Lauralee Brown has dedicated more than 30 years to the field of donation and transplantation, including the past 24 years specializing in tissue donation. She began her career as a critical care nurse caring for heart and lung transplant recipients, later serving over a decade in leadership and consulting roles at organ procurement organizations.

Currently, Lauralee is Sr. Director of Corporate Communications at MTF Biologics. She serves on the AATB Donor Family Council (since 2019) and the Donate Life America Advisory Council, and in 2022 received Donate Life America’s Quiet Giant Award for her exceptional contributions to increasing organ, eye, and tissue donation through service and commitment.

Lauralee holds a Master of Science in Health Administration from the University of Kansas and is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality. As a grateful tissue recipient, she is passionate about ensuring the highest level of care and support for donor families, using her own story to give voice to the many untold stories of lives saved and healed through tissue transplantation.