Leadership Team
Alexandra K. Glazier
President and Chief Executive Officer
Alex Glazier is President & CEO of New England Donor Services (NEDS), formed in 2017 as an affiliation between two Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) that subsequently merged in 2021 resulting in the first successful OPO consolidation in decades. NEDS is one of the top 4 largest OPOs in the country by clinical activity, with having increased organ donors in the region by 50% since 2020. NEDS has more than 300 employees serving over 200 hospitals, 14 transplant centers and a population of 15 million people in a six state service area. NEDS has been named a Top 100 Female Led Business by the Boston Globe and The Commonwealth Institute for 6 consecutive years from 2018-2023.
Alex is an assistant professor at Brown University’s School of Public Health where she teaches public health leadership and health law classes. Alex has held numerous national positions including two terms on the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN) and UNOS Board of Directors and as Chair of the Policy Oversight Committee leading the strategic coordination of national organ policy development. She also previously served on the OPTN medical peer review committee and Chaired the Ethics Committee. Alex was twice appointed to the U.S. Sec of HHS, Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation (ACOT). Alex is currently on the Board of the American Society of Reconstructive Transplant (ASRT) and the Board of Donate Life America including work on the venture with Apple to enable donor registration through the iPhone. Alex is also Chair of the newly established Donation and Transplant Optimization Community of Practice at the American Society for Transplant (AST).
Alex started her career practicing health law at the firm Ropes & Gray which she left to serve as New England Organ Bank’s first General Counsel. Alex holds an undergraduate degree in bioethics from Brown University and a JD-MPH from Boston University where she was previously law faculty.
Kristina Andrzejewski
Vice President, Tissue Recovery
Krissy joined New England Organ Bank in 2000 and now serves as the Vice President of Tissue Recovery for New England Donor Services (NEDS). Over the past two decades, Krissy had demonstrated her passion for organ and tissue donation through a variety of roles, from calling families for authorizations to supporting organ and tissue recoveries as a surgical recovery coordinator. Most recently, she has focused on tissue recoveries and oversees central processing for NEDS. Krissy is an active member of the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) and serves on several committees, including the Accredited Tissue Banks Council and the Recovery and Donor Suitability Council. Krissy earned a Bachelor of Science degree from St. Michael’s college in Vermont.
Benjamin A. Asfaw
Chief Quality Officer
Ben joined NEDS in 2021 as the Senior Vice President of Quality Systems. Prior to joining the NEDS team, Ben served as the Vice President of Quality for South Shore Health, South Weymouth, MA. He has over 20 years’ experience in project management, quality improvement, and patient safety. Ben has a B.A in Psychology from The Johns Hopkins University and a Masters in Health Administration from the University Of Michigan School Of Public Health. Ben is a frequent speaker at numerous conferences and forums and has published several peer-reviewed articles in healthcare quality and performance management.
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Christopher Curran
Senior Vice President, Organ Utilization
Chris joined New England Organ Bank in October 2000 and now serves as the Senior Vice President, Organ Utilization for New England Donor Services. Chris also served for two years as Vice President of Organ Operations at LifeGift in Texas before returning to New England Donor Services in September of 2021. Chris has served as the Chair of the AOPO Procurement Council and on many OPTN Committees, including the OPO Committee, VCA Committee, Disease Transmission Advisory Committee, as Chair of the Operations and Safety Committee. Chris currently serves as a member of the OPTN Expeditious Task Force, the Multi-Organ Transplantation Committee, as OPTN Region 1 Associate Councillor and as the OPTN Region 1 Representative on the Membership and Professional Standards Committee.
Mark DeFilippis
Vice President, Tissue Operations
Mark joined New England Organ Bank in January of 2004 and now serves as the Vice President of Tissue Operations for New England Donor Services. Mark earned his Bachelor’s degree from Salem State University as well as an MBA with a concentration in Healthcare from Endicott College. Mark has served on many committees and councils with The American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB). He is currently the Vice Chair of The Recovery and Donor Suitability Council and the Co-Chair of Membership Committee with AATB.
