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.

2024 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 Calkins

Board President

LBS (retired)

David Markham, MD

Past-President

Piedmont Healthcare

Jansen Bailey, CRPS

Treasurer

UBS Wealth Advisors

Noah Benz, JD

At-Large

SilverStream

Lester Crowell, Jr.

At-Large

Three-13 Salon, Spa & Boutique

Jennie Perryman*

RN, PhD, At-Large

Emory Transplant Center

Senator

John Albers

GA Senate District 56

Janet Barnett*

P.A.-C.

Wellstar MCG (retired)

Scott Blackard

Willis Towers Watson

Linda Heiden, RN*

LifeLink of Georgia (retired)

Rusty Humphrey

CareDx, Inc

Jennifer Kittinger

LCSW

MAYO Clinic Jacksonville

Christina Klein, MD

Piedmont Transplant Institute

Cristina Kroeppler

"Tina"

LifeLink of Georgia

Rochelle Liverman,

Pharm.D

Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease

Chad Y. Mao, MD

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

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Meghan Muldoon,

MPH, CPHQ

Emory Transplant Center

Robert Paredes

Jackson + Coker Healthcare Staffing

Preeti

Reshamwala, MD

Emory University

Kristianna Singh,

Children's Hospital of Georgia

D. Matthew Smith

UnitedHealthcare

Christina Wiggins,

MBA, BSN, RN

Wellstar MCG Health

Ben Barkley, JD

Counsel

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

*Founding Board Member

HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS

John Whelchel, MD
Ed Frederickson, MD

Matt Stinchcomb
Bobby Howard

Tom Glavine
Marsha Brenner-Crews

David Lowance, MD
Christian Larsen, MD