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.

National Pediatric Summit Planning Committee

Current Members

Matthew Kirschen
Matthew Kirschen
, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics, and Neurology, and the Associate Director of Pediatric Neurocritical Care |University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Lori Markham 2022
Lori Markham
, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, CPTC
Vice President/ Chief Clinical Officer |Midwest Transplant Network
Dr. Mudit Mathur
Mudit Mathur
, MD, MBA, FAAP, FCCM
Associate Professor of Pediatrics/Critical Care |Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Pasadena CA
George Mazariegos
George Mazariegos
, MD
Professor of Surgery, Jamie Lee Curtis Endowed Chair in Transplantation Surgery Director, Pediatric Transplant Surgery |University of Pittsburgh - Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Kevin Myer LifeGift President CEO June 2022
Kevin Myer
, MSHA
President & Chief Executive Officer |LifeGift
Lauren Quinn Resized
Lauren Quinn
, MA
LifeGift
Diesa Samp
Diesa Samp
, MHA, BSN, RN, CCTC
Assistant Vice President |Texas Children's Hospital

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.