Jennifer Moe
Director of Communications/PR
Donor Alliance
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DONOR ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES TWO NEW BOARD ROSTERS AND SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR 2008

Changes for 2008 include new mission and vision statements for the organization

Denver—January 24, 2008—Donor Alliance, the organ procurement organization and American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) accredited tissue bank serving Colorado and most of Wyoming, has announced their new Governing and Advisory Board rosters and slate of officers for 2008.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new board regulations for organ procurement organizations requiring a shift from one Governing Board to two separate boards which went into effect in January of 2007. Under these conditions, the Governing Board acts as the full, legal authority for management and provision of all organizational services. The Advisory Board is responsible for recommending policies related to organ recovery to the Governing Board.

“Our Governing and Advisory Boards have been instrumental in helping us build a strategic plan that will allow us to transplant more organs and tissues and save more lives,” said Sue Dunn, president and CEO of Donor Alliance. “In looking ahead to 2008, the Governing Board voted to change the mission statement to better communicate Donor Alliance’s dedication to the lifesaving work of getting more people transplanted.”

“Both boards are dedicated to working together to help end the wait for the more than 1,700 people who currently need a transplant,” said Brad Kornfeld, chair of the Governing Board of Directors. “In order to achieve this, we will rely on the expertise and commitment of each member to donation as we collectively serve the transplant community in Colorado and Wyoming.”

The following are the 2008 Governing and Advisory Board rosters:

Governing Board

 Bradley T. Kornfeld serves on the Governing Board of Directors as the Chair. He is an attorney and real estate broker and works as a Partner with Kornfeld Koslosky Properties, LLP. Mr. Kornfeld is also a living kidney donor.

 Nancy Williams serves as the Governing Board of Directors as the Chair Elect. Ms. Williams is an attorney working with consulting firm EnnisKnupp + Associates as a Partner.

 Kenyada Meadows serves as the Secretary/Treasurer on the Governing Board of Directors and is the Manager of Internal Audits for Qwest Internal Audit.

 John Cassin was recently employed with the University of Colorado Hospital and serves on the Governing Board of Directors and Finance/Audit Committee.

 Carol Gregory, RN, MSN, MBA is the Chief Nursing Officer for The Medical Center of Aurora.

 Igal Kam, MD is the Kidney & Liver Surgical Director for the University of Colorado Hospital.

 Ronald Kucic, PhD, CMA is the Director of the School of Accountancy for the University of Denver. Dr. Kucic is a kidney recipient.

Advisory Board

 W. Ben Vernon, MD serves on the Advisory Board as the 2008 Chair. He is the Medical Director of Centura Transplant Services at Porter Adventist Hospital.

 Kelli Jantz, RN serves on the Advisory Board as the 2008 Secretary. She is a Transplant Coordinator for Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center. Ms. Jantz is a donor mother.

 David N. Campbell, MD is the Professor of Surgery at University of Colorado and Surgical Chief for Cardiac Transplantation and Fellowship Director for The Children's Hospital in Denver.

 Joseph Cleveland, Jr., MD is the Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Associate Director of the Thoracic Surgery Residency Program and the Surgical Director for Adult Cardiac Transplantation/Mechanical Cardiac Devices at the University of Colorado Hospital.

 Alan B. Cooper, MD is a practicing Partner with Denver Nephrology. Additionally, Dr. Cooper is Medical Director of the Kidney Transplant Clinic at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center.

 Steven W. Farber is an attorney and Founding Partner and President of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck. Mr. Farber is a kidney recipient.

 Phillippe Gauthier, MD is the Director of Transplant Medicine for the Centura Transplant Program.

 Steven S. Geier, PhD is the Director of the Immunogenetics Laboratory and Associate Director of the Clinical Laboratory at LABS, Inc.

 Sally Guinane, RN, BSN is the Supply Chain Director for The Medical Center of Aurora. Ms. Guinane is a living kidney donor.

 Jenny McCurdy, RN, MH is a Level III Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse for The Children’s Hospital in Denver.

 Sharon Morris has served as the Park County Coroner for 15 years and is currently the President of the Colorado Coroner’s Association.

 J. Adair Prall, MD is a Board Certified Neurosurgeon with South Denver Neurosurgery.

 Lyn Schaffer is a voluntary event planner and community fundraiser and has served Donor Alliance as a volunteer for close to 10 years.

 D. Sue Slone, MD is a Trauma/Critical Care Surgeon for a level I trauma center in Denver.

 Alexander Wiseman, MD is an Associate Professor at the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension. Dr. Wiseman is also the Director of the Renal Transplant Clinic at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.

 Mark Yarborough, PhD is the Director of the Center for Bioethics and Humanities as well as the Associate Professor for the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.

 Martin Zamora, MD is the Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, as well as the Medical Director of the Lung Transplant Program at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.

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Donor Alliance saves lives through organ and tissue donation and transplantation.

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Donor Alliance will serve all who need transplantation by maximizing the number of available organs and tissues with a commitment to innovations, new technology and influencing policy.

Donor Alliance will be a center of excellence with a highly engaged and competent staff.

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