FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CRYERHEALTH CEO ELECTED TO BOARD OF AMERICAN LIVER
FOUNDATION
Transplant Recipient and Patient Advocate Joins Leading Organization to Fight Liver
Disease
New York, July 02, 2007 – On June 9, 2007, CryerHealth CEO, Donna R. Cryer, J.D., was
elected to the Board of Directors of the American Liver Foundation (ALF), the nation’s
foremost nonprofit organization focused on the promotion of liver health and the
prevention of liver disease.
“I couldn’t be more excited to join the American Liver Foundation at this critical
juncture in its history,” says Ms. Cryer who received a liver transplant thirteen years
ago at Johns Hopkins Hospital due to primary schlerosing cholangitis, an autoimmune
disease. “Experiencing liver disease and transplantation have changed the course of my
life and ensuring that other patients have access to the highest quality information,
support, and care is a driving force for me.”
Ms. Cryer has worked closely with ALF since her transplant as patient affairs specialist
for the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), which operates the national organ
transplant matching and policy system; while advancing GlaxoSmithKline’s hepatitis B
outreach to Asian American communities; and when serving on the National Capitol
Area ALF chapter Board of Directors as fundraising chair. Ms. Cryer continues to be a
frequent speaker to patient groups on topics of transplantation.
The national ALF Board of Directors, comprised of members with medical, scientific
and other related expertise necessary to futher the organization’s mission, leads a
chapter-driven organization celebrating its 30th anniversary. The ALF funds research,
education and advocacy for people affected by liver-related diseases. Board Chair, Jim
Boyer, M.D. Ensign Professor of Medicine Director, Liver Center, at Yale University
School of Medicine is pleased to welcome Ms. Cryer to the board, «Donna’s personal
experience and passion, combined with her multi-faceted professional perspectives on
healthcare will be a great asset to the foundation. » Other directors elected at the June 9
meeting are Chris McCarrick, Val Peacock and Susan Stone.
Ms. Cryer, an attorney with degrees from Harvard and Georgetown Universities, also
serves on the Board of the Directors for the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association.
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240.994.0829 • FAX 202.249.0401 • EMAIL dcryer@cryerhealth.com • WEB www.cryerhealth.com
3315 Wisconsin Avenue, NW • Suite 401 • Washington, DC 20016
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About the American Liver Foundation
The American Liver Foundation is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization
promoting liver health and disease prevention. ALF provides research, education and
advocacy for those affected by liver-related diseases including hepatitis. Please visit the
American Liver Foundation’s Web site at www.liverfoundation.org.
About CryerHealth, LLC
CryerHealth, LLC is a woman and minority-owned public relations and public affairs
firm based Washington, D.C. Our mission is to serve as a catalyst for the improvement
of health and the healthcare system through the use of communication strategies and
tactics that elevate the role and power of patients. We believe the surest way to
improve healthcare is to restore and enhance the primacy of the patient-health care
provider relationship, truly empower patients through relevant and actionable
information, and increase the recognition of individual health as a foundation for
personal, professional, community and national growth. CryerHealth is privileged to
work with many of the top pharmaceutical, biotech, and diagnostic companies and
largest patient and physician associations in the United States and abroad. For more
information please visit us at www.cryerhealth.com.
CONTACT: Julienne Markel
(914) 419-3233
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240.994.0829 • FAX 202.249.0401 • EMAIL dcryer@cryerhealth.com • WEB www.cryerhealth.com
3315 Wisconsin Avenue, NW • Suite 401 • Washington, DC 20016