Transplant Administration and Quality Management
TxAQM COP represents individuals responsible for the administration and management of transplant programs including transplant center managed care contracting, financial oversight, and quality management.
AST members can join TxAQM COP.
What We’re Working on Now
ATC Travel Grants
Offer two travel grants to ATC.
Learning Circles
Form virtual “learning circles” for the membership to have open discussions on topics related to administration and quality management.
OPTN Public Comment
Submit comments on regulatory proposals.
Controversies Conference Outputs
Continue to work on outputs from the Controversies Conference hosted in collaboration with the DTO COP.
Specialty Resources
Contact the TxAQM COP
Staff Liaison | Raffaella Troiano
If you have questions related to the Transplant Administration and Quality Management Community of Practice, Raffaella Troiano.
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EMAIL:
rtroiano@myAST.org
2025-2026 Executive Committee
Ashley Cardenas, MAS CPHQ CHC LSSBB
Chair
Term ending: 2026
Administrative Director
Renown Transplant Institute
Stacey Doll, MPA
Co-Chair
Term ending: 2026
Director, Clinical Operations - Cardiothoracic Transplant
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Andrea Tietjen, MBA
Past Chair
Term ending: 2026
AVP, Transplant Administration, Finance & Quality
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
John Gutowski, MBA MHA FACHE
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2026
Executive Director
University of Colorado Hospital
Anne-Marie Lutrick, MSN
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2026
Director of Kidney & Pancreas Transplant
University of California Irvine
Samantha Holligan, MBA BSN
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2027
Transplant Administrator
Mayo Clinic Arizona
Julie Jensen
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2027
Healthcare Executive
Transplant Reimbursement Expert & Consultant
Celeste Braly, MSN CPHQ
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2027
Director, Quality and Compliance
University of Wisconsin Health
Jenna Lawson, MS
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2027
Quality Analyst
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Anastasia Quarles, MBA
Early Career Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2026
Program Director, Pediatric Transplant
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
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