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UNOS Board of Directors

​The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is the private, non-profit organization that manages the nation’s organ transplant system under contract with the federal government. UNOS board members are elected by a national vote of the entire membership and serve as volunteers without compensation. The Board provides fiduciary oversight for the organization in carrying out its mission, to include UNOS’ obligations in serving as the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. And the Board adopts a three year strategic plan to identify and prioritize key initiatives that will help us achieve our vision of a lifesaving transplant for everyone in need.
Board of Directors

PRESIDENT

Dianne LaPointe Rudow

Mount Sinai Med Center

New York, NY

End term date June 30, 2024

 

VICE PRESIDENT

Richard Formica, Jr

Professor of Medicine and Surgery

Yale New Haven Hosp

New Haven, CT

End term date June 30, 2024

 

VICE PRESIDENT FOR PATIENT/DONOR AFFAIRS

Valinda Jones

General Public Region 4

Missouri City, TX

End term date June 30, 2024

 

SECRETARY

Linda Cendales

Director, Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation Program

Duke University Hospital

Durham, NC

End term date June 30, 2024

 

TREASURER

Andrea Tietjen

AVP, Transplant Administrative Services

St Barnabas Medical Center

Livingston, NJ

End term date June 30, 2025

 

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Jerry McCauley

Director, Division of Nephrology/Capizzi Professor of Medicine

Thomas Jefferson Univ Hosp

Philadelphia, PA

End term date June 30, 2024

 

REGION 1 COUNCILLOR

Reginald Gohh

Medical Director, Division of Organ Transplantation

Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, RI

End term date June 30, 2025

 

REGION 2 COUNCILLOR

Emily Blumberg

Director, Transplant Infectious Diseases

The Hosp of the Univ of PA

Philadelphia, PA

End term date June 30, 2025

 

REGION 3 COUNCILLOR

Virginia(Ginny) McBride

Executive Director

OurLegacy

Orlando, FL

End term date June 30, 2024

 

REGION 4 COUNCILLOR

Michael Kwan

Program Director, Heart Transplant Program

Methodist Specialty & Transplant Hosp

San Antonio, TX

End term date June 30, 2025

 

REGION 5 COUNCILLOR

Mark Barr

Co-Director, USC Transplant Institute

Keck Hospital of USC

Los Angeles, CA

End term date June 30, 2024

 

REGION 6 COUNCILLOR

Willscott Naugler

Medical Director, OHSU Liver Transplant Program

Oregon Health and Science University

Portland, OR

End term date June 30, 2024

 

REGION 7 COUNCILLOR

Bhargav Mistry

Director, Sanford Transplantation Services

Sanford Medical Center Fargo

Fargo, ND

End term date June 30, 2025

 

REGION 8 COUNCILLOR

Andrew Kao

Medical Director, Cardiac Transplantation Program

Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

End term date June 30, 2025

 

REGION 9 COUNCILLOR

Nicole Hayde

Medical Director, Pediatric Kidney Transplant

Montefiore Medical Center

Bronx, NY

End term date June 30, 2024

 

REGION 10 COUNCILLOR

Kenneth McCurry

Surgical Director, Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Cleveland, OH

End term date June 30, 2025

 

REGION 11 COUNCILLOR

Christopher Jones

Director, Trager Transplant Center

Jewish Hospital

Louisville, KY

End term date June 30, 2025

 

GENERAL PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVE

Laura Butler

Administrator

Montefiore Medical Center

The Bronx, NY

End term date June 30, 2026

 

GENERAL PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVE

Jennifer Lau

General Public Region 5

Montgomery, IL

End term date June 30, 2026

 

GENERAL PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVE

Julie Spear

General Public Region 8

Boulder, CO

End term date June 30, 2026

 

GENERAL PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVE

George Surratt

General Public Region 7

Maplewood, MN

End term date June 30, 2026

 

MEDICAL/SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE

Erika Demars

Nurse Manager

Ohio State Univ Med Ctr

Columbus, OH

End term date June 30, 2025

 

MEDICAL/SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE

Manish Gandhi

Director, Tissue Typing Lab

Tissue Typing Lab at Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN

End term date June 30, 2024

 

MEDICAL/SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE

Wendy Garrison

Director of Family Services

Lifesharing – A Donate Life Org.

