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Nominating Committee (Board of Directors)

The Nominating Committee is an operating committee of the OPTN chaired by the Vice President/President-Elect. It meets to review and recommend candidates for election to the Board of Directors as Officers and Directors. The Board of Directors will consider the recommendations of the Nominating Committee and may make changes before attaching its final list of nominees to the notice of the annual meeting, or any special meeting called to elect Officers and Directors.

chair icon Chair
  • Dr. Richard N Formica
  • Yale New Haven Hospital
liaison icon Liaison
Members Organization Position End Term Date
Dr. Matthew Cooper Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Advisor (non-voting) 6/30/2024  
Ms. Erika Demars Ohio State University Medical Center At Large 6/30/2024  
Dr. Maryjane A Farr UT Southwestern Medical Center/William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital At Large 6/30/2024  
Ms. Wendy M Garrison Lifesharing - A Donate Life Organization At Large 6/30/2024  
Adrienne J Goodrich-Doctor Division of Transplantation, HHS Ex Officio (non voting) 6/30/2024  
Dr. Nicole A Hayde Montefiore Medical Center At Large 6/30/2024  
Luis A Hidalgo Histocompatibility Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin At Large 6/30/2024  
Ms. Valinda L Jones General Public Region 4 At Large 6/30/2024  
Dr. Dianne LaPointe Rudow Mount Sinai Medical Center At Large 6/30/2024  
Jennifer Lau Transplant Families At Large 6/30/2024  
Dr. Maureen A McBride UNOS Employees Ex Officio (non voting) 6/30/2024  
Ms. Colleen McCarthy Versiti Wisconsin, Inc At Large 6/30/2024  
Dr. Jerry McCauley Thomas Jefferson University Hospital At Large 6/30/2024  
Mr. Christopher J McLaughlin Division of Transplantation, HHS Ex Officio (non voting) 6/30/2024  
Dr. Bhargav M Mistry Sanford Medical Center Fargo At Large 6/30/2024  
Dr. Silas P Norman University of Michigan Medical Center At Large 6/30/2025  
Mr. James W Sharrock General Public Region 4 At Large 6/30/2024  

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