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.

Committee members

Chair

Dr. John C Magee
University of Michigan Medical Center

Vice Chair

Dr. Shelley A Hall
Baylor University Medical Center

MembersOrganizationPositionEnd Term Date
Dr. Vincent P CasingalCarolinas Medical CenterAt Large6/30/2027
Dr. Meelie A DebRoyWestchester Medical CenterAt Large6/30/2027
Dr. Nahel EliasMassachusetts General HospitalMinority Transplant Representative6/30/2027
Gitthaline GagneGeneral Public Region 2Patient and Donor Affairs Rep6/30/2029
Joshua E GossettLucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at StanfordAt Large6/30/2027
Stephanie GrosserDivision of Transplantation, HHSEx Officio (non voting)6/30/2027
Mr. Darren D LahrmanLifeLink of FloridaOPO Representative6/30/2028
Dr. Raymond J LynchDivision of Transplantation, HHSEx Officio (non voting)6/30/2027
Dr. Cathi L MurpheySouthwest ImmunodiagnosticsHistocompatibility Representative6/30/2028
Mrs. Annette L NeedhamUniversity of California Davis Medical CenterTransplant Coordinator Representative6/30/2028
Cody ReynoldsGeneral Public Region 4Patient and Donor Affairs Rep6/30/2029
William RyanGeneral Public Region 10Vice President for Patient/Donor Affairs6/30/2026
John SperzelGeneral Public Region 1Patient and Donor Affairs Rep6/30/2028
Dr. Kymberly D WattMayo Clinic Hospital MinnesotaAt Large6/30/2028
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