Francis L. Delmonico, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Delmonico has served as New England Organ Bank’s Chief Medical Officer since 1995 and currently serves as CMO of New England Donor Services. He is Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Emeritus Director of Kidney Transplantation at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He serves as an advisor to the World Health Organization on matters of organ donation and transplantation. He is the Past President of the United Network for Organ Sharing (2005) and The Transplantation Society (2012). Dr. Delmonico was appointed to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences by Pope Francis in 2016, introduced to the Academy by Nobel Laureate Dr. Joseph Murray. He is a principal founder of the Declaration of Istanbul that has provided ethical guidance for transplant professionals worldwide. Dr. Delmonico was the 2020 Medawar Laureate, the highest honor awarded to a professional in the field of organ transplantation.
Allison J. Erickson
Chief Administrative Officer
Ali has primary responsibility for all strategic human resources functions in the 260-employee, multi-state operation of New England Donor Services (NEDS). Prior to the inception of NEDS, Ali served as SVP of HR and Administration for New England Organ Bank since 2009. Previously, Ali was a member of the executive leadership team at Caritas St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center (now Steward), a 319-bed Boston teaching hospital with over 2,200 employees, where she was the Director of Human Resources. She began her HR career at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she supported over 1,100 employees in various clinical and administrative departments. Ali holds an undergraduate degree in business from Boston University and an MBA with a concentration in accounting from Bentley University. She is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), as well as a Society of Human Resources Management – Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) and a member of the SHRM Executive Network. She was previously the Chair and Vice Chair of the AOPO HR Council and now serves as an active member.
Sean M. Fitzpatrick
Chief Public Affairs Officer
Sean was with NEOB for 16 years before becoming Chief Public Affairs Officer at NEDS. Prior to entering the donation field, he served for five years as spokesman for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and for two years as director of marketing for the Commonwealth’s anti-smoking television advertising campaign. Sean is a graduate of Princeton University where he received a B.A. in politics and he holds a master’s degree from the McCormack Institute for Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts. He sits on a number of national committees and has served as Chairman of Donate Life America’s National Advisory Council. Currently, Sean serves on the Donate Life America Data and Research Committee and on the DLA National Advisory Council.
Mathew D. Moss
Chief Information Officer
Mathew joined NEOB in 2014 as the Chief Information Officer and now serves as Senior Vice President and CIO for New England Donor Services. Mathew has a Bachelor of Science degree from Ithaca College in Administration of Health Services and Master’s degree in Information Technology from Harvard University’s Extension School. Prior to NEOB, Mathew spent 20 years working for hospitals and health systems’ information services departments, most recently at South Shore Hospital. He served as the Chair and Vice Chair of the AOPO Information Technology Council and the LifeLogics Board of Directors, and remains an active member on the LifeLogics Board of Directors. Mathew is a member of College of Healthcare Management Information Management Executives and Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society.
Lisa A. Paolillo
Chief Legal Officer
Lisa joined NEOB in 2015 after serving as Deputy General Counsel at Lahey Health System and Director of Legal Services at Winchester Hospital. She now serves as Chief Legal Counsel for New England Donor Services. In those roles, she advised clients on a comprehensive range of legal issues including patient care, regulatory, litigation and transactional matters. Lisa also practiced healthcare law at Hutchins, Wheeler & Ditmar and in the general counsel’s office at the American Medical Association, focusing on legislative affairs.
Jill Stinebring
Senior Vice President, Donation Strategy
Jill joined NEOB in 2012 and now serves as the Senior Vice President, Donation Strategy at NEDS. Prior to joining the team in New England, Jill served as the Director of Clinical Services for Lifesharing in San Diego for eight years. Jill received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Barry University in Miami Shores, FL. She also holds a BA degree from the University of Missouri – Columbia and earned her MBA with a concentration in Healthcare Administration from Endicott College. Jill has served on several UNOS/OPTN Committees including the Transplant Coordinator, OPO and Pancreas Communities.
Dara L. Washburn
Chief Financial Officer
Dara joined New England Organ Bank in 2003 and now serves as the Chief Financial Officer of New England Donor Services. Dara earned her Bachelor’s degree in Accounting at Assumption College and worked in public accounting at a regional firm for 4 years, where she earned her CPA license. Prior to coming to NEOB and NEDS, Dara was a Controller of a healthcare management company which ran long term care and assisted living facilities. Dara served a four-year term as a member of the UNOS/OPTN Finance Committee and is an active member of the AOPO Financial Management Council where she has served as Vice Chair and Chair.