MTF BIOLOGICS ANNOUNCES LIFESHARE AS TECHNICAL AWARD WINNERS
LIFESHARE NAMES NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF QUALITY SYSTEMS
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Jason Morton, of Tulsa, was recently named the new Vice President of Quality Services at LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma.
“We are very excited to have Jason joining the LifeShare executive team,” said Jeffrey Orlowski, President and Chief Executive Officer of LifeShare. “With his experience and vast knowledge of quality systems, we are confident he will lead our organization through continued improvement and will ultimately help us save more lives through donation.” In this role, Morton is responsible for the day-to-day management and oversight of all quality services for LifeShare. This role is responsible for working with the various regulatory agencies across the nation and state to ensure LifeShare meets all compliance requirements as a healthcare and donation organization. Morton will also serve on the executive leadership team for LifeShare. Morton has more than 19 years of experience in donation services spent focusing on quality systems and improvement. Prior to being named the Vice President of Quality Services, he was the Tissue Compliance Manager at Southwest Transplant Alliance in Dallas. |
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Morton earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Tulsa. He is a Certified Tissue Bank Specialist and holds memberships in both the American Association of Tissue Banks and the American Association of Quality.
EVAN SMARTT - A LOVER AND GIVER OF LIFE
Teen donates organs, saves four lives; restores sight to two others
Earlier this year, staff, family and friends lined the hallways of a local hospital to honor Evan Smartt, a teenager of Edmond, Okla., who made a heroic decision to save lives as an organ and tissue donor.
The honor walk, as it’s called, takes place in a pause between death and life; after brain death has been declared and before organs are recovered to save another’s life. It is a powerful act of community. This solemn and sacred walk to the operating room honors the donor’s final act of heroism. It also gives hope to a grieving family in a moment of fathomless loss. Evan’s generosity did not start with his decision to be an organ donor, however. He is remembered fondly by the community for his caring and selfless heart which he displayed his whole life. He was always the first to come forward to lend support to someone struggling, whether that was a teacher who needed help unloading her car, a classmate who needed a shoulder and confidential ear or one of his elderly customers at the grocery store who needed their groceries delivered and packed in their car. Evan liked to have fun, too. He played video games with his siblings – and as many teenage boys do – he enjoyed playing his music loudly. His playlist was an eclectic mix with old school, 80’s, Indie and hymns all combined. He really enjoyed Fridays, because that was pay day. For Evan, that meant shopping was next, and boy – did he love to shop. He was skilled and passionate at finding a deal and took pleasure in sharing his purchases with friends and family. As a senior in high school, Evan was highly intelligent and a member of Mensa, a High IQ Society. He had dreams of writing stories he felt people needed to hear and had been accepted with a full academic scholarship to the University of Oklahoma’s School of Journalism. He championed for those on society’s fringe or the underdog of the story. He wanted to write stories and give a voice to those generally considered castaways. READ FULL STORY 
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