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Media and Press
NJ Sharing Network is proud to partner with local, regional and national media to share the life-changing stories of donation and transplantation.
Media Contact
We welcome the opportunity to answer your questions, provide subject matter experts and personal testimonies from individuals touched by donation and transplantation. We can also connect you with people in your community who can share inspiring real-life stories about organ and tissue donation.
Gary Mignone
Manager, Public Relations
gmignone@njsharingnetwork.org
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Press Releases
Glen Rock Resident Rosemarie Jones Earns Sunflower Award from NJ Sharing Network
(GLEN ROCK, NJ) — NJ Sharing Network, the nonprofit organization responsible for the recovery of donated organs and tissue for transplant in New Jersey, has honored Rosemarie Jones of Glen Rock, Director of Nursing for Critical Care and Inpatient Services at Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, with its Sunflower Award in recognition of her outstanding…
Cedar Grove’s Jill Szalony Gives Thanks for 10 Years of Life After Lifesaving Heart Transplant
(CEDAR GROVE, NJ) – Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on life’s blessings and the people who make them possible. For Jill Szalony, 56, of Cedar Grove, this year’s holiday is especially meaningful as she and her family give thanks for 10 years since her lifesaving heart transplant. What once seemed uncertain is now a…
Plainfield Dairy Queen Owners Celebrate Team Liberty and Support NJ Sharing Network
(PLAINFIELD, NJ) – Donna and Rich Albanese-DeMair, who help lead their family’s iconic Dairy Queen in Plainfield, recently opened their doors to host a special celebration for Team Liberty, a program of the Sharing Network Foundation that brings together organ and tissue transplant recipients, living donors, donor families, and supporters from New Jersey, New York,…
Nutley’s David O’Hara Receives National Recognition for Advancing Organ and Tissue Donation Data
(NUTLEY, NJ) – David O’Hara of Nutley, Vice President of Business Intelligence and QAPI at NJ Sharing Network, has received the 2026 Breath of Fresh Air Award in recognition of his leadership in advancing the use of data to support organ and tissue donation. The award was presented at the 2026 Data Summit on the…
Veteran’s Day Story of Hope: Middletown Marine Vet Ron Walsh Celebrates 5-Year Liver Transplant
(MIDDLETOWN, NJ) – As the nation prepares to honor those who have served this Veteran’s Day, Middletown resident Ron Walsh is celebrating a deeply personal milestone: the fifth anniversary of the liver transplant that gave him a second chance at life. A former Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps and retired PSE&G executive, Walsh has…