leadership
President and CEO
Dr. Janice F. Whaley
Dr. Janice F. Whaley serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Donor Network West, the second largest OPO in the U.S., joining the organization in January of 2019. After her arrival, the organization substantially increased organ recovery performance across multiple metrics, saving hundreds more lives. Her leadership, advocacy, and operational efforts, in both the state of California as well as the nation overall, serve as evidence of her passion.
Executive Leadership
Our Executive Leadership Team brings tremendous experience in the organ and tissue procurement industry and a shared commitment to saving and healing more lives to Donor Network West every day.
Executive Leadership
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Interim VP of Marketing and CommunicationsElisse Glennon
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VP of People ServicesLynnette Johnson
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VP of Organ OperationsKim Patton
Senior Leadership
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Senior Director of donation DevelopmentJaclyn Manzanedo
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Director of Donation Development, South BayMegan Bondy
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Director of Learning and DevelopmentClint Brown
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Director of Administration, Safety and RiskKevin Campbell
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Director of Organ Operations, Northern RegionJeff Chao
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Director of Organ Preservation and Surgical ServicesJocelyn Cooper
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Director of Quality SystemsSusan Hall
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Director of Donation Development, Northern RegionSarah Harris
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Director of Organ Operations, Bay RegionDonyale John
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director of tissue recoveryChanel Nakanishi
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director of research programAhmad Salehi, M.D., Ph.D
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Director of donation development, East and West BayEileen Spallino
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director of community engagementAnnie Stickel
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Director of Marketing and CommunicationsStephanie Torralva
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director of performance improvementStefanie Woidtke
Board of Directors
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Janice F. Whaley, Ex Officio
President and CEO
Donor Network West -
Carolyn Light, Chairperson
Executive Director, Transplant
UCSF Health Services, UCSF -
Eric L. Williams, FACHE, Chair-Elect
Senior Vice President, Santa Clara Service Area,
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan & Hospitals, Inc. -
Tom Cycyota, Secretary-Treasurer
Senior Philanthropy Officer, Delta Sigma Phi National Fraternity
Board Members
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Stephan Busque, M.D.
Director, Adult Kidney & Pancreas Program
Associate Professor
Stanford Medical Center -
Michael J. Ferenc, M.D.
Forensic Pathologist
Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office -
Chris Freise, M.D.
Professor & Interim Division Chief
UCSF Transplant Service -
Shannon Fitzpatrick, MS, RN, CCRN
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Christine Hartley, RN, MS, ACNP-BC
Administrative Director, Solid Organ Transplant
Stanford Healthcare -
Romoanetia Lofton, DNP, MSN, MBA, RN, NE-BC
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Harish D. Mahanty, M.D., FACS
Surgical Director of Kidney Transplant
California Pacific Medical Cente -
Frances McNeil, Esq.
Associate General Counsel
Law Department, Blue Shield of California -
Ameet Nanda, MHA
Vice President & Site Administrator
California Pacific Medical Center – Sutter Health -
Emily Rothbaum Perito, M.D., MA
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Anthony Robinson
Operations/Training Captain
San Francisco Fire Department, Airport Division -
Na’eem Salaam, MBA
Vice President, Operations
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative -
Baljeet S. Sangha, MPH, FACHE
Chief Operating Officer & Deputy Director San Francisco Health Network
San Francisco Department of Public Health and County of SF -
Sean Townsend, M.D.
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Robert Wenz, MS, RN, FACHE
Executive Director of Pediatric Transplant Center, Interventional Services, Outpatient Heart Center, Neurodiagnostics, and Pulmonary Services
Stanford Children's
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Rev. Bryson White, PhD
Research Assistant
The Society for the Study of Black Religion
Medical Advisory Board
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Peter Chin-Hong, M.D., Co-Chair
Associate Medical Director, Donor Network West
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Step 3 Medicine
Associate Dean for Regional Campuses, UCSF School of Medicine
Director, Transplant ID Program, Division of Infectious Diseases
Infectious Disease Physician, UCSF -
Luis Mayen, Co-Chair
VP of External Affairs and Strategic Partnerships, Donor Network West
Members
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Arash Afshinnik, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF
Director, Neurocritical Care -
Janet Bellingham, M.D.
Transplant Surgeon
California Pacific Medical Center -
Michael J. Bauer, M.D.
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Jack Boyd, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Stanford University Medical Center -
Ann DiMatteo, BSN, MSN
Transplant Administrator
Manager, Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Program
California Pacific Medical Center -
Sara Dionne, PhD
Senior Laboratory Director
VRL Eurofins -
Robert Fulbright, JD, MA
Bioethics Program Director
Renown Health -
Jack Harbell, M.D.
Senior Associate Consultant
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale -
Gerri James, RN, BSN, CCTC
Transplant Administrator
Manager of Kidney & Lung Transplant Programs
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital -
Jennifer Kerney, RN, MSN, CRNP
Assistant Director Transplant Services
Kidney Transplant Program
UCSF Medical Center -
Kate Kronish, M.D.
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James Orr, M.D.
Trauma & Emergency Surgery
Kaiser Foundation Hospital – Vacaville -
Thomas Pham, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor,
Abdominal Transplant Surgery
Stanford University School of Medicine -
Brett Sheridan, M.D., FACS
Department Chair of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Surgery
Chief of Cardiac Surgery
Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation
California Pacific Medical Center -
Jason W. Smith, M.D., FACS
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Jenny Tice
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Moussa F. Yazbeck, M.D., FACP
Neurocritical Care / Critical Care Medicine
Vice Chief of Staff
John Muir Medical Center