Advertising Director, Evergreen Newspapers
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Board Member
Dock Foster
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Board Member
Bill Fleming
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