Catherine Butler’s bio
Catherine Butler, BA, BScN, MHA is the Director – Organ & Tissue Donation & Transplantation for Canadian Blood Services, where she is responsible for providing the overall vision, strategic planning, operational oversight, and expertise to a team of system specialists in the only pan Canadian organization with a mandate to function as the coordinating body for ODT in Canada. Included in her role is national accountability for an interprovincial organ sharing allocation registry and national organ waitlist. As a seasoned health care leader with over 20 years experience across the country in various sectors ranging from acute care to community, she is thrilled to be able to work in close collaboration and partnership with a variety of national and international stakeholders to continue to evolve the ODT system through transformational national initiatives that will improve system performance and outcomes for Canadians. Catherine currently resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia.