Our Team

  • Sophie Phillips, LMSW

    Executive Director

  • Hannah Showalter, LMSW

    Director of Grief Support Services

  • Emily Youngberg, LMSW

    Intake and Case Coordinator

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • Elizabeth Hughes, PhD.

    Board President and Chair & Chief Science Officer

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  • Scott Bennett

    Board Vice Chair, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Southwest Transplant Alliance

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  • Todd Storch

    Founder of Taylor's Gift and Chairman Emeritus

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  • Dana Pray

    Board Treasurer, Principal, P&C Recruiting

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  • Ronda Horstman

    Board Secretary, Chief Recovery Services Officer, Solvita

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  • Tara Storch

    Co-Founder

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  • Robin Bagwell

    Philanthropist and Living Kidney Donor

  • Sarah Casalinova

    Research Practice Manager for the Duke Department of Surgery

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  • Brooke Lee

    Key Account Executive, Financial Services at Salesforce

OUR ADVISORY BOARD

  • Scott Anderton

    Group Controller. HCA Healthcare

  • Gabrielle "Gabe" Atturio

    Aftercare Specialist, New England Donor Services

  • Dr. Tiffany Anthony

    Surgical Director of Liver Transplant, Medical City Transplant Institute

  • Lisa Barker

    Lisa Barker

    Grateful Liver Recipient and author of DeLivered

  • Chad Carroll

    Chad Carroll

    Executive Director, Donate Life Texas

  • Yvette Chapman

    Yvette Chapman

    Former VP Transplant Services, Methodist Transplant

  • Myrna Garcia

    Myrna Garcia

    Donation Consultant, Donor Alliance, Inc.

  • Adam James

    Adam James

    Associate Vice President, CellRight Technologies

  • Ryan Storch

    Ryan Storch

    Taylor's Brother; Owner of Real Estate Group, The Storch Team, brokered by Magnolia

  • Dr. Whitney Strauss, PhD.

    Dr. Whitney Strauss, PhD.

    Senior Counsel, Sunwest Communications

  • Kirk Woodall

    Kirk Woodall

    Grateful Liver Recipient & CEO of Milestone Distributors

Our Caring Guides

  • Yosie Coronel

    Florida

  • Jan Flanders

    Virginia

  • Lisa Mincey

    South Carolina

  • Lisa Robinson

    Lisa Robinson

    Florida

  • Kris Ross

    North Carolina

  • Tracy Polep

    Wisconsin

  • Sarah O'Connor

    Georgia

  • Heidi Woody

    Georgia

  • Jennifer Zinn

    Colorado

  • Jill Stephenson

    Oklahoma

Members of the Taylor’s Gift Foundation Board of Directors serve an essential role in empowering Taylor’s Gift to fulfill its mission. The commitment of our board includes, but is not limited to:

  • Commitment to the cause and the organization

  • Being knowledgeable about all facets of Taylor’s Gift Foundation

  • Compliance with the fiduciary requirements of Directors

  • Understanding the primary corporate documents (bylaws, financial reports, etc.)

  • Regular attendance at Board and Committee meetings

  • Offering special skills, talents or services

  • Support of fundraising efforts

  • Willingness to act as an ambassador for the organization

  • Financial contribution to the organization