Peggy John is the Director of the Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation (OTDT) program at Canadian Blood Services. As the national coordinating agency for OTDT health services in Canada Canadian Blood Services acts as the catalyst, working with provincial partners to develop and provide stakeholders with knowledge, programs, services and supports, to make improvements in OTDT health services for the benefit of patients and ensure trust in the system. Peggy's decades-long career of rich and varied experience began in communications and led to more than 20 years of progressively senior management roles. For the last 15 years she has led or supported work to improve organ and tissue donation and transplantation in Canada both provincially (BC Transplant) and nationally (Canadian Blood Services). During the early stages of the COVID pandemic, Peggy led the OTDT program in supporting the national and international meetings that shaped the community response to the pandemic.