Governing Board of Directors

The Governing Board of Directors assumes the responsibility of governance and oversight for Lifeline of Ohio Organ Procurement, Inc. consistent with Ohio non-profit law and assures compliance with all state and federal regulations pertinent to non-profit corporate governance.

Roger Walker, Chairperson
Walker Consulting

Mark Bainbridge, Treasurer
Ernst & Young (retired Partner)

Ronni Richards, Secretary
Teacher (retired)

Lisa Indest, Vice Chairperson
Senior Vice President, Finance and Accounting, Glimcher Realty Trust

Robert Higgins, MD
Surgical Director, Heart Transplantation Program; Director, Division of Cardiac Surgery; Director Transplant Surgical Program, Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University

Sue Jablonski
Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer 
OhioHealth

Anthony Siciliano
Consumer Finance General Counsel
Division of Financial Institutions, State of Ohio

Marilyn Tomasi
Public Relations Consultant

Gene Warman
Gene Warman Productions, Inc.

Jim Wirth, CPEA, Member at Large
Sr. Risk Analyst 
CompManagement

Catherine Luchsinger, RN , Member at Large
System Chief Nursing Officer 
Mount Carmel Health System 

Medical Advisory Board of Directors

The Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) requires organ procurement organizations to have multiple boards.  One of these boards, the Medical Advisory Board (MAB) must have the power and authority specified in the Conditions for Coverage of Organ Procurement Organizations.  The scope of this authority is limited to matters regarding the organ donation process including identifying potential organ donors, recovery of all usable organs, preservation of the organs, tissue typing of the organs and transportation of the organs.  These processes must meet the quality standards consistent with the OPTN.  The MAB will also advise in the same manner with regards to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance governing the tissue recovery process and the distribution of tissue.  Finally, the MAB provides oversight for the effectiveness of the OPO and their assistance to the hospitals in establishing proper protocols for potential donors.

Laura Murdock Stillion, Chairperson
Director, Transplant Services
Comprehensive Transplant Center
Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University
(Hospital Administration)

Jan Gorniak, DO
Franklin County Coroner
(Public Member)

Gregg Hadley, Ph.D
Research Director
Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University
(Histocompatibility Expertise)

Kathy Harrington
(Organ Donor Family Member)

Mitchell Henry, MD
Director, Div of Transplantation
Comprehensive Transplant Center
Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University
(Transplant Surgeon)

Richard Sites
General Counsel and Senior Director of Health Policy 
Ohio Hospital Association (Voluntary Health Association Representative)

Timothy Hoffman, MD
Pediatric Cardiology
Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Transplant Cardiologist)

Ronald Pelletier, MD
Transplant Surgeon
Comprehensive Transplant Center
Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University
(Transplant Surgeon)

Angela Burnham, CTBS
Executive Director, Lion’s Eye Bank of W. Central Ohio 
(Tissue Bank Representative) 

Diana L. Greene-Chandos, MD 
Director of Neuroscience Critical Care, Assistant Professor of Neurology & Neuro Surgery 
Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University
(Critical Care Physician)

Don Hayes Jr., MD, MS, MEd 
Medical Director, Lung Transplant & Heart-Lung Transplant Programs
Nationwide Children’s Hospital &  Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University
(Transplant Physician)

Orelle Jackson 
System Director Community Health and Wellness
Ohio Health
(Public Member)

William E. Carroll, MD 
Neurologist, Columbus Neurology and Neurosurgery
Medical Director, OhioHealth Stroke Network
Medical Director, Neurology Services, Grant Medical Center
(Neurologist)

Michelle McKissick, BSN, MS 
Vice President of Clinical Services 
Nationwide Children’s Hospital 
(Hospital Administrator)

Dawn Seery, RN, BS, MA
System Ethicist 
Mount Carmel Health System 
(Hospital Administrator)

2012 Community Advisory Council

Lifeline of Ohio convenes a round table of African American leaders to enhance community-wide advocacy for organ and tissue donation in Central Ohio.

Dr. Christopher Washington
Provost and Senior Vice President Academic Affairs
Franklin University

Rev. John Coats
Marketing Specialist
Columbus Radio Group

Lori Luke
Owner
Proforma TCL

Mike Williams
Owner and Chief Consultant
Mike Williams Solutions

Charleta B. Tavares
Ohio State Senator, 15th District 

Cheryl Noble
Community Advocate

Ray Miller
Publisher, African American News Journal

Tracy Townsend
Anchor/Reporter
WBNS 10TV

Rev. Dr. Victor M. Davis
Pastor
Trinity Baptist Church