Rachael Wulf, MSBS, MBA, CPTC, is a transformative leader in organ donation and transplantation, recognized for building high-performing teams, developing innovative systems, and delivering measurable results that improve donation outcomes. She serves as Manager of Recovery Services at Life Connection of Ohio.
Rachael began her career on the frontlines as an organ recovery coordinator after completing the University of Toledo’s Transplantation and Donation Sciences master’s program. She went on to build Life Connection of Ohio’s Office of Innovation from the ground up, establishing the organization’s first infrastructure for data analytics, project management, performance benchmarking, and strategic planning, and supporting major initiatives including the implementation of FPA DCD and the reopening of the in-house kidney perfusion program. Returning to Recovery Services, she focused on rebuilding team culture and developing future leaders—reducing departmental turnover by 67 percent, doubling internal promotions, achieving the organization’s first-ever 100 percent chart audit score, and driving a 32 percent increase in average monthly organs transplanted in under two years.
In addition to her operational impact, Rachael is a published author in the American Journal of Transplantation, a presenter across multiple national platforms, and a volunteer faculty member with The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance, supporting the development of future professionals in the field.