Richard E. Pietroski - CEO

Richard Pietroski, Gift of Lifes CEO since 2008, manages every aspect of Michigan's only organ recovery organization and its 200-plus employees. Rich works with transplant centers, hospital administrators, elected officials and community leaders to inspire more organ donors and bolster the number of transplants in Michigan.

In 2004, Rich became a tissue recipient when doctors repaired his shoulder with tendons from a 21-year-old police officer who died in the line of duty.

Burton J. Mattice - CPTC, MBA, Chief Operating Officer

Chief Operating Officer Burton J. Mattice manages clinical services, professional education, tissue recovery, perfusion services and hospital development departments.

Anne Kowalczyk - Chief Administrative Officer

As Chief Administrative Officer, Anne Kowalczyk oversees finance, human resources, corporate communications and information services.

Dr. Michael Hagan - Director of Quality Improvement and Regulatory Compliance

Dr. Hagan, a former emergency room physician and a liver transplant recipient, oversees all quality improvement initiatives dealing with organ and tissue donation. 

Dr. J.C. Rosenberg - Laboratory Director

Dr. Rosenberg was one of five organ transplant surgeons in Michigan to found Gift of Life Michigan as the organ recovery organization for this state. He’s dedicated his life to saving others and Dr. Rosenberg’s work continues today as he oversees the laboratory.

Dr. Sam Ho  - Associate Laboratory Director

As the lab’s associate director, Dr. Ho is part of the dedicated team that conducts around-the-clock testing to match organ donors with recipients. He also oversees the process of screening donors for infectious diseases such as HIV, hepatitis and syphilis.

Sheila Alston - Clinical Director

Sheila Alston, an RN for 27 years and a former ER director, oversees nearly 40 donation coordinators who travel statewide to work with hospitals when there’s a potential donor. They talk with families and get permission when the donor isn’t on Michigan’s Organ Donor Registry. They also help in all phases of donation right through the surgical removal of organs.

David Gee - Director of Information Services

Dave Gee supports organ and tissue donation by making sure the electronic tools Gift of Life depends upon are always working and available. Internet, phones, computers, audio visual and much more fall under the care of his readily available six-person team.

Tim Makinen - Corporate Communications Director

Tim Makinen oversees a team charged with producing newsletters, managing more than 500 active volunteers, building community relationships and pushing media opportunities. Tim and his team have a primary mission: Grow Michigan’s Organ Donor Registry.

Loretta White - Manager of Clinical Service Center/Donor Records

Loretta White is in charge of employees who manage organ and tissue donations by phone, start to finish. Loretta’s staff collects information about donors and helps determine neurological status of patients, solve problems in the field and coordinate organ recovery and placement with patients on the waiting list. Loretta also oversees donor records.

Dorothy Levis - Laboratory Administrative Director

Dorothy Levis is in charge of all technical aspects of Gift of Life’s lab, where testing is done to match each potential donor to the roughly 3,000 blood samples on file. The samples stored here were taken from every patient in Michigan waiting for a new organ to save their lives.

Debra Lytle - Manager of Human Resources

Human Resources helps Gift of Life’s more than 200 employees with personnel issues and benefits information. Debra Lytle also makes sure the organization follows all labor laws and employment regulations.

Randal Markiewicz - Manager of Tissue Services

Randy manages daily operations for tissue recovery across the state. Up to 35 tissue recovery specialists work in all 83 counties.

Lewis Orange - Manager of Perfusion Services

Lewis works with transplant teams in Michigan and out of state to recover and prepare organs for transplant.

Mark Tudor - Manager of Clinical Services

Mark oversees day-to-day operations in the clinical department including on-site organ and tissue donor evaluation, recovery and placement.

Christy Marrocco - Director of Hospital Development 

Christy manages the hospital development team leaders and associates and analyzes hospital donation data and hospital relationships.

LeAnne Ash - Finance Supervisor

LeAnne oversees the finance department and its personnel and helps prepare all financial statements and government reports.

Amy Olszewski - Administrative Manager

Amy develops, implements and monitors public policy strategies involving organ and issue donation at the federal, state and local levels.

Dona Hopkins - Executive Administrative Coordinator

Dona has a broad range of responsibilities related to supporting the chief executive officer and the advisory and governing boards.