As the vice president of organ operations at Nevada Donor Network, Elizabeth Shipman oversees organ procurement and various transplant services.
“My ultimate goal is to make a meaningful, lasting impact on health care in this state, improving lives and ensuring that more people have access to the care they deserve,” Shipman said.
Shipman is an excellent communicator and has strengthened and developed relationships between NDN and local hospitals and transplant centers, facilitating many lifesaving and healing procedures. She also fosters transparency in her team by listening to concerns and working towards solutions. Shipman’s gift for building relationships extends to recruitment where she excels at finding talented individuals who help the organization grow.
An innovator in her field, Shipman has advocated for early adoption of critical technologies and procedures. Her leadership was pivotal in securing millions of dollars in grant money to expand services, recruit transplant surgeons and develop the Nevada Transplant Institute. The Nevada Transplant Institute is projected to support nearly 3,000 high-paying jobs and make organ transplant services more accessible to Nevadans in need.