The Board of Directors approved the following nominees for the annual Board election. The ballot for the national Board of Directors election will be open January 12-26, 2022. Learn more about the nominees here. Those elected to the Board will begin their terms on July 1, 2022.
Designated voting representatives of members with voting privileges and member electors may cast a vote in the annual Board election. Voting representatives for each member organization and member individuals will receive emailed instructions for casting their vote from [email protected] in January 2022.
The Board slate is developed in alignment with an annual needs assessment, identifying the key skill sets, expertise, and perspectives most needed in the coming year. The Nominating Committee also ensures that Board composition is compliant with OPTN bylaws as well as regulatory requirements. Membership on the Board of Directors is open to transplant professionals and members of the general public.
Nominees
| Board Position | Candidate(s) |
|---|---|
| President (vote for one) | Jerry McCauley, M.D., M.P.H. Thomas Jefferson University |
| Vice President/President-Elect (vote for one) | Dianne LaPointe Rudow, APN-BC., DNP, FAAN Recanati Miller Transplantation Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital Laura Stillion, M.H.A., FACHE The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center |
| Vice President for Patient and Donor Affairs (vote for one) | Robert Goodman, M.B.A. The Mansfield Group, LLC Valinda Jones, M.S.N., RN Transplant Education Connection |
| Secretary (vote for one) | Linda Cendales, M.D. Duke University Medical Center Simon Horslen, M.B., Ch.B., FRCPCH UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh |
| Immediate Past President (vote for one) | Matthew Cooper, M.D., FACS MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute |
| Regional Councillors (vote for five) | |
| Region 3 | Virginia McBride, RN, M.P.H. OurLegacy |
| Region 4 | Steven Potter, M.D., FACS Baylor Scott and White Health |
| Region 5 | Mark Barr, M.D., Ph.D. University of Southern California Medical Center |
| Region 6 | Willscott Naugler, M.D. Oregon Health & Science University |
| Region 9 | Nicole Hayde, M.D., M.S. Montefiore Medical Center |
| At Large Patient and Donor Affairs Representative (vote for one) | Colleen Reed, Ph.D. Consultant Heather Hunt, J.D. New England States Committee on Electricity, Inc. |
| At Large Patient and Donor Affairs Representative (vote for one) | Carolyn Light, M.P.A. UCSF Health Kelley Hitchman, M.S., Ph.D., F(ACHI) UT Health San Antonio |
| At Large (vote for one) | Maryjane Farr, M.D., M.Sc., FAST, FACC University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Shelley Hall, M.D., FACC, FAST, FHFSA Baylor University Medical Center |
| At Large (vote for one) | Daniel Yip, M.D. Mayo Clinic Nirav Raval, M.D. Advent Health Transplant Institute |
| At Large (vote for one) | Clark Andrew Bonham, M.D., FACS Stanford University Evelyn Hsu, M.D. University of Washington School of Medicine |
| At Large (vote for one) | Lloyd Ratner, M.D., M.P.H. Columbia University Silas Norman, M.D., M.P.H. The University of Michigan |
| At Large (vote for one) | Bryan Whitson, M.D., Ph.D. The Ohio State University Matthew Hartwig, M.D., M.H.S. Duke University School of Medicine |
| At Large (vote for one) | Candy Wells, B.S.N., M.M. LifeCenter Northwest Meg Rogers, B.S.N., CPTC LifeSource Upper Midwest OPO |
| Medical/Scientific Organization Representative (AST) (vote for one) | Stuart Sweet, M.D., Ph.D. Washington University in St. Louis |
| Medical/Scientific Organization Representative (ASTS) (vote for one) | Alan Langnas, D.O. University of Nebraska Medical Center |
| Medical/Scientific Organization Histocompatibility Representative (ASHI or CAP) (vote for one) | ASHI: Brett Loehmann, CHT, CHS, B.S. Mid-South Transplant Foundation CAP: Manish Gandhi, M.D., FCAP, A(ACHI) Mayo Clinic |
| Medical/Scientific Organization Representative (NATCO) (vote for one) | Wendy Garrison, M.B.A, B.S.N., CPTC Lifesharing, A Donate Life Organization |
