On New Year's Eve, 1974 before my first day with New England Organ Bank I was called by my coworker who stated "We have a donor" and to come to the hospital right away. Those words have come to define my path and have framed my career in organ and tissue donation. I am honored to have an occupation that has allowed me to be in service to both donor families and transplant recipients. This journey has afforded me the opportunity to work with dedicated hospital staff, transplant surgeons and colleagues in organ and tissue donation programs who have contributed so much to this field.

Bruce joined Life Alaska in August, 2001 as Clinical Director where he oversaw clinical operations for organ and tissue donation as well as hospital services for the state of Alaska. In April, 2003 Bruce became Executive Director where he will continue to oversee clinical operations. Bruce has been involved in organ and tissue donation for more than 25 years beginning his career at New England Organ Bank in Boston where he worked for close to 20 years. In early 1996 Bruce joined University of California at San Francisco as their tissue bank director and in 1997 became director of Northern California Transplant Bank. Bruce received his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Northeastern University and completed one year of graduate study in physiology at NU. Bruce is certified in tissue banking by the American Association of Tissue Banks and in eye banking by the Eye Bank Association of America.