About Us
Sharing Miracles was established to provide a supportive program for mothers to donate their birth tissue.
We are committed to providing the information needed to make an informed decision about donating your placenta and umbilical cord.
We are grateful for the priceless gift that mothers make and recognize the magnitude of their generosity.
The highly qualified and experienced team at Sharing Miracles will ensure an optimal and safe experience for our donors.
We are committed to honoring the gift of donation through professional, caring interactions and high-quality procurement of your birth tissue.
The Team
Julie R. Caldro BS, CTBS, CEBT
Senior Director, Tissue Procurement
An Ohio native with nearly 30 years of experience working in organ and tissue donation. Her career began in eye banking to support surgical and research needs and expanded into managing donor referrals, conducting informed consent, tissue procurement, quality and aftercare. Julie is passionate about helping others and the mission of saving and healing lives through donation, transplantation and research. She has a personal connection to the cause as a tissue donor family, a living donor and recipient of birth tissue. She is the mother to four children and resides in Naples, Florida.
Sinead Gallagher CTBS, ST
Manager, Donor Eligibility and Logistics
Born and raised in New Jersey, Sinead began a career in Surgical Technology before being introduced to organ, eye, and tissue donation. With nearly a decade of experience in tissue banking, she is passionate about stewarding the gift of life, and is a grateful bone graft recipient. Sinead is a mother to one little girl and two rescue dogs.
Martha Zarraga CTBS, ST
Manager, Acquisition Operations
Martha is a Miami native and is proud of her Hispanic heritage. She is a mother to 3 teenagers. Over the past 15 years of her career in the donation industry, she believes “Donation in all forms should be accessible to all. I am passionate about being an advocate in our community, to educate, and bring awareness to the benefits of birth tissue donation and regenerative medicine.”
Brenda King CTBS, CEBT
Manager, Donor Development and Communication
Born and raised on St Simons Island, Georgia. Brenda has devoted 25 years of her career to promoting and supporting organ, eye and tissue donation services in South Carolina. Brenda is passionate about inspiring others to donate. “My commitment to donation services comes naturally as I believe to give of oneself for the good of others is the greatest gift. Dedicating my career to donation services is a gift to me.”
Mercedes Nouchet CTBS
Senior Donation Coordinator
Born in Cuba and raised in Miami, Mercedes has 16 years of Birth Tissue and Tissue Banking experience. Her mission is to introduce and educate the local Hispanic community to the importance of saving lives through donation and transplantation
Sharon Fernandez
Donation Coordinator II
Born and raised in Colombia, Sharon is a mother of 3, who graduated from Keiser University with a bachelor’s in health science. She joined the BioTissue family 6 years ago as part of the production department and has recently joined the Sharing Miracles team. She is passionate about tissue donation with the purpose of healing and saving lives.
Yvette Alvarez
Donation Coordinator I
Yvette was born in New York of Puerto Rican descent. She has lived in South Florida most of her adult life. As a proud mother of 2 adult children, she is happy to say that all 3 of them are registered organ donors. She joined the BioTissue Team 3 years ago and is devoted and eager to continue learning the mission of saving lives through donation and transplant.
Licenses & Certifications
Biotissue, Inc., Sharing Miracles parent company, is accredited by the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) to ensure the highest standards of tissue banking leadership, education, service, and research. All donations are conducted under informed consent in compliance with all Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Good Tissue Practices (GTPs).
FDA Registration
New York State Department of Health
Compliance
Sharing Miracles maintains stringent criteria to ensure the highest levels of compliance and integrity throughout the donation process. The review of your medical records is strictly confidential. Information and documents are accessed only by trained, authorized personnel working in a secure environment. To ensure the safety of the tissue for recipients, your blood will be tested for infectious diseases. Abnormal results will be reported to you and your physician. Once all the required information is obtained, one of our Medical Directors will review to determine final suitability of your tissue for transplant.
Partnerships
DONATE LIFE AMERICA
Through our parent company, Biotissue, Inc., Sharing Miracles partners with Donate Life America (DLA) to increase tissue donor registration. Both organizations share a common goal of supporting the nation’s donation and transplantation recipients and those who provide tissue to heal and save lives.
AATB
The American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) is a professional, non-profit, scientific, and educational organization. AATB is the premier standard-setting body promoting the safety and use of donated human tissue. The vast majority of human tissue distributed for transplant comes from AATB-accredited tissue banks.
HOSPITALS & PHYSICIANS
Sharing Miracles builds relationships with hospitals and OBGYN’s to educate about the value birth tissue donation has on the community and the important role it plays in healing and saving lives. Both hospitals and physicians are vital to achieving optimal clinical outcomes for the donated tissue and awaiting recipients.
For more information, contact us by calling 800-439-0522 or complete the form on this page.