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November 19, 2010

Nominees Chosen for Board of Directors Election

At its November meeting, the OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors approved the following slate of nominees for Board appointments beginning in June 2011. The UNOS Board of Directors also functions as the OPTN Board of Directors.Candidates were recommended by the OPTN/UNOS Nominating Committee.

OPTN/UNOS member voting representatives will receive a ballot and biographical information for the nominees in January; the election will be completed in February or March (specific date yet to be determined).

President (vote for one)
John R. Lake, M.D., Univ. of Minnesota Medical Center

Vice President/President-Elect (vote for one)
Jean C. Emond, M.D., NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Hospital
John P. Roberts, M.D., UCSF Medical Center

Immediate Past President (vote for one)
Charles E. Alexander, RN, M.S.N., M.B.A., Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland

Treasurer (vote for one)
Peter D. Farstad, M.B.A., LifeSource
Thomas D. Mone, M.S., OneLegacy

Regional Councillors
Region 1
Elizabeth A. Pomfret, M.D., Lahey Clinic Medical Center

Region 2
David K. Klassen, M.D., University of Maryland Medical System

Region 3
Christopher B. Hughes, M.D., Emory University Hospital

Region 8
Susan M. Dunn, RN, B.S.N., M.B.A., Donor Alliance

Region 10
Steven M. Rudich, M.D., University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Region 11
Prabhakar K. Baliga, M.D., Medical University of South Carolina

Minority Transplant Professional Representative (vote for one)
Jerry McCauley, M.D., M.P.A., University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Jorge D. Reyes, M.D., University of Washington Medical Center

Patient and Donor Affairs and Voluntary Health Organization Representatives (vote for five)
Suzanne L. Conrad, RN, M.S.
Rose T. D'Acquisto, B.A.
Michelle M. Desler, M.S.
Lisa M. McMurdo, RN, B.S.N., M.P.H.
Kenyon W. Murphy, J.D.
Amy Shorin-Silverstein, J.D.
Richard A. Zellner, J.D., M.A.

Histocompatibility Representative (vote for one)
Amy B. Hahn, Ph.D., D(ABHI), Transplantation Immunology Laboratory of the Albany Medical College

OPO Representative (vote for one)
Tim Brown, Donor Network of Arizona

Transplant Coordinator Representative (vote for one)
William H. Hasskamp, RN, B.S.N., CPTC, LifeShare of the Carolinas