Our Leadership Team

Eric Briesemeister | Chair
CEO, Jones Regional Medical Center, Anamosa
Becky Anthony | Vice-Chair
Senior Vice President, Iowa Hospital Association
Kim Burdakin | Secretary
Liver Recipient
Michael Hensch | Treasurer
Executive Director, Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Dale Meyer
Funeral Director, Meyer Brothers Funeral Homes
Dennis Klein, MD
Chief Medical Examiner for the State of Iowa
Kalpaj Parekh, MD
Thoracic Surgeon, UIHC
Laura Wenman
Hospital Administrator MercyOne Des Moines
Olivia Thompson
Retired CFO, AlloSource
Stephen Donahoe
President, Clipse Therapeutics
Tammi Erb, CFO
Goodwill of the Heartland
Tara McEnany, DNP, ARNP
Chief Nursing Officer, Buchanan County Health Center
Thomas DePrenger
Vice President, Principal Gifts, The University of Iowa Foundation
Troy DeJoode
Donor Family Member
Nick Weig
Kidney Recipient
Tahuanty Peña, MD
Pulmonologist, UIHC
Amber Battani
Living Kidney Donor
Suzanne Conrad | Ex Officio
Chief Executive Officer
Kevin Doerschug, MD | Ex Officio
IDN Medical Director
Samantha Danielson, MD | Ex Officio
IDN Medical Director

Jonathan Simmons, DO | Chair
Critical Care Physician, UIHC
Jim Springer | Vice-Chair
VP, OPO and Hospital Relations, SeaStar Medical
Adam Stockman
Director of Clinical Operations, Iowa Lions Eye Bank
Anthony Panos, MD
Cardiovascular Transplant Surgeon, UIHC
Dan Katz, MD
Abdominal Transplant Surgeon, VA Medical Center, Iowa City
Julie Tuel, RN, BSN, CCRN-CMS, SCRN
Unit Nursing Director, Neuro-Trauma-Medical, MercyOne, Des Moines
Qasim Chaudhry, MD
Kidney Transplant Surgeon, UnityPoint Health, Des Moines
Tiffany Roberts, PhD
Histocompatibility Specialist, MercyOne Des Moines
Bette Schwager, RN
Donor Family Member
Louis Katz, MD
Chief Medical Officer of Impact Life
Pamela Johnson-Carlson
Chief Administrative Officer, UIHC
David Axelrod, MD
Abdominal Transplant Surgeon, UIHC
Robert Struthers, MD
Neurologist, PCI Cedar Rapids
Suzanne Conrad | Ex Officio
Chief Executive Officer
Sarah Fewell | Ex Officio
Chief Clinical Officer