A Week at Camp Boggy Creek: AAKP Staff Member Valerie Gonzalez Shares Her Experience

Deb Pelaez
Valerie Gonzalez began her career with AAKP over 18 years ago in May 2005 as an administrative assistant and now leads the entire administrative team as AAKP’s Director of Office Operations. If you have ever been to an in-person AAKP event or visited the AAKP booth at a kidney conference, you may have met Valerie over the years.
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Kidney Transplant Gives Taiylor Kriss New Lease on Life After Lifelong Struggle with Disease

Deb Pelaez
Taiylor was just 18 months old when her daycare began having concerns about discolored (greenish) urine and bowel movements. After the daycare team notified her mom, Meaghan, and after many tests, including a kidney biopsy at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Taiylor was diagnosed with X linked Alport syndrome.
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