Leadership

C-Suite Executives

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  Brad Adams

  President and CEO

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  Brad Adams brings legal expertise, financial stewardship, and a commitment to public trust to his leadership of Gift of Life Alliance. An attorney and certified public accountant, he advocates for a donation and transplantation system that is fair, accessible, transparent, and accountable.

  His experience includes corporate governance, risk management, healthcare policy, compliance, and communication with the communities donation serves. Before his work in organ donation, Brad served as general counsel for privately held companies and practiced law at Haynes and Boone and Hughes & Luce in Dallas. He began his career as an auditor at Price Waterhouse.

  Brad earned his law degree from Baylor University in 1997 and graduated cum laude from Southern Methodist University in 1993 with a business degree in accounting and a minor in music. His community service has included leadership and counsel for Dallas-area nonprofits, including the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, Genesis Women’s Shelter, and the Housing Crisis Center.

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  Dr. Joe Nespral

  Chief Strategy Officer & EVP

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  Joe Nespral has been with the Texas Organ Sharing Alliance since July 1997 and is the longest serving OPO Clinical Director/Chief Operating Officer in the State of Texas. Joe has an extensive background in OPO leadership in operations, restructuring, policy analysis, business development, and quality improvement.

  He has worked with several OPO’s over the years including, New York Organ Donor Network, LifeLink of Georgia and LifeLink of Puerto Rico. Joe earned his Degree in Medicine at Central East University in the Dominican Republic and is Board Certified as a Procurement Transplant Coordinator.

  Joe has also served with a variety of groups including, appointments to the UNOS OPO and Patient Affairs Committees. National Conference on Donation after Cardiac Death. Executive Committee of the Texas Transplant Society. Joe has authored and co-authored several articles published in Transplantation Proceedings, American Journal of Transplantation and the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

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  Scott Bennett

  Chief Operating Officer & SVP

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  Scott Bennett brings more than 25 years of experience in academic medicine and nearly two decades of transplant operations leadership to Gift of Life Alliance. His work focuses on strengthening the systems that support organ and tissue donation, with an emphasis on careful coordination, operational quality, and access to lifesaving transplants.

  His experience spans clinical and surgical services, laboratory operations, referrals, family support, logistics, and organ allocation. He uses collaboration, technology, evidence, and process improvement to help teams make the most of every donation opportunity.

  Before his work in donation leadership, Scott spent more than two decades at UT Southwestern Medical Center. As Associate Vice President of Solid Organ Transplant, he led heart, lung, liver, kidney, and pancreas transplant programs and associated acute care services. His service to the transplant community includes leadership with the Texas Transplantation Society and the Taylor’s Gift Foundation.

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  Stephanie Bowman

  Chief Financial Officer & SVP

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  Stephanie Bowman brings more than 20 years of financial and operational leadership experience to Gift of Life Alliance. Her background combines strategic financial planning with the practical oversight of resources and facilities that support mission-driven work.

  Before her work in organ donation, Stephanie served as Chief Financial Officer at BenefitMall, overseeing finance, accounting, treasury, financial planning, and acquisition operations. She also served as Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, and Treasurer at Tuesday Morning Corporation, and held senior financial roles at USI Holdings Corporation and Neiman Marcus Group. She began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

  A certified public accountant, Stephanie earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington. Her commitment to nonprofit service has included serving on the board of the Dallas affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

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  Marilou Donley

  Chief Reimbursement Officer & SVP

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  Dr. Geoffrey Funk

  Chief Medical Officer

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  Dr. Geoffrey Funk is a trauma and critical-care surgeon whose medical leadership supports quality and safety in organ and tissue recovery. At Gift of Life Alliance, he brings surgical expertise and a commitment to clinical education to the work of honoring donors and helping patients awaiting transplantation.

  His experience includes oversight of organ procurement procedures, training and support for clinical teams, surgical clerkship leadership, and medical faculty appointments. He previously served as Executive Clerkship Director for Surgery at the Dallas training campus of Texas A&M University College of Medicine.

  Dr. Funk studied biochemistry and genetics at Texas A&M University and earned his medical degree through the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center. He completed his general surgery residency at Baylor University Medical Center in 2009 and his trauma and surgical critical-care fellowship at UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2010. He is board certified in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care through the American Board of Surgery.

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  Fibbens Addo Koranteng

  General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer

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  Fibbens Addo Koranteng brings experience in healthcare law, corporate counsel, and litigation to Gift of Life Alliance. His legal background covers regulatory compliance, patient care, contracts, corporate and commercial matters, and the guidance executive teams need to support a lifesaving mission.

  He began his career with judicial experience in Missouri’s state appellate and federal district courts. He later practiced civil defense litigation in St. Louis and established his own practice focused on business representation and health law. His work as in-house and outside general counsel has included diagnostic laboratories, pharmacies, and other privately held healthcare businesses.

  Fibbens earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri–Columbia School of Law and his Bachelor of Science from William Woods University. He is licensed to practice law in Missouri, Illinois, and Texas. An alumnus of the Missouri Bar Leadership Academy, he has also served in bar associations and mentored law students and newly admitted attorneys.

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  Leigh Strope

  Chief External Affairs Officer & SVP

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  Leigh Strope brings more than three decades of communications experience to Gift of Life Alliance. Her work connects a mission of donation with stakeholders, hospital partners, donor families, and the broader community, helping build understanding and trust.

  A former national journalist, Leigh covered business, politics, and public policy for more than a decade. Her reporting career included The Associated Press in Washington, D.C., the Dallas Business Journal, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and Tulsa World. She later led external and crisis communications for the Teamsters Union in Washington.

  Leigh’s work at Burson-Marsteller included advising companies and nonprofits on media strategy, crisis communications, and executive visibility. Her healthcare communications experience includes roles at CHRISTUS Health, HCA Healthcare, and GRAIL. Throughout her career, she has developed relationships with journalists and community partners to support clear communication, public engagement, and mission-driven partnerships.