Board of Directors
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Michael Hensch
| Chair
Retired Executive Director, Johnson County Board of Supervisors
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Becky Anthony
| Vice-Chair
Retired Senior Vice President, Iowa Hospital Association
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Kim Burdakin
| Secretary
Liver Recipient
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Stephen Donahoe
| Treasurer
President, Clipse Therapeutics
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Dale Meyer
Funeral Director, Meyer Brothers Funeral Homes
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Dennis Klein, MD
Chief Medical Examiner for the State of Iowa
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Eric Briesemeister
CEO, Jones Regional Medical Center, Anamosa
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Kalpaj Parekh, MD
Thoracic Surgeon, UIHC
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Laura Wenman
Retired Hospital Administrator, MercyOne Des Moines
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Thomas DePrenger
Vice President, Principal Gifts, The University of Iowa Foundation
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Troy DeJoode
Executive Director, IA Association of Municipal Utilities, Donor Family Member
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Nick Weig
Reporter, Iowa News Now, Kidney Recipient
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Tahuanty Peña, MD
Transplant Pulmonologist, UIHC
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Amber Battani
Director of Business Development, Core Construction, Living Kidney Donor
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Julie Brinegar
VP Operations, MercyOne, Centerville
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Venkatesh Janakiraman
Liver Recipient, Strategy and Software Consultant
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Tracy Larson
VP of Patient Care Services and CNO, Mercyone, Sioux City
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Denise Cundy
At Large, Chief Nursing Executive for UnityPoint Health, Des Moines
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Suzanne Conrad
| Ex Officio
Chief Executive Officer
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Sarah Fewell
| Ex Officio
Chief Clinical Officer
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Matt Murphy
| Ex Officio
Chief Financial Officer
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Julie Schneider
| Ex Officio
Chief Development Officer
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Jennifer Houtman
| Ex Officio
Chief Optimization Officer
Medical Advisory Committee
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Jonathan Simmons, DO
| Chair
Critical Care Physician, UIHC
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Adam Stockman
| Vice-Chair
Director of Clinical Operations, Iowa Lions Eye Bank
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Anthony Panos, MD
Cardiovascular Transplant Surgeon, UIHC
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Dan Katz, MD
Abdominal Transplant Surgeon, VA Medical Center, Iowa City
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Jim Springer
VP, OPO and Hospital Relations, SeaStar Medical
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Julie Tuel, RN, BSN, CCRN-CMS, SCRN
Unit Nursing Director, Neuro-Trauma-Medical, MercyOne, Des Moines
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Qasim Chaudhry, MD
Kidney Transplant Surgeon, UnityPoint Health, Des Moines
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Bette Schwager, RN
Donor Family Member
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Louis Katz, MD
Chief Medical Officer of Impact Life
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Kevin Doerschug, MD
IDN Medical Director
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Samantha Danielson, MD
IDN Medical Director
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David Axelrod, MD
Abdominal Transplant Surgeon, UIHC
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Robert Struthers, MD
Neurologist, PCI Cedar Rapids
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Dr. Priya Manay
Surgical Director
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Christine Bishop, PhD
Chief of Laboratory Services, Midwest Transplant Network
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Emily Bloomberg
Chief Operating Officer, UIHC
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Tara Taylor
Trauma Program Manager, MercyOne, Des Moines
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Suzanne Conrad
| Ex Officio
Chief Executive Officer
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Sarah Fewell
| Ex Officio
Chief Clinical Officer
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Julie Schneider
| Ex Officio
Chief Development Officer
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Jennifer Houtman
| Ex Officio
Chief Optimization Officer
Our Vision:
All are inspired to donate life.
