Southwest Transplant Alliance is led by exceptional industry professionals dedicated to the relentless pursuit of saving more lives.
C-SUITE LEADERSHIP
Bradley L. Adams
President & CEO
Scott Bennett
Chief Operating Officer
Stephanie Bowman
Chief Financial Officer
Dr. Geoffrey Funk
Chief Medical Officer
Fibbens Addo Koranteng
General Counsel
Leigh Strope
Chief External Affairs Officer
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Jaskiran Kaur
Vice President, Audit, Compliance, and Patient Safety
Coming Soon
Vice President, Operations
Coming Soon
Vice President, Donation Services
DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP
Heather Cloward
Director, People Services
Reid Freeman
Director, Clinical Excellence
Jonathan Hewlett
Director, Systems Intelligence
Coming Soon
Director, Quality Systems
Shae Richardson
Director, Donor Optimization
Jason Vodek
Director, Family Services
Jade Barnes
Director, Advanced Practice Provider
Michelle DeLaGarza
Director, Facilities Management & Event Services
Jenny Harshman
Director, Learning & Development
Kelli James
Director, Marketing & Communications
Coming Soon
Director, Clinical Services
Katie Sauce
Director, Community Engagement & Foundation Relations
Selena Warden
Director, Laboratory Services
Marcolin Eakins
Director, Information Technology
Alex Headley
Director, Tissue Services
Luke Kim
Director, Finance
Aubrie Butler
Director, Hospital Services
Tyler Strout
Director, Software Engineering
Brent Ernst
Director, Organizational Transformation & Project Management
BOARD oF DIRECTORS
CHERYL CAMIN MURRAY, Board Chair
Partner
Jackson Walker LLP
CHARLES TOWNSEND, Board Vice Chair
Partner-in-Charge
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Donor Family Member
RON MURFF, Board Treasurer
President
JKL Group
Living Donor
JOHN CARVER, LFACHE
Hospital President, Retired
Sam Bagchi, MD
Executive Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer
CHRISTUS Health
Neisha Strambler-Butler
Vice President, Human Resources
Intuit
RICARDO LA HOZ, M.D.
Director, Solid Organ Transplant Infectious Diseases
UT Southwestern Medical Center
KRISTI NELSON
News Anchor
NBC5, KXAS, Dallas/Fort Worth
Living Donor
AMANDA ROCKOW
Vice President for Government & Community Relations
UT Dallas
BRAD ADAMS
President & CEO
Southwest Transplant Alliance
Tony Bridwell
Chief Talent Officer, The Encompass Group
Living Donor
ADVISORY BOARD
TIFFANY ANTHONY, M.D., CHAIRMAN
Transplant Surgeon
Medical City Dallas Hospital
ALEJANDRO MEJIA, M.D.
Transplant Surgeon
Methodist Health Systems
JOSEPH LOCKRIDGE, M.D.
Medical Director of Kidney Transplantation
Parkland Health
STEPHEN ALMOND, M.D.
Transplant Surgeon
Driscoll Children’s Hospital
DEBRA DOHERTY, M.D.
Transplant Surgeon
Baylor University Medical Center
DAWN STERLING
Donor Family Member
CALVIN LYONS
Executive Director
National Kidney Foundation
KARA MONDAY, M.D.
Surgeon
Baylor University Medical Center
VENTKATESH AIYAGARI, M.D.
Neurosurgeon
UT Southwestern Medical Center
PARSIA VAGEFI, M.D.
Transplant Surgeon
UT Southwestern Medical Center
RYAN DAVIES, M.D.
Transplant Surgeon
Children’s Health Dallas
TRINE ENGEBRETSEN, M.D.
Transplant Surgeon
University of Texas Medical Branch
CARLOS DEL CORO, M.D.
Transplant Surgeon
Las Palmas Medical Center
ERIC MARTINEZ, M.D.
Transplant Surgeon
Baylor University Medical Center
JENNIFER CARROLL
General Public
RONDA HORSTMAN
Chief Recovery Services Officer
Solvita
CHANTALE LACELLE, Ph.D.
Director, Transplant Immunology & Histocompatibility
UT Southwestern Medical Center
SARAH WAY, M.D., J.D.
Chief Quality & Medical Officer
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas