Board of Directors

Board of Directors

  • Michael Hensch | Chair
    Retired Executive Director, Johnson County Board of Supervisors
  • Becky Anthony | Vice-Chair
    Retired Senior Vice President, Iowa Hospital Association
  • Kim Burdakin | Secretary
    Liver Recipient
  • Troy DeJoode | Treasurer
    Executive Director, IA Association of Municipal Utilities, Donor Family Member
  • Julie Brinegar
    VP Operations, MercyOne, Centerville
  • Erin Cubit
    VP, Federal and Regulatory Affairs, Iowa Hospital Association
  • Denise Cundy
    At Large, Chief Nursing Executive for UnityPoint Health - Des Moines
  • Thomas DePrenger
    Vice President, Principal Gifts, The University of Iowa Foundation
  • Mick Fletcher
    VP, Commercial Services, Collins Community Credit Union
  • Venkatesh Janakiraman
    Liver Recipient, Strategy and Software Consultant
  • Dennis Klein, MD
    Chief Medical Examiner for the State of Iowa
  • Tracy Larson
    VP of Patient Care Services and CNO, MercyOne, Sioux City
  • Dale Meyer
    Funeral Director, Meyer Brothers Funeral Homes
  • Kalpaj Parekh, MD
    Thoracic Surgeon, UIHC
  • Tahuanty Peña, MD
    Transplant Pulmonologist, UIHC
  • Nick Weig
    Journalist, Kidney Recipient
  • Suzanne Conrad | Ex Officio
    Chief Executive Officer
  • Sarah Fewell | Ex Officio
    Chief Clinical Officer
  • Jennifer Houtman | Ex Officio
    Chief Optimization Officer
  • Matt Murphy | Ex Officio
    Chief Financial Officer
  • Julie Schneider | Ex Officio
    Chief Development Officer

Medical Advisory Committee

  • Jonathan Simmons, DO | Chair
    Critical Care Physician, UIHC
  • Adam Stockman | Vice-Chair
    Director of Clinical Operations, Iowa Lions Eye Bank
  • Juan Arenas, MD, MBA
    Transplant Surgical Director, UnityPoint Health-Iowa Methodist
  • Christine Bishop, PhD
    Chief of Laboratory Services, Midwest Transplant Network
  • Samantha Danielson, MD
    IDN Medical Director
  • Kevin Doerschug, MD
    IDN Medical Director
  • Dan Katz, MD
    Abdominal Transplant Surgeon, VA Medical Center, Iowa City
  • Louis Katz, MD
    Medical Director, Scott County Health Dept; Emeritus CMO, ImpactLife Blood Services
  • Anthony Panos, MD
    Cardiovascular Transplant Surgeon, UIHC
  • Jody Reyes
    Chief Operating Officer, UIHC
  • Bette Schwager, RN
    Donor Family Member
  • Jim Springer
    Retired VP, OPO and Hospital Relations, SeaStar Medical
  • Robert Struthers, MD
    Neurologist, PCI Cedar Rapids
  • Tara Taylor
    Trauma Program Manager, MercyOne, Des Moines
  • Amanda Travis
    Market Nursing Director of Critical Care Services, MercyOne
  • Suzanne Conrad | Ex Officio
    Chief Executive Officer
  • Sarah Fewell | Ex Officio
    Chief Clinical Officer
  • Jennifer Houtman | Ex Officio
    Chief Optimization Officer
  • Julie Schneider | Ex Officio
    Chief Development Officer

Our Vision:

All are inspired to donate life.