Ken Lotherington is an innovative healthcare leader with more than 15 years of experience shaping Canada’s organ and tissue donation and transplantation landscape. As Associate Director, System Development at Canadian Blood Services, he provides operational and administrative leadership for multidisciplinary projects and initiatives that include the development of clinical guidelines, best practices, guidance for policy and associated knowledge mobilization. Recently, Ken completed a Master of Education in Counselling from Acadia University, enriching his leadership and academia with mental health expertise focused to grief and bereavement.