When former President and CEO Nancy Kay founded We Are Sharing Hope SC in 1984, she founded it with the hope of advancing organ, eye and tissue donation transplantation and research in South Carolina and the United States. One of the first ten agencies that offered organ procurement services in the United States, We Are Sharing Hope SC started off as a small organization with four employees doing primarily kidney recovery and has since grown to 105 employees doing kidney, heart, liver, lung, and tissue procurement. Certified by the federal government, We Are Sharing Hope SC is the federally-designated Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) for organ recovery services in South Carolina and actively provides organ and tissue donor services to 67 Hospitals throughout the state.
MISSION
Together we inspire our community, offer hope and change lives through the gift of organ, eye and tissue donation.
VISION
Every individual embraces organ, eye and tissue donation to save and enhance lives.
CORE VALUES
Compassion – the ability to recognize and the genuine desire to alleviate the distress or misfortune of others.
Accountability – the acknowledgment and assumption of responsibility for one’s actions and decisions, including the obligation to report, explain and be answerable for resulting consequences.
Integrity – being honest and truthful with consistency of character.
Excellence – the commitment of ourselves to continuously improve and seek to exceed recognized performance standards.
Stewardship – honoring the gift by delivering a superior experience for all, sensing their needs and exceeding their expectations.
Unity – a condition of organizational harmony encouraging teamwork, collaboration and celebration of diversity.
Our Leadership
Board of Directors
Gerald Wilson, MD
Chair
Daniel Stanton
MUSC Transplant Administration
Jacqueline Honig, MD
We Are Sharing Hope SC Medical Director
Organ Recovery Services
Kimberly Collins, MD
We Are Sharing Hope SC Medical Director
Tissue Recovery Services
Forensic Pathology
Ryan Tedford, MD
MUSC Thoracic Transplant
Derek DuBay, MD
MUSC Abdominal Transplant
Kyra Morris
Morris Financial Planners
Lori Brigham
Non Profit Management
Rev. Samuel Green, Jr.
Religious Leader, AME
Ed Billings
Donor Family
Kimberly Perkins
Transplant Recipient
Matt Jones
SC Lions
Advisory Board
Lauralee Brown
Tissue Bank Personnel
Pam Eyring
Public Member
Tissue Donor Family
Ryan Hakimi, MD
Neuroscientist
Omar Moussa, PhD, MD
Histocompatibility PhD
Satish Nadig, MD
Transplant Surgeon
Lynn Finley
Organ Donor Family
Jeff Thomas
OPO Representative
Scott Silvestry, MD
Regional Advisor #1
Matt Hartwig, MD
Regional Advisor #2
R. Kelvin Satcher, PhD
Regional Advisor #3
Executive Team
David DeStefano
Chief Executive Officer
Theresa Craft
Chief Financial Officer
Leadership Team
Joe Spitz
Director Information Technology
Lorraine Kemp
Director Quality Systems
Kristine Neal
Director Communications
Traci Adams
Director Clinical Development
Stephanie Johnson
Director Human Resources
Erin Moya
Director Hospital Development
Ali Morales
Director Family Support Services
Brenda Smith
Director Communications Center
Become a Donor Today
In 30 short minutes, three people will be added to the national transplant list, where approximately 120,000 people in the U.S. and over 1,000 in South Carolina are waiting for a life-saving transplant - 22 of those people will die today before receiving one. A single donation can make an enormous difference, both to the donor’s family and the recipient.