Bravin Herring, CTBS, CEBT, is the technical trainer for Artivion Inc, based in Columbus, OH. He comes with a strong recovery background from his time at both Lifeline of Ohio and We Are Sharing Hope SC. Bravin has over 10 years of operating room and tissue banking experience. He holds a bachelor's degree in health information management from WGU and is currently working on a master's degree in education technology and instructional design. Bravin is also a member of the RADE council and an active member of the Education Committee.

Matthew “Matt” Battey is seasoned, multi-discipline, software engineer.  A Nebraska native, Matt’s graduate work saw him in the realm of secure communications and encryption, earning him a Master of Science in Computer Science.  A published author, Matt’s presented findings at medical and technical conferences.  His career path has found him in a number of industries from satellite news distribution to finance to health care.  As Solution Architect at Mid-America Transplant, Matt focuses on customer centric software solutions supporting the mission of Organ and Tissue donation.

Mr. Sindaco joined AATB in 2023 as Director of Standards. Prior to joining AATB, he spent 18 years at the United States Pharmacopeia, heading operations for standards and serving as Executive Secretariat to the Council of Experts. He initially joined USP’s quality department after holding various operations, quality, and regulatory affairs leadership positions in the blood and clinical laboratory industries. Mr. Sindaco earned a B.A. in Biology from Franklin and Marshall College, an M.S. in Pharmaceutical Policy and Regulation from the University of Florida, and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. 

Corinne is the Executive Director, Chief Operations Officer, and Treasurer of the Anatomy Gifts Registry (AGR), a non-profit whole body donation program. AGR is one of the accredited Non-transplant Anatomic Donation Organizations, or NADOs. Corinne has over 12 years of experience in non-transplant tissue banking ranging from donor family services through research client services and executive management. Corinne has been active in the AATB Ad-Hoc committee, recently turned council, working on the physical assessment and risk assessment guidance documents, among other projects. 

Corinne has Bachelor's and Master's of Science degrees in human nutrition, focusing on clinical nutrition and epidemiology, and has completed her clinical dietetic internship at the University of Maryland,Medical Center, and holds a Registered Dietitian (RD) credential, and has been a Certified Tissue Banking Specialist (CTBS) since 2009.

Rod Hale, Account Executive at DPT-Eurofins—graduated magna cum laude from Utah State University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Biology.  In 1997 he earned his Master of Science in Medical and Molecular Genetics from Indiana University.  He has 25+ years’ experience in the Human Cell & Tissue Product (HCT/P) industry, the first 12 years of which were spent at Laboratories At Bonfils (later, LABS Inc.).  Rod started on the bench, performing various immunological and molecular tests for the screening of organ, eye, tissue, and other transplant donors.  He eventually became the manager of the Infectious Disease department, where he successfully created and implemented the testing logistics that enabled the small regional lab to achieve nationwide success.  In 2010 he left LABS Inc. to be the Laboratory Manager at the start-up human-screening division of VRL, eventually becoming the Director of Operations at VRL-Eurofins, and later moving into the Account Executive role once VRL merged with LABS Inc., Inc to create DPT-Eurofins.

In 2015, I began my career in tissue banking with MiMedx as a laboratory technician processing birth tissue into final tissue products. A few years later I transitioned over into their Quality Assurance department taking on a wide variety of duties from reviewing tissue processing records to managing company wide inventory of all tissue products. In 2022, I moved to Colorado and took on the role of Regulatory Affairs Coordinator at Donor Alliance. Since my time at Donor Alliance I have become a certified Quality Auditor to help better serve my role in helping to heal and save lives. 

Amanda Davis began her career in the donation industry in 2011 as a phlebotomist for blood banks. She subsequently earned her certification as a surgical technologist and assisted surgeons during procedures at a Level 1 trauma hospital. Since 2016, she has been dedicated to the tissue donation industry and currently serves as a Quality Assurance Coordinator at Donor Alliance where she is responsible for maintaining donor records to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, conducts technical reviews of donor charts and tissue recovery documentation, collects and reviews medical records, and serves as a liaison to tissue processors and affiliates for donor follow-up activities and requests. 

I began my tissue banking career in 2017 as a Tissue Processing Technician at AlloSource. I gained hands-on experience in allograft tissue production, packaging, and sterilizing. A year later I became a Tissue Processing Technician Technical Expert and trained new staff within the department. In 2021 I began my career in proteomics at SomaLogic, running assays and preparing samples from clients. During my time there I became a Senior Laboratory Associate and gained knowledge in different areas including problem solving, quality management, and time management. My journey with Donor Alliance, Inc. began in late 2024 as a Quality Management System Coordinator. Within this new role I will continue to help heal and save lives through organ and tissue donation.

Courtney Tillotta is the Manager of the Aftercare Support team for Indiana Donor Network, she earned her Master’s degree in healthcare social work from Indiana University and is a Certified Thanatologist.  She has been with the Indiana Donor Network for 21 years.  Courtney has a passion for supporting grieving families and, as the daughter of a transplant recipient and a donor hero, she has been personally impacted by donation and transplantation. 

D. Ted Eastlund, MD, has been a tissue banker and member of AATB for over 40 years, has been an AATB VP, president and chair of the AATB Board of Governors and has served on several committees. He was awarded AATB’s Kenneth W Sell Distinguished Service Award. In the early 2000s he led an AATB effort to investigate the fatal transmission of clostridium through tissue which resulted in changes in standards. He has been a medical director of a multi-tissue bank, semen bank, hospital tissue service, human milk bank, an embryo storage service, an OPO, fetal tissue bank, cord blood bank, blood bank and was national medical officer American Red Cross Tissue Services. For decades his interest in tissue and organ-transmitted diseases has led to testifying before congress, serving on an FDA Advisory Committee and giving invited lectures in 25 countries. He currently is medical director of the tissue bank at the University of New Mexico Hospital.