HOUSTON, TX – LifeGift, the not-for-profit organ and tissue recovery agency headquartered in Houston, Texas today announced that Sheriff Adrian Garcia has been appointed to its board of directors.
“The addition of Sheriff Garcia to the board of directors is significant for two reasons. One, he represents an organization that is familiar with making sacrifices for the well-being of others, which is what our donors and donor families do,” said Sam Holtzman, president and CEO of LifeGift. “Secondly, Sheriff Garcia brings his Hispanic heritage to the table, which will help us continue to shape the attitudes and beliefs of Hispanics when it comes to donation. It is critical that we push the message of donation to this community as Hispanics make up more than half of those waiting for a lifesaving transplant in Texas.”
Sheriff Garcia oversees the largest sheriff’s office in Texas and the third-largest in the country. In August of 2011, the sheriff announced that his workforce of 4,000 law enforcement and civilian employees would become a Workplace Partner for LifeGift. Spearheaded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the Workplace Partner initiative encourages employers – large and small – to save and enhance lives through promoting organ and tissue donation in their workplaces.
“In law enforcement, we see people lose their lives far too often, so partnering with LifeGift to help save lives just made sense,” said Garcia. “I’m looking forward to serving on the board of directors and exploring how the two organizations can align strategically on more initiatives to increase the level of awareness in Harris County about the importance of registering as organ and tissue donors.”
A native Houstonian, Garcia chose public service as his profession and became an officer with the Houston Police Department. In 2003, Garcia was elected to the Houston City Council. During his service at City Hall, he chaired the council’s Public Safety and Homeland Security committee and served as mayor pro- tem. He returned to law enforcement in 2009 when he was elected as Harris County Sheriff.
For more information about LifeGift, visit www.lifegift.org.
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