Press Releases
Donor Alliance Named Two-Time Peak Performance Award Winner
Baldrige Award-winning organization receives highest honors from Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence (RMPEx) today announced Donor Alliance as the sole winner of its 2020 Peak Performance Award, the highest-state level recognition for performance excellence. This marks the second Peak Performance Award for Donor Alliance, and the first performance-excellence-related recognition since receiving the […]
CO & WY See Another Record Year for Organ Donation in 2020
Local nonprofit mitigates harshest impacts of COVID-19 through surge planning, accelerated COVID-19 testing and remote work to help save record number of lives in 2020 Colorado and Wyoming recorded another record year for organ donation in 2020. Donor Alliance, the federally designated non-profit organization that facilitates organ and tissue donation in Colorado and most of […]
Paul Lange Joins Donor Alliance as Medical Director
Dr. Paul Lange, M.D., F.C.C.P., has been named medical director at Donor Alliance, the federally designated organ procurement organization serving Colorado and most of Wyoming. A board certified physician in pulmonary and critical care medicine, Lange will assume the medical director role on January 25, 2021. Dr. Lange brings nearly three decades of clinical experience […]
Families of Organ, Eye and Tissue Donors Hope to Inspire at Local and National Events This Holiday Season
This holiday season, residents of Colorado and Wyoming impacted by organ, eye and tissue donation will be sharing their stories at local and national holiday events to raise awareness for the cause and encourage others to sign up to become donors. Organ donors, Jake Thompson of Colorado and Sam Weaver of Wyoming will represent each […]
Wyoming Deputy Program Manager Receives National Recognition for Innovation at Driver Services
Today, Donate Life America (DLA), announced local WYDOT Driver Services Deputy Program Manager, Renee Krawiec, has received regional and national recognition for DMV Innovation. Renee will be presented with the DLA and American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators DMV Innovation Award on October 7 at Cheyenne Driver Services. Renee won this prestigious award over nominees […]
La Junta Driver License Manager Awarded Donate Life America Lifesaver Award
Donor Alliance, the federally-designated organ procurement organization serving Colorado and Wyoming, and the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles announced today that La Junta driver license manager, Christina Salas has been awarded the Donate Life America Lifesaver Award for AAMVA Region IV. Salas was presented with the award at the La Junta Driver License Office on […]
Wyoming Earns 3rd Place in the Nation for Highest Donor Designation Rate
Donor Alliance, the federally designated non-profit organization that facilitates organ and tissue donation in Colorado and most of Wyoming, announced today that the organization’s two-state region has earned some of the nation’s highest Donor Designation Rates (DDR). DDR is the rate at which individuals join the state organ and tissue donor registry as a percentage […]
Jennifer Prinz Takes Reins as Chief Executive Officer
Donor Alliance, the federally-designated organ procurement organization serving Colorado and Wyoming, announced that Jennifer Prinz will assume the role of chief executive officer, effective Monday, July 1, 2020. She will succeed Sue Dunn who retired after leading the organization for more than 15 years. Prinz has been with Donor Alliance since 2008 and previously served […]
Denver Post Honors Donor Alliance as Top Workplace for Sixth Year
Donor Alliance, the federally designated non-profit organization that facilitates organ and tissue donation in Colorado and most of Wyoming, has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Denver Post for the sixth year. The non-profit was recognized amongst Colorado’s top 150 workplaces, however exact rankings will not be posted until September 6 following a […]
Jennifer Muriett Named Chief Operating Officer
Donor Alliance announced Jennifer Muriett will assume the role of chief operating officer on June 1. She will succeed Jennifer Prinz, who will become president and chief executive officer following the upcoming retirement of Sue Dunn, the organization’s president and CEO of 15 years. Muriett brings more than two decades of experience in organ and […]
Most Successful Year Ever for Organ and Tissue Donation in Colorado and Wyoming in 2019
Generous donor registry rates, strong local partnerships and process improvements following decade-long performance excellence journey credited for record-breaking year in region Donor Alliance, the federally designated non-profit organization that facilitates organ and tissue donation in Colorado and most of Wyoming, recorded the most successful year the region has ever seen in 2019, helping save the […]
Colorado Kidney Recipient Represents Centennial State Aboard Donate Life Float in the 2020 Tournament of Roses® Parade
On New Year’s Day, local kidney recipient, Juan Carlos Montanez, will represent Colorado on the 17th annual Donate Life Rose Parade float in the nationally televised Rose Parade. The float has become the world’s most visible campaign to inspire donation. Juan Carlos will be joined by 25 other people from across the country whose lives […]