The Transplant Community Advisory Council (TCAC) is a transplant community-led group that includes transplant candidates, recipients, living donors, and caregivers. This group focuses on the Society's pillars of advocacy, education, organ donation, research, and service to the community through the lens of the patient. The Society strives to incorporate the patient voice into its advocacy efforts and meetings.
Chair: Alin Gragossian, Heart Recipient (2024)
Past Chair: Lisa Cantwell, Kidney & Liver Recipient (2024)
Board Liaison: Vineeta Kumar (2024)
Ex-Officio: Ronald Gill (2024)
Sara Beattie, Caregiver
Lynn Carey, Lung Recipient
Charles Cook, Heart & Kidney Recipient
Edward Drake, Kidney Recipient
Kelly Duren, Donor Mom
Madelyn Flickinger, Liver Recipient
George Franklin, Kidney Recipient
Joseph Hillenburg, Caregiver
Yosef Telsner, Living Kidney Donor
Robin Vedaa, Living Kidney & Liver Donor
The TCAC has an open application process - Terms begin in August.
If you are interested in being a part of the Transplant Community Advisory Council please complete the application.