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Advising committees and council
Our committees provide advice and support to our board of directors on our various programs and services. The role of the council is to provide input from our network and support for our policies and procedures.
Audit/Finance Committee
Vicki Rasmusen, Committee Chair
Angie Swatfager, Committee Member
Cindy Albert, Committee Member
Lori Muffly, Board Member
Michael Davenport, Committee Member
Michael Lang, Board Member
Michelle Strobel, Committee Member
Patrick Joyce, Committee Member
Brian Reithel (Board Chair), Ex-Officio
Chad Johnson, ISC Chair/Ex-Officio
Shannon Taitt (HRSA), Ex -Officio
Shelley Grant (HRSA), Ex-Officio
Be The Match Collection Services, LLC Board and BTM Auxiliary Services Board
Allison Montalvo, Member
Brian Reithel (Board Chair), Member
Harpreet Sandhu, Member
Kimberly Kasow, Member
Melinda Caltabiano, Board Member
Wolfgang Rennert, Member
FY24 Board Development Committee
Laurie Strongin, Committee Chair
Brian Reithel (Board Chair), Board Member
Melinda Caltabiano, Board Member
Judy Gasson, Board Member
Uri Herzberg, Board Member
Stephanie Lee, Board Member
Ravyn Miller, Board Member
Rayne Rouce, Board Member
Elizabeth (EJ) Shpall, Board Member
Shannon Taitt (HRSA), Ex-Officio
Compensation Committee
Garheng Kong, Committee Chair
Anne McGeorge, Board Member
Brian Reithel, Board Chair
Judy Gasson, Board Member
Lynn Abrahamsen, Board Member
Michael Lang, Board Member
Cord Blood Advisory Group
Marcie Finney, Chair
Leland Metheny, Vice Chair
Andrea Bradford, Member
Andrew Rezvani, Member
Colleen Delaney, Member
Donna Regan, Member
Filippo Milano, Member
Jaap Boelens, Member
Jeff Wilson, Member
Joanne Kurtzberg, Member
Jonathan Gutman, Member
Karamjeet Singh Sandhu, Member
Karen Ballen, Member
Louise Helander, Member
Manlio Narici, Member
Nancy Cook, Member
Nina Horowitz, Member
Omar Aljitawi, Member
Rajneesh Nath, Member
Rob Soiffer, Secretary
Roger Mrowiec, Member
Wouter Van’t Hof, Member
Nawraz
Shawir (HRSA), Ex-Officio
Council Advisory Group
Megan Lubitz, Chair
Kimberly Kasow, Vice Chair
Cara Peterman (Apheresis Center Rep), Member
David Steffin (Transplant Center Rep), Member
Jaclyn Jacques (Transplant Center Rep), Member
Jill Kendall (Collection Center Rep), Member
Kimberly Schmit-Pokorny (Transplant Center Rep), Member
Luis Hernandez (Cord Blood Bank Rep), Member
Patricia (Trish) Hankins (Transplant Center Rep), Member
Rick Morse (Donor Center Rep), Member
Brian Reithel (Board Chair), Ex-Officio
Penni McMahan (HRSA), Ex-Officio
Nawraz Shawir (HRSA), Ex-Officio
Divestiture Committee
Brian Reithel (Board Chair), Committee Chair
Garheng Kong, Board Member
Nelson Chao, Committee Member
Rob Soiffer, Secretary
Vicki Rasmusen, Board Member
Donor and Patient Safety Monitoring Advisory Group
Kimberly Kasow, Chair
Galen Switzer, Vice Chair
Aaron Etra, Member
Andrew Lippman, Member
Carrie Kitko, Member
David McKenna, Member
Krishna Komanduri, Member
Laurie Sutor, Member
Lee Ann Weitekamp, Member
Molly Benoit, Member
Muna Qayed, Member
William Hogan, Member
Wolfgang Rennert, Member
Bronwen Shaw, Ex-Officio
James Bowman (HRSA), Ex Officio
Marilyn Levi (HRSA), Ex Officio
Nawraz Shawir (HRSA), Ex Officio
Executive Committee
Brian Reithel, Chair
Judy Gasson, Chair Elect
Stephanie Lee, Vice Chair
Garheng Kong, Board Member
Laurie Strongin, Board Member
Rob Soiffer, Secretary
Vicki Rasmusen, Board Member
Frank Holloman (HRSA), Ex-Officio
Shannon Taitt (HRSA), Ex-Officio
Histocompatibility Advisory Group
Marcello Fernandez-Vina, Chair
Bronwen Shaw, AG Member
Chang Liu (CAP Liaison), Member
Jennifer Wilder, Member
Joseph Pidala, Member
Judy Gasson, Board Member
Juliet Barker, Member
Katharina Fleischauer, Member
Ketevan Gendzekhadze, Member
Marie Bleakley, Member
Michael Gatreaux (ASHI liaison), Member
Miguel-Angel Perales, Member
Tao Wang, Member
Marilyn Levi (HRSA), Ex-Officio
James Bowman (HRSA), Ex-Officio
Investment Sub-committee
Chad Johnson, Committee Chair
David Kasper, Committee Member
Dianna Cervantes, Committee Member
Jason Ahlgren, Committee Member
Mark Potter, Committee Member
Michael Davenport, Committee Member
Brian Reithel (Board Chair), Ex Officio
Scientific & Strategic Advisory Group
Cath Bollard, Chair
Anne McGeorge, Board Member
Elizabeth (EJ) Shpall, Board Member
Hans-Peter Kiem, Member
John King, Member
Judy Gasson, Board Member
Michele Korfin, Member
Nelson Chao, Member
Rizwan Romee, Member
Rob Soiffer, Secretary
Sadik Kassim, Member
Sergio Giralt, Member
Uri Herzberg, Board Member
Zbigniew Szczepiorkowski, Member
Frank Holloman (HRSA), Ex-Officio
Marilyn Levi (HRSA), Ex-Officio