Board of Directors

Our board includes dedicated medical professionals, business leaders, transplant recipients, and community volunteers working together to improve the quality of life of those affected by transplantation.

2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

GTF's Board of Directors meets four times a year, providing oversight and guidance to the staff, and are charged with fiduciary and governance responsibilities for the Foundation. Board members serve a term of three years and may choose to renew for a second term.

Melanie

Melanie Calkins

Board Chair

LBS (retired)

Jennie

Jennie Perryman,*

RN, PhD

Chair-Elect

Emory Transplant (retired)

Jansen Bailey

Jansen Bailey

Treasurer

Acunis Wealth Partners

Lester Crowell

Lester Crowell, Jr.

At Large

Three-13 Salon, Spa & Boutique

Meghan Muldoon

Meghan Schaub,

MPH, CPHQ
At Large

Emory University Hospital

Robert Paredes

Robert Paredes

At Large

Jackson + Coker Healthcare

Janet Barnett

Janet Barnett*

P.A.-C.

Wellstar MCG (retired)

Senator Albers

John Albers,

Senator

GA Senate District 56

Linda Heiden

Linda Heiden,*

RN

LifeLink of Georgia (retired)

Rusty

Rusty Humphrey

CareDx, Inc

Kittinger

Jennifer Kittinger,

LCSW

Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville

Christina Klein

Christina Klein,

MD

Piedmont Transplant Institute

Tina

Tina Kroeppler

LifeLink of Georgia

GA Liverman

Rochelle Liverman,

PharmD

Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease

Chad Mao

Chad Y. Mao,

MD

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

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Marshall Norseng

Reshamwala Preeti Ambrish

Preeti

Reshamwala, MD

Emory University

Matt Smith

Matthew Smith

UnitedHealthcare

Quincy Weatherspoon

Quincy

Weatherspoon

Flatiron Health

C Wiggins

Christina Wiggins,

RN, BSN, MBA

Wellstar MCG Health

Ben Barkley

Ben Barkley, JD

Counsel

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Noah Benz

Noah Benz, JD

Secretary

SilverStream

*Founding Board Member