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LIFESHARE CONTINUES FOCUS ON EDUCATION
NAMES NEW DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT​

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Tina Mathes, of Yukon, was recently promoted as the Director Organizational Development at LifeShare of Oklahoma.

“With Tina’s dedication to LifeShare and her experience and vast knowledge of healthcare systems, we are confident she will help us continue educating our staff to further our organization’s purpose,” said Jeffrey Orlowski, President and Chief Executive Officer of LifeShare.

Mathes has 16 years of experience in the healthcare field with focus on education, healthcare administration and research.

In this new position to LifeShare, Mathes will be responsible for clinical onboarding, competency assessment and ongoing education for all staff members. She will also contribute to evaluating clinical education programs and the development and implementation of curriculum for staff.

Mathes earned a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership from Southern Nazarene University, and her Masters Degree in Healthcare Administration from Oklahoma State University.

​TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT PAYS IT FORWARD AFTER RECEIVING THE GIFT OF LIFE
HOYT NAMED ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR

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Karen Hoyt, of Tulsa, Okla., lives her life in honor of the stranger who gifted her a second chance at life. Now, an active community volunteer, she encourages those in need of that same gift.

Karen lives every day with a grateful spirit and the heart to be an encouragement and motivation to others. She had always lived a healthy life despite being born with only one kidney. She was active in her community as a volunteer, teacher and Sunday school teacher at her church. In 2010, she learned that her liver was failing, and she was later diagnosed with the Hepatitis C virus.

She was sent home thinking her days were numbered. Despite this news, she clung to her faith and began eating even healthier than she had before the diagnosis. Luckily, antiviral medication came out and she was cured of Hepatitis C by 2011 but end stage liver failure still loomed over her.