2019-2020
LifeGift Executive & Senior Leadership Team
LifeGift Directory
Passionate | Compassionate | Professional
LifeGift’s leadership team is made up of dedicated, focused and experienced executives. They are honored to play a role in helping thousands of people in Texas with organ and tissue donation. As LifeGift leaders, they credit the character, hard work and talent of their amazing teams.
President and CEO Chief Executive Officer
Patricia Rubin
CPA, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Pat leads the finance service line which includes finance, information systems, facilities and purchasing teams.
R. Patrick Wood
MD, FACS, CTBS, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Wood provides medical oversight to LifeGift’s clinical operations and leads LifeGift’s Medical Advisory Board.
LifeGift Exectuive Leadership Team
Kevin Myer
LifeGift Exectuive Leadership Team
Chris Curran
Vice President of Organ Operations Chris leads the planning, development, execution, evaluation and strategic direction of clinical organ operations across LifeGift’s service areas.
Carolyn L. Olivarez
LVN, CPTC, CPHQ, Vice President, Quality & Regulatory Compliance Carolyn leads the quality and regulatory compliance teams.
Lauren Quinn
Vice President, External Relations Lauren provides strategic oversight to the donation systems, communications and aftercare departments.
SPHR, Vice President, Human Resources and Organizational Development David leads the human resources, organizational development and safety functions for LifeGift.
LifeGift Executive Leadership Team
David Staley
Steven Blackburn
Steven leads innovation and business operations at the Texas Medical Center.
Dagmar Climo Director of Communications
Dagmar leads the communications and aftercare teams.
LifeGift Senior Leadership Team
Director, Texas Medical Center Organ Operations
LifeGift Senior Leadership Team
Jerry Dunn
Director, Information Systems Jerry leads the information systems team.
Larry Easterling
MD, Associate Medical Director Dr. Easterling’s medical expertise supports pediatric and adult donation, and in his role he builds relationships with pediatric hospital partners.
Michelle Gilbert
Director, Communications Center for Donation Michelle leads the team responsible for referral intake, tissue donor screening and tissue donation conversations.
Senior Director of Tissue Services Joe leads the tissue services team.
Jessica Leibold
Senior Director of Facilities and Purchasing Jessica oversees construction projects, business continuity plan & security.
Ryan Mulcahy
Director of Clinical Operations Ryan leads the donation clinical specialists, donation management specialists and first responders.
LifeGift Senior Leadership Team
Joseph Kreeb
LifeGift Senior Leadership Team
Shante´ Wells
Director of Donation Systems Shante’ leads the donation systems specialists, in-house coordinators, death record review auditors and oversees the EMR Access process.
Russell “Rusty” Roberts Director of Tissue Services Russell co-leads and supports the operations and compliance of the LifeGift tissue donation program.
Schawnte´ Williams-Taylor
Director, Family Care Schawnte’ leads the family care team in supporting families throughout the donation process.
Director of Finance Maureen leads the accounting team operations which includes financial statement preparation.
Passionate Compassionate Professional
LifeGift Senior Leadership Team
Maureen Woodruff
ŠLifeGift 2019