Titans of Diverse Industries Join LiveOnNY's Governing Board of Directors
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Monday, March 27, 2023
NEW YORK, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LiveOnNY, the federally designated organ procurement organization (OPO) for the New York City metropolitan area, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties, and the lower Hudson Valley, announced the appointment of five new board members today, building on the record-breaking success the organization saw in 2022. The new LiveOnNY board members are:
Key Points:
- The new LiveOnNY board members are:
Ruth C. Browne, SD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ronald McDonald House New York
"The LiveOnNY Board of Directors is proud and honored to have these extraordinary leaders join our team," said LiveOnNY Board of Directors Chairperson Lee Perlman. - "These diverse, deeply altruistic individuals are committed to helping the New York Community and improving organ donation and transplantation.
- The OPO saw a 30% increase in organs transplanted, a 26% increase in organ donors and a 28% increase in tissue donors in 2022.
- "Our new board members are each titans of industry and we are honored to have them join the LiveOnNY board so that we can work together to honor, change and save more lives than ever through organ and tissue donation," said LiveOnNY President and CEO Leonard Achan, RN, MA, ANP.