Samantha Endicott has worked in the field of organ and tissue donation for over 18 years. In her role as regional director at New England Donor Services (NEDS), she oversees a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to the life-saving mission of donation in Boston-area hospitals. Prior to her tenure at NEDS, she was an organ and tissue donation coordinator at the Alabama Organ Center and worked as a tissue recovery technician prior to transitioning to the role of organ procurement coordinator. Samantha participates in process improvement and education initiatives at both the local and national levels,and currently serves as the region 1 representative to the UNOS OPO committee. She holds a Master of Public Health degree from the Ryals School of Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), a Bachelor’s of Science in biology from UAB’s undergraduate program, and is a certified procurement transplant coordinator.