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2025 Webinar Series: From Policy to Pavement: Inside Transportation Department Operations (Group)

Includes a Live Web Event on 02/05/2025 at 2:00 PM (EST)

Description: Deep dive into the operational strategies behind donor transportation management. This engaging webinar will explore the pros and cons of contracting services versus maintaining in-house departments, offering key insights into overcoming challenges and ensuring seamless donor transportation processes. Designed for professionals in tissue distribution, quality, and operations, this session is your chance to enhance your expertise and optimize your organization’s transportation strategies.


Target Audience: This webinar is for professionals with expertise and/or interest in tissue distribution, quality and operations. 



Stephen Tornone

Associate General Counsel

The Gift of Life Donor Program

Stephen has served as Associate General Counsel to Gift of Life Donor Program (“GLDP”) for more than 14 years. He advises GLDP on a variety of issues including regulatory compliance, contracting, litigation and government relations. 

Lindsay Hamilton , MBA-HCA, CTBS

Director, Tissue Services

Indiana Donor Network

Lindsay has been a dedicated professional in tissue banking for the past 16 years, currently serving as the Director of Tissue Services and Supply Chain for the Indiana Donor Network. With extensive experience in tissue recovery, regulatory compliance, supply chain management, and leadership. Certified as a CTBS since 2009, Lindsay holds a Bachelor of Arts from Ball State University and a Master of Business Administration with a focus on Healthcare Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University.

Joel Smith

Sr. Director of Tissue Services

DCI Donor Services Tissue Bank

Joel continues to lead the DCI Donor Services to record-breaking tissue recovery milestones. He is most proud of the innovations and progress his team has made in streamlining procedures that reduce redundancy and increase efficiency while improving benchmarks for recovery metrics. He began his career at Mississippi Organ Recovery Organization, then served at Donor Network West and LifeShare of Oklahoma.

 As past Chair of the AOPO Tissue Council, Joel made it his mission to increase collaboration among tissue recovery organizations. Joel is a graduate of the Art and Science of Leadership program at Wharton’s School of Business and earned a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Exercise Physiology from Mississippi State University. Joel is a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps.

Sara Valentine, MPH

Director, Vital Link Donation Center and Logistics

Indiana Donor Network

With over a decade of dedication to the Indiana Donor Network, Sara serves as the Director over Vital Link Donation Center and Logistics. Prior to this role, her career was rooted in healthcare operations at two of Indiana’s major health systems. Sara earned her Master’s in Public Health from Purdue University and hold a bachelor’s degree from the University of Dayton—go Flyers!

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2025 Webinar Series: Transportation
02/05/2025 at 2:00 PM (EST)  |  60 minutes
02/05/2025 at 2:00 PM (EST)  |  60 minutes
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