Transplant Coordinators Committee

The OPTN Transplant Coordinators Committee (TCC) provides recommendations to OPTN Committees and the OPTN Board of Directors to improve the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of procurement and transplant coordination. With an expertise in operational efficiency, the TCC offers feedback on proposed policies and bylaws, including the impact on implementation, the development of education for transplant coordinators, and the care of candidates, recipients, living donors, and their families.

Committee members

Chair

Ms. Christine F Brenner
Sharp Memorial Hospital

Vice Chair

Ms. Heather Mooney J Bastardi
Boston Children's Hospital

Members	Position	End Term Date	Organization
Amy Olsen	Region 8 Representative	6/30/2027	The Nebraska Medical Center
Amy Herbert	Region 5 Representative	6/30/2029	Intermountain Medical Center
Anne O'Boye	Region 7 Representative	6/30/2027	Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Brandy Baldwin	Region 11 Representative	6/30/2027	University of North Carolina Hospitals
Christine Brenner	Chair	6/30/2027	Sharp Memorial Hospital
Eve Cabatan	Region 6 Representative	6/30/2028	Virginia Mason Medical Center
Gertrude Okelezo	Region 9 Representative	6/30/2027	Mount Sinai Medical Center
Heather Mooney Bastardi	Vice Chair	6/30/2027	Boston Children's Hospital
Joshua Gossett	Visiting Board Member	6/30/2027	Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
Katherine Robinson	At Large	6/30/2028	Carolinas Medical Center
Katherine Meneses	At Large	6/30/2028	University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center
Kenny Laferriere	At Large	6/30/2027	New England Organ Bank
Laura Nelson	At Large	6/30/2029	University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview
Madison King	Region 1 Representative	6/30/2029	Hartford Hospital
Mary Gladys San Agustin	Region 2 Representative	6/30/2029	Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Nancy Rodriguez	Region 4 Representative	6/30/2028	General Public Region 4
Robin Petersen-Webster	Region 10 Representative	6/30/2027	Ohio State University Medical Center
Stephannie Holland	At Large	6/30/2029	University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
Stewart Jusim	Region 3 Representative	6/30/2028	Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency

Meeting summaries

Date Last Reviewed:

July 2026

Parents: don’t struggle alone

Transplant Coordinators Committee

Committee members

Chair

Vice Chair