The Alliance

Directory

The Alliance is proud of its dedicated “A-Team” of more than 175 professional volunteers, including healthcare, organ donation and transplantation professionals from diverse disciplines and levels of leadership. Together, they give their time, service and expertise to equip a modern profession of lifesavers.

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Current Members

Arash Afshinnik
Arash Afshinnik
, MD, MBA, FNCS, FACHE
Community Medical Centers, UCSF Physiological School of Nursing
Brett Gordon
Brett Gordon
Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency
Joseph DiMartino
Joseph DiMartino
, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CCRN
Temple University Hospital
Silvia Perez Protto
Silvia Perez-Protto
, MD, MS, MBA, FCCM
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Tara Storch
Tara Storch
Taylor's Gift Foundation
Alison Conklin
Alison Conklin
Bonus Days Magazine
Nassar Ahmed
Ahmed Nassar
, MD
Henry Ford Transplant Institute
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John Edwards
, RN, RRT, CPTC
Gift of Life Donor Program
Wagner
Dennis Wagner
, MPA
Principal and Managing Director |Yes And Leadership, LLC
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Brendan Parent
, JD
Director, Transplant Ethics & Policy Research, Director, Sports and Society |NYU Langone Health

Lifelong Networks

Our partners are the heart and soul of our organization. For more than 15 years, they have played a vital role providing quality education and programs to advance a shared mission.