About Us - Donor Connect

DonorConnect (formerly Intermountain Donor Services), headquartered in the Salt Lake City area, is the federally designated, nonprofit community service organization dedicated to the recovery and transplantation of organs and tissues for Utah, southeastern Idaho, western Wyoming, and Elko, Nevada. Our service area encompasses more than 3.9 million residents, 90+ hospitals, and three transplant centers – Primary Children’s Hospital, Intermountain Medical Center, and University of Utah Hospital (along with the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center).

Governing Board &

Medical Advisory Board

Governing Board

Dominic J. Adorno, MS

President, DonorConnect Governing Board
Executive Director, DonorConnect

Jonathan Baker

Banking/Treasury Management/Municipal Finance

Zions Bancorporation

Justin Bradshaw, MHA, FACHE

Operations Officer,

Intermountain Medical Center

Intermountain Health

Silvia E. Butler, CPHR, SPHR

HR Director, NA Shared Services
BorgWarner

Raymond Christy, MPA

Airport Senior Planner
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Coordinator
Salt Lake City Department of Airports

Tyson Cichos, JD

Secretary/Treasurer, DonorConnect Governing Board
Attorney and Business Owner

Kurt Krieg

Vice Chair, DonorConnect Governing Board

Senior Vice President of Development
Extell Development Company

Kim E. Phillips, MSN, RN, CCTC

Senior Director, Transplant Service Line
University of Utah Health

Lisa Vitkas, MBA, MHA, FACHE

Chair, DonorConnect Governing Board

Operations Officer, Service Lines

Primary Children’s Hospital

P. Jeffrey Campsen, MD, FACS, FAST (Ad Hoc)

Medical Director, DonorConnect
General and Transplant Surgeon
Liver, Kidney, and Pancreas Transplant

Medical Advisory Board

Rami Alharethi, MD, FACC

Director, Heart Transplant & Mechanical Circulatory Support Program Intermountain Medical Center
Represents: U.T.A.H. Cardiac

Safdar Ansari, MD

Associate Professor Division of Neurocritical Care
Dept of Neurology
University of Utah Health Represents: neurosciences, neurology

Talia Baker, MD, FACS

Surgical Chief, Transplant Services
University of Utah Health
Represents: University Hospital

Kristi Caldera, RN, BSN,CCRN

ICU Director
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center
Represents: hospital administration

Spencer J. Carter

Transplant Cardiology
VA SLC Health Care System
Represents: George H. Wahlen VA Medical Center

Shaun Chandna, DO

Hepatology & Liver Transplant
University of Utah Health
Represents: hepatology

Reg V. Ecker, CFSP, CPC, CCO

General Manager

Wasatch Lawn – Dignity Memorial
Represents: funeral homes and mortuaries

Eric Griffths, MD

Transplant Surgeon
Primary Children’s Hospital
Represents: Primary Children’s Hospital

Karen Hale

Retired, former Utah Senator and House Representative
Represents: public

Chris Hanna

Executive Director
Utah Lions Eye Bank
Represents: tissue bank

Barbara Kerwin, DO

Chair, DonorConnect Medical Advisory Board
Associate Medical Director, DonorConnect
Intensivist, McKay-Dee Hospital
Represents: intensive care

Eszter Lazar-Molnar, PhD

Director, H&I Lab
University of Utah Health
Represents: histocompatibility

Matthew R. Morrell, MD

Associate Medical Director, DonorConnect

Medical Director, Lung Transplant Program
University of Utah Health
Represents: lung program

Philippe Paci, MDCM, MSc, FRC SC

Transplant Surgeon
Intermountain Medical Center

Represents: Intermountain Medical Center

Mike Somers

Executive Director
Mountain Valley Chapter | JDRF
Represents: volunteer health association

About UsAbout Us

Executive Leadership

Governing Board &

Medical Advisory Board

Governing Board

Dominic J. Adorno, MS

Jonathan Baker

Justin Bradshaw, MHA, FACHE

Silvia E. Butler, CPHR, SPHR

Raymond Christy, MPA

Tyson Cichos, JD

Kurt Krieg

Kim E. Phillips, MSN, RN, CCTC

Lisa Vitkas, MBA, MHA, FACHE

P. Jeffrey Campsen, MD, FACS, FAST (Ad Hoc)

Medical Advisory Board

Rami Alharethi, MD, FACC

Safdar Ansari, MD

Talia Baker, MD, FACS

Kristi Caldera, RN, BSN,CCRN

Spencer J. Carter

Shaun Chandna, DO

Reg V. Ecker, CFSP, CPC, CCO

Eric Griffths, MD

Karen Hale

Chris Hanna

Barbara Kerwin, DO

Eszter Lazar-Molnar, PhD

Matthew R. Morrell, MD

Philippe Paci, MDCM, MSc, FRC SC

Mike Somers

Utah

Idaho