San Diego, CA

End term date June 30, 2024

 

MEDICAL/SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE

Luis Hidalgo

HLA Lab Director

Histo Lab at the Univ. of Wisconsin

Madison, WI

End term date June 30, 2025

 

MEDICAL/SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE

Alan Langnas

Chief, Transplant Surgery

The Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, NE

End term date June 30, 2024

 

MEDICAL/SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE

Barry Massa

Executive Director

LifeCenter Organ Donor Network

Cincinnati, OH

End term date June 30, 2024

 

MEDICAL/SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE

Colleen McCarthy

Vice President

BloodCenter of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI

End term date June 30, 2025

 

MEDICAL/SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVE

Stuart Sweet

Med. Director, Pediatric Lung Transplant Program

St. Louis Children’s Hospital

St. Louis, MO

End term date June 30, 2024

 

MINORITY TRANSPLANT REPRESENTATIVE

Silas Norman

Nephrologist

Univ of Michigan Med Ctr

Ann Arbor, MI

End term date June 30, 2025

 

AT LARGE

Laurel Avery

General Public Region 11

Manassas, VA

End term date June 30, 2024

 

AT LARGE

Maryjane Farr

Medical Director Heart Transplant

UT Southwestern Medical Center/

Dallas, TX

End term date June 30, 2024

 

AT LARGE

Kelley Hitchman

Section Chief, HLA

Histo & Immunogenetics Lab

San Antonio, TX

End term date June 30, 2025

 

AT LARGE

Evelyn Hsu

Pediatric Gastroenterologist

Seattle Children’s Hospital

Seattle, WA

End term date June 30, 2024

 

AT LARGE

Heather Hunt

General Public Region 1

Barnstable, MA

End term date June 30, 2025

 

AT LARGE

Melissa McQueen

General Public Region 5

Sun City, AZ

End term date June 30, 2024

 

AT LARGE

Lloyd Ratner

Director, Renal & Pancreatic Transplantation

New York-Presbyterian/Columbia

New York, NY

End term date June 30, 2024

 

AT LARGE

Meg Rogers

Director of Transplant Center Relations

LifeSource Upper Midwest OPO

Minneapolis, MN

End term date June 30, 2024

 

AT LARGE

James Sharrock

General Public Region 4

Edmond, OK

End term date June 30, 2024

 

AT LARGE

Bryan Whitson

Surgical Director, Lung Transplantation

Ohio State Univ Med Ctr

Columbus, OH

End term date June 30, 2024

 

AT LARGE

Christopher Woody

General Public Region 11

Richmond, VA

End term date June 30, 2024

 

AT LARGE

Daniel Yip

Cardiologist

Mayo Clinic Hospital Florida

Jacksonville, FL

End term date June 30, 2024

 

EX OFFICIO (Non Voting)

Maureen McBride, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer

UNOS

Richmond, VA

End term date June 30, 2025

 

BOARD LIAISON

Susie Sprinson

UNOS

Richmond, VA

End term date June 30, 2025

Volunteers shape the national transplant system

Volunteers support UNOS’ mission, vision and values. To apply for the Board, visit the get involved page.

Committee meetings

The health and safety of OPTN members is a priority for UNOS. The list of all scheduled meetings will be updated on the calendar of events to reflect updates related to in-person vs. virtual meetings.

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UNOS Committees of the Board

The following committees advise the UNOS Board. Members include UNOS Board members as well as non-Board members with subject matter expertise as non-voting Advisors.

UNOS Corporate Affairs Committee

The UNOS Corporate Affairs Committee (CAC) acts as a governing body for all UNOS corporate matters and continues the work of the UNOS Board of Directors between meetings. The CAC oversees the actions of the UNOS corporate Finance Committee and IT Advisory Committee. The CAC develops a strategic plan for the corporation and oversees its execution. It identifies strategic priorities, manages organizational risks, and sets standards for organizational performance. It also oversees the work of the corporation in fulfilling the terms of the OPTN contract with the U.S. Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Chair

Dianne LaPointe Rudow, ANP-BC, DNP, FAAN

Mount Sinai Medical Center

UNOS Finance Committee

The UNOS Finance Committee reports to the Corporate Affairs Committee. The Finance Committee reviews financial policies, goals, and budgets that support the mission, values, and strategic plan of UNOS. The Committee reviews UNOS’ financial performance against its short-term and long-term goals, as set forth in the UNOS Strategic Plan. The Committee is responsible for securing the annual audit, and reviews corporate investment policies and investment performance on a routine basis.

Chair

Andrea Tietjen, MBA, CPA

Saint Barnabas Medical Center

UNOS IT Advisory Committee

​The Information Technology Advisory Committee (ITAC) of the UNOS Board of Directors reports to the Corporate Affairs Committee. The ITAC provides oversight duties for UNOS IT operations as well as providing external expertise to UNOS’ Information Technology executive management. The ITAC assists the CAC in development of a strategic plan for Information Technology (IT) needs of the corporation and oversees the execution of the IT plan. The ITAC identifies strategic priorities in IT, and assists the CAC in setting standards for organizational IT performance. It also oversees the work of the corporation in fulfilling the IT-related requirements of the OPTN contract.

Chair

Daniel Yip, MD

Mayo Clinic Hospital Florida

OPTN Board and committees

The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Board of Directors, a group of 41 elected members, is the governing body that oversees and participates in developing policies for operating the OPTN that provide equitable organ allocation to patients registered on the national waiting list, ensure quality standards for membership, and establish data submission requirements. The same board that serves the OPTN also serves UNOS, the organization that holds the contract to operate the OPTN.

Learn more about the OPTN.

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