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September
17
2025

The Ripple Effect: A Donate Life Conference

DATE:
Wednesday, September 17
TIME:
08:00 am
LOCATION:
FFA Enrichment Center, Ankeny

Presented by Iowa Donor Network

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Join us for a powerful day of education, inspiration, and collaboration as we explore the life-changing impact of organ and tissue donation.

Learning Objectives:

  • Under­stand the life-sav­ing impact of organ, tis­sue, and eye donation.
  • Rec­og­nize the roles of health­care teams, donor fam­i­lies, and com­mu­ni­ties in donation.
  • Use lead­er­ship to inspire change and improve dona­tion efforts.
  • Reflect on the emo­tion­al jour­neys of donor fam­i­lies and recipients.

Conference Speakers:

  • “Life. Lead­er­ship. Lega­cy.” — Dave Gal­ben­s­ki — Co-Founder, Liv­ing Liv­er Foundation
  • “From Dona­tion to Des­ti­na­tion: Deliv­er­ing the Pow­er of Tis­sue Grafts” — Joseph Swack­hamer — Tis­sue Recov­ery Team Lead, Iowa Donor Network
  • “Con­nect­ing Care Through Dona­tion” — Robin Coarts — Man­ag­er of Dona­tion Con­ver­sa­tions, Iowa Donor Net­work, Kate Granzow — Man­ag­er of Donor Fam­i­ly Care, Iowa Donor Net­work & Anne Casey — Man­ag­er of Com­mu­ni­ty Affairs and Devel­op­ment, Iowa Donor Network
  • “Organ Opti­miza­tion: Over­com­ing Obsta­cles in Dona­tion Dynam­ics” — Kasey Heu­ton — Organ Dona­tion Coor­di­na­tor, Iowa Donor Net­work & Kylie Kinder — Organ Dona­tion Coor­di­na­tor, Iowa Donor Network
  • “Turn­ing Loss into Life: The Jour­ney of Organ Allo­ca­tion” — Brie Davis — Man­ag­er of Max­i­mize the Gift – Organ Uti­liza­tion, Iowa Donor Network
  • “Fam­i­ly Per­spec­tives: The Moments That Mat­ter” — Troy DeJoode — Pres­i­dent, Car­son & Claire For­ev­er Foundation
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