Colleen McCarthy joined Versiti in 2010. Versiti is the fourth largest independent blood center in the U.S. with five service lines consisting of Blood Services, Diagnostic Labs, Blood Research Institute, Medical Sciences Institute, and Organ and Tissue Donation. Versiti has operations in Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois. Ms. McCarthy has always had a passion for service and was called to organ donation over 20 years ago while working as a critical care nurse at a Level I Trauma Center in Denver, Colorado. Her experience as a nurse taking care of her first organ donor and his family was a deeply impactful moment for Ms. McCarthy and inspired her to begin her career in organ and tissue donation in 2003.

Ms. McCarthy serves as the Vice President for Organ and Tissue Donation. In this role, she is responsible for performance of Versiti Wisconsin’s federally designated organ procurement organization and tissue bank, whose core mission is to serve donor families and advocate for those waiting for a second chance at life and healing. Ms. McCarthy also served in an additional role as Versiti’s Chief of Staff. In the Chief of Staff role, she was responsible for leading Versiti’s strategic planning processes; ensuring governance was effective, efficient, and results in rapid, quality decision-making; leading the Project Management Office to ensure clear prioritization and project execution; and directing the Continuous Improvement Office and thus CI culture. Ms. McCarthy is a Registered Nurse, has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Viterbo University, and holds a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.