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President Joe Biden, Coast Guard Academy: The 140th graduating class of the United States Coast Guard Academy will reflect the very best of our country and the proudest traditions of our service. . For decades, the United States has underwritten international maritime security. We and our partners have kept the sea lanes open and secure. We developed clear rules of the road. . And for decades, those rules supported global economic strength that benefited nations everywhere. It helped people around the world develop their economic potential. But as you know, increasingly, we’re seeing those rules challenged both by the rapid advance of technology and the disruptive actions of nations like China and Russia. . That’s why we are so adamant that these areas of the world that are the arteries of trade and shipping remain peaceful. Whether tha
BACKGROUND
A 1975 graduate of Juniata College, Howard Nathan is recognized as one of the world s leading authorities on organ donation and transplantation. Nathan joined Gift of Life Donor Program in 1978 and has served as President and CEO since 1984. Under his leadership, he has grown Gift of Life to be the largest organ procurement organization (OPO) in the U.S., responsible for coordinating the most life-saving organ donations every year for the past 13 years. He is the longest-serving CEO of any OPO in the U.S.
In 2004, Nathan founded Gift of Life Institute, an international training center for organ and tissue donation professionals, offering comprehensive, interdisciplinary resources to increase donation outcomes, including skills-based learning, continuing education, collaborative research, and consulting services.
Sarah Reesey rests her head against her 5-year-old sonâs chest and hears a heartbeat.
âItâs not the heart he was born with,â she knows. But she believes itâs âthe heart of an angel.â
Zachary was 4 when he underwent heart transplant surgery. It was the culmination of a yearlong journey that involved myriad doctors at multiple hospitals and Gift of Life, the organization that connects organ donors with patients who need them.
Reesey, a nurse at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health who lives in Delta, York County, already knew about the donor program, but sheâs incredulous at the team that worked to ensure her son had this transplant âto give him a second chance, even during a pandemic.â