Patient Advocacy

Transforming personal health challenges into meaningful advocacy for transplant awareness, patient rights, and equitable healthcare access.

🎤 Speaking & Media Appearances

Voice of the Patient — AZBIO

Sharing insights from my transplant journey and the intersection of patient experience with biomedical innovation

ASU Graduate Overcomes Health Challenges

From ICU to graduation stage — how statistics became my path through adversity

Interview with Christian Gardner

Mathematics, statistics, and space exploration through a patient-researcher lens

Phoenix Children’s Hospital Feature

My transplant journey from patient perspective

💚 Organ Donation Advocacy

Donate Life Arizona Partnership

Statewide advocate for organ donation awareness

Featured in Donate Life Arizona’s 2021 Campus Challenge, reaching thousands of college students across Arizona. As a liver transplant recipient, I help bridge the gap between personal stories and life-saving action.

🏥 Community Support & Fundraising

COTA for Adam K Campaign

Demonstrating the power of community in healthcare advocacy

Since 2020, COTA for Adam K has exemplified how grassroots fundraising transforms post-transplant care. Our partnership with the Children’s Organ Transplant Association supports ongoing medical needs while promoting awareness about organ donation and equitable healthcare access.

Campaign Highlights:

• 2022 National Calendar Feature — Shared transplant story nationwide
• The Mulligan Golf Tournament — Community-organized fundraiser bringing supporters together
• Ongoing Impact — Supporting equitable access to post-transplant care

🩺 Professional Healthcare Engagement

APHON Arizona Chapter Conference

Patient panel discussing healthcare outcomes research and nursing perspectives

Spoke at the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses annual conference, sharing patient perspectives on healthcare delivery and outcomes research from a lived experience standpoint.

Take Action

Ready to make a difference? Register as an organ donor or explore how you can support transplant families through COTA.

Every story shared, every donation registered, and every conversation started brings us closer to a world where no one waits for a second chance at life.