LAS VEGAS Nevada Donor Network announced today that Miles Lanning has joined the senior leadership team as chief quality officer. In this position, Lanning will serve as an advocate and resource for quality assurance, regulatory compliance, risk management, and performance improvement throughout Nevada Donor Network and its partners.
Lanning began his career in the medical industry in emergency medical services as a paramedic in the Denver metropolitan area. He then served in several quality and regulatory positions at Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, LABS, Incorporated VRL Laboratories, VRL Eurofins before serving as vice president of quality assurance/regulatory affairs for Alamo Biologics/Precision Allograft Solucations. Since 2004, Lanning has provided and led quality assurance in blood, tissue and regulated donor testing.
Lanning has successfully implemented and maintained quality systems that have fostered successful partnerships with his organization’s regulatory bodies and industry needs. He has also developed professional relationships within the tissue and organ industry, allowing him to better understand the quality needs and expectations of Nevada Donor Network’s clients, partners, and ultimately, the recipients of donor heroes’ gifts.
Lanning graduated from the University of Colorado with a bachelors degree in economics/sociology and became a certified quality auditor through the American Society for Quality in 2008.
About Nevada Donor Network
Nevada Donor Network is a federally designated 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organ procurement organization (OPO) committed to saving and healing lives through organ, eye and tissue donation. Established in 1987, Nevada Donor Network is one of only 56 OPOs in the United States serving more than 3 million people in the state of Nevada and over 100,000 potential transplant recipients across the country. We work collaboratively with hospital staff and community partners to promote research and provide a strong support network to courageous donor families who’ve turned loss into hope. At Nevada Donor Network, we encourage Nevadans to help individuals in need of life-saving transplants through education, research and action. Nevada Donor Network is a member of Donate Life Nevada, an affiliate of Donate Life America, whose state-wide efforts encourage Nevadans to register as donors. For more information, please visit www.nvdonor.org.
