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GET TO KNOW HFA’S STAFF






                     Please welcome the most recent additions to the HFA staff.





























                         Jeanette Jones                                            Lindsay Cox
                         Education Manager                            Senior Manager, Advocacy and Outreach

            Jeanette Jones lives in somewhat rural Guthrie,         Lindsay Cox joins HFA from the New York City
            Oklahoma, with her husband, two children and two        hemophilia chapter, where she was responsible
            dogs. She enjoys music, gardening, anthropology         for programming, community engagement,
            and movies. She studied religious education and         volunteer management and organizational
            missions at Oklahoma Christian University and has       strategic planning as the director of engagement
            a master’s degree from the University of Central        and strategic innovation. Cox also served as
            Oklahoma in linguistics and English education,          coalition manager for the New York State Bleeding
            which was the focus of her career for many years.       Disorders Coalition in her dual role.

            Jones has a rare bleeding disorder and has been         Cox is a graduate of Binghamton University
            involved with the community since 2011. She worked      with a dual bachelor of arts in political science
            with her local bleeding disorders organization as       and philosophy, politics and law. Cox joined the
            communications director for more than two years         bleeding disorders community with extensive
            and joined the HFA education team in September          experience in volunteer management, facilitating
            2021. She works closely with member organizations       educational and leadership workshops, and
            as an education manager and leads the Blood             advocacy work. In her free time, she enjoys
            Sisterhood Program.                                     traveling, volunteering, playing board games,
                                                                    watching women’s soccer and playing the guitar.
            “As a community member, I have been a longtime
            fan of HFA and know how vital our efforts are for       “I’ve seen firsthand the wide-reaching positive
            the bleeding disorders community,” she said. “The       impact that HFA has had on the bleeding disorders
            opportunity to join HFA’s education team came           community, and I’m so grateful to now be able to
            to me at the perfect time. I feel very fortunate to     contribute to that in my new role on the public
            have the chance to make a difference in the lives       affairs team. I’ve enjoyed every moment so far,
            of my blood family.”                                    and I look forward to meeting even more of the
                                                                    community going forward!”




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