STA CEO PATTI NILES NAMED DBJ 2020 WOMEN IN BUSINESS HONOREE
STA CEO PATTI NILES NAMED A DALLAS BUSINESS JOURNAL 2020 WOMEN IN BUSINESS HONOREE
DALLAS — Patti Niles, president and CEO of Southwest Transplant Alliance (STA), was honored by the Dallas Business Journal on August 19, 2020, as one of 30 Women in Business Awards honorees.
Niles was recognized for her leadership of one of the country’s largest organ procurement organizations, which serves a community of 10 million people across Texas. Under her leadership, STA will move into a state-of-the-art, 77,000-square-foot Donor Recovery Center in Dallas this fall. Her team also has pivoted to ensure continuity in organ and tissue transplantations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“As a leader, I have always pushed my team to think about what’s next,” Niles told the Dallas Business Journal. “Whether we are forecasting a fork in the road, a change in a process or a relationship that could go awry, it’s critical that we anticipate these things.”
As a registered nurse, Niles brings a combination of clinical experience and leadership of organ procurement organizations to her role at STA. She has been instrumental in increasing the number of lives saved and improved through organ and tissue donation across the country. Niles serves as the president of Donate Life Texas and recently was honored with the President’s Award by the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) for her outstanding contributions to its members.
“What an honor to celebrate Patti as one of the Dallas Business Journal’s Women in Business,” said Cheryl Murray, partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP and a member of the STA Board of Directors. “Patti has transformed STA into an award-winning organization. She and her team help save so many lives through organ donation.”
The Women in Business Awards program highlights decision makers across DFW who have shaped the business community. Leaders in their fields across a variety of industries — from banking to sports business – these women are honored for their achievements in the workplace and beyond. Honorees this year include key executives at global companies and C-suite players at some of the region's fastest-growing firms. On August 19, the Dallas Business Journal honored its 2020 Women in Business Awards class with a live broadcast. The virtual event featured various interviews with all 30 honorees talking about challenges from nonprofits, economic development, diversity and inclusion, COVID-19, health care, sports business and other topics.
For more information on this year’s Women in Business Awards honorees, click here.
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About Southwest Transplant Alliance
Southwest Transplant Alliance (STA) is a nonprofit organization based in Dallas, Texas, that saves lives by fulfilling the gifts of organ and tissue donation. Founded in 1974, STA has facilitated more than 35,000 organs for recovery and enhanced the lives of tens of thousands of people through tissue recovery. STA is among the largest of 58 federally designated, nonprofit organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in the United States, is a member of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and is accredited by the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO). The organization serves communities in North Texas, Beaumont, Bryan/College Station, Corpus Christi, El Paso, Galveston, Midland/Odessa, Temple, Tyler and Wichita Falls. For more information, go to organ.org.
About the Dallas Business Journal
Founded in 1977, the Dallas Business Journal is the premier source for local business news, research and events in Dallas-Fort Worth. From breaking news to live events, the Business Journal serves its readers by helping them grow their businesses, grow their careers and simplify their professional lives. In addition to our weekly print publication, we also offer the annual Book of Lists, free daily morning and afternoon news updates via email, along with networking and awards events. The Business Journal is a division of American City Business Journals, the country's largest publisher of business publications. It is owned by Advance Publications.