Organ Donation Advisory Committee

Department of Health and Senior Services Bureau of Cancer and Chronic Disease Control
920 Wildwood Dr., PO Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570

Phone: (573)-522-2838
Phone 2: (573)-522-2864
Fax:

Email: organdonor@health.mo.gov
Website: http://health.mo.gov/living/organdonor/

Director: Virginia Beatty

Details on Board or Commission

Authority: RSMo 194.300

Department: Health and Senior Services

Mission: The Organ Donation Advisory Committee works to reduce the gap between the need for donated organs and the available supply.

Function: The Organ Donation Advisory Committee assists the Department of Health and Senior Services, and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in the development of organ donor awareness programs to educate the general public on the importance of organ donations, recommend priorities of expenditures from the Organ Donor Fund, and establishes a central organ donor registry within the Department of Health and Senior Services.

SubCommittees: Established as needed

Details on Meetings

Number of meetings: up to 4 meetings

Location of meetings: Jefferson City, Columbia, St. Louis, Kansas City, or Virtual

Duration of meetings: 3 to 4 hours

Preparation time for meetings: 1 to 3 hours

Total time commitment: 5 to 25 hours

Details on Members

Total members: 10

Appointed members: 10

Term length: 5 years; at the pleasure of the Governor

Compensation: reimbursement for realized and necessary expenses

Member Requirements: 4 members must represent organ and tissue procurement organizations; 4 must represent organ recipients, families of organ recipients, organ donors, and families of organ donors; 1 must be a health care representative from a Missouri hospital; and 1 must represent the Department of Health and Senior Services.

Political Requirements: no

Geographic Requirements: no

Senate Consent Required: Yes

Members

Mr. Kenny Kovacs
organ and tissue procurement organizations 1
Kansas City
Term begins: Aug 24, 2021
Term expires: Aug 23, 2026

Ms. Lori Kramer Clark
organ and tissue procurement organizations 2
Columbia
Term begins: Feb 16, 2022
Term expires: Feb 6, 2027

Mr. Kevin J. Lee
organ and tissue procurement organizations 3
Saint Louis
Term begins: Aug 24, 2021
Term expires: Aug 23, 2026

Mrs. Teresa Jan Finn
organ and tissue procurement organizations 4
Lees Summit
Term begins: Mar 21, 2012
Term expires: Jan 1, 2015

Ms. Mary Ann Burns
organ recipients, families of organ recipients, organ donors and families of organ donors 1
Term begins: Aug 24, 2021
Term expires: Aug 23, 2026

Mr. Peter J. Nicastro
organ recipients, families of organ recipients, organ donors and families of organ donors 2
Chesterfield
Term begins: Feb 16, 2011
Term expires: Jan 1, 2015

Mrs. Debra Lyn Simaitis
organ recipients, families of organ recipients, organ donors and families of organ donors 3
Lincoln
Term begins: Jan 26, 2011
Term expires: Jan 1, 2015

Vacant Slot
organ recipients, families of organ recipients, organ donors and families of organ donors 4

Vacant Slot
health care representative from a hospital located in Missouri

Ms. Virginia Beatty
representative of the department of health and senior services
Fulton
Term begins: Feb 3, 2011
Term expires: Jan 1, 2015