Credits
We are indebted to the many families, transplant recipients and others who opened their lives so that others would understand the importance of organ and tissue donation.
The Gift of a Lifetime is an original production of:
Kevin Sparkman
Executive Producer
Russell Sparkman
Producer and Photographer
Tim Gasperak
Creative and Technical Director
Joel L. Swerdlow Ph.D.
Associate Producer and Writer
Jade Carter
Flash Designer
Charley Parker
Flash Designer and Illustrator
Toby Malina
Audio and Technical Coordinator
Michael Zilber
Site Development
Sherry Mays
Copy Editing
Diane Lewis, Ed.D.
Educator Resources
Laura Urban Perry
PDF Graphic Design
Patsy Cannon
Research Assistant
Noriko Sparkman
Special Teams
Suzanne Sparkman
Copy Editor
RoseAnn Alspektor
Special Teams
HowItWorks, Inc.
Chris Terrell
Neil Berg
Special Thanks
- Coalition on Donation
- David Fleming
- Melissa Devenny
- John Dean
- Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
- Martha Anderson
- Thomas Shaffer
- Tracy Tappan
- Gift of Life Donor Program
- Howard Nathan
- Jan Weinstock
- Rick Hasz
- Jeff Thomas
- John Abrams
- Gwen George
- John Green
- Shelly Morningstar
- Tina Evans-Caines
- Barr Labs, Inc.
- Dolores Baldasare
- StatLine, Inc.
- Diedre Ellis
- UCLA Medical Center
- Dr. Suzanne McDiarmid
- New York Organ Donor Network
- Rob Kochik
- Utah Lions Eye Bank
- Ray Jessen
- Donor Awareness Council of Denver
- Marlene Murphy
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Nancy Boyle, RN
- California Transplant Donor Network
- Mary Wallace
Other incredibly helpful people
- University Hospital, Newark, N.J.
- Dr. Joseph Benevenia
- UCLA Medical Center Media Relations
- Roxanne Moster
- Amy Waddell
- Sandra Levy
- Enrique Rivero
- The Hodges Partnership
- John Newman
