Todd has over 25 years of business management and consulting experience in bringing digital and interactive initiatives to fruition through leadership, strategic alliances, processes, and technologies in industries such as media and entertainment. Todd has held roles as CEO of Kindrid, Co-Founder and President of Taylor’s Gift, and senior consulting roles at The Center for Sales Strategy. He began his career in accounting at Arthur Andersen. Todd holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from Texas A&M. He served as co-founder and President of Taylor’s Gift Foundation until 2014, building an award winning 501c3 non-profit focused on organ donation. His additional volunteer work also includes advisory board positions for the Smart City and Coppell Arts Center Foundation where he serves in Executive leadership roles.

Dr. Elizabeth Hughes is a clinical psychologist in Dallas, Texas. After receiving her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 1994 she continued her training at Children’s Medical Center Dallas as a staff psychologist. While there she served as a consult liaison for the renal transplant team.

Throughout her career, she’s worked with individuals who struggle with chronic medical illness, eating disorders, emotional trauma, anxiety, and depression.

In 2019 she began working as a Family Care Coordinator for Southwest Transplant Alliance. In her work supporting families through the donation process, she discovered that grief support resources are limited for those left behind to honor and grieve their loved ones.

In 2021, she and Tara Storch, co-founder of Taylor's Gift Foundation, developed and launched the Taylor’s Gift Grief Support Program to ensure that no donor family ever grieves alone.

To further evaluate both the needs of donor families and the effectiveness of the current grief support program, Dr. Hughes has worked collaboratively with NYU Langone Health for 2+ years to assess how to best serve those who are grieving following organ and tissue donation.

Dana became a donor mom in January 2017 when her son, Jeston, had a fall in Plano, TX.

Dana and Tara met shortly after and found that the mission of Taylor’s Gift matched closely with her own passion for helping those managing grief following a sudden tragedy.

Dana served on the Taylor’s Gift Advisory Board for three years. She also serves on NYU Langone Health Transplant Institute Advisory Board and the Elko County, Nevada Boys & Girls Club Board.

The Pray Family runs the P4L Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports youth in the community as well as transplant donor and recipient families in need.

Tara is Co-Founder of Taylor’s Gift Foundation. Her passion for helping donor families in their grief came from her family’s personal experience. She has been involved in many organ donation-focused organizations such as being a current board member of the Organ Procurement Transplant Network (OPTN) Board. She has also had former involvement on the UNOS Philanthropy Advisory Council (UPAC), Advisory Board with Southwest Transplant Alliance, and was a Real Life Expert with Donate Life Hollywood.

Her experience as a donor mother and leadership expert in marketing and non-profit is regularly sought out by many in the business and medical community to speak at their events.

Tara is a mom of three, Taylor, Ryan and Peyton. She and her husband, Todd live in the Dallas area.

She is extremely proud of all the support being given to donor families in Taylor’s name.

Scott Bennett is the Associate Vice President of Solid Organ Transplant at UT Southwestern Medical Center. His career spans over 20 years in academic medicine and includes prior roles as Administrative Director and Finance Manager of the Solid Organ Transplant and Cardiovascular Service Lines at UT Southwestern. Scott currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Texas Transplantation Society and Taylor’s Gift Foundation. He holds a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration from Trinity University in San Antonio and a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M University.

Scott has seen the remarkable impact of the gift of life for transplant recipients in over 13 years as a transplant program administrator. Recognition and support for the unique needs of the heroic donor families who make each miracle possible is a noble goal and a personal ambition driving Scott’s desire to further the mission of Taylor’s Gift.

In early 2007 Javier was a senior at Southern Methodist University when he suffered from a sudden liver failure. Within a week of his diagnosis, he received a transplant at The Liver Institute at Methodist Dallas. His outlook in life was forever changed through a renewed perspective given by the ultimate gift of life.

From his startup in early-stage video streaming, he produced content and video platforms for Match, Puma, and Vans, which propelled him into the space of brand development. During the past fourteen years, Javier has worked directly with a large variety of sports-and-lifestyle brands, such as Sperry, Saucony, Stance, Alpinestars, TYR, & New Balance. Other current ventures Javier is involved in include: Lake Nona, a master-planned city of the future with wellness at its core, Display Source Alliance, the leading pay-point merchandising solutions manufacturer in the US, and leAD a sports & health technology accelerator.

Mike and his family have been directly impacted by organ donation and transplant. As such, he’s a passionate advocate for the cause and believes deeply in supporting anyone touched by organ donation and transplant.

Mike resides in Dallas with his family and is a leader at the commercial insurance brokerage Lockton. He also serves as a volunteer leader with DallasHR and volunteers at Highland Park United Methodist Church.

In his leisure, you’ll find Mike cycling at White Rock Lake or grabbing a cup of coffee at one of Dallas’ coffee shops with his wife and son.

Steve is the Chief Executive Officer and co-owner of Firehouse, an independent advertising agency in Dallas with clients that include Toyota, Lennox, Mary Kay and the Dallas Zoo.

Firehouse is committed to using ideas and creativity to make an impact locally. Whether donating time to pro-bono clients, serving on non-profit boards, or volunteering in the DFW community, the agency donates over 2500 staff hours annually.

While Steve and his wife Kim have been residents of Coppell for over 20 years, Steve was first introduced to Taylor's Gift Foundation when Todd and Tara Storch visited the agency. Compelled by their story and commitment to making a positive impact in the world of organ donation, both Steve and Firehouse pledged their support.

Firehouse has been a partner of Taylor's Gift, providing marketing support for over a decade. Steve joined the Board of Directors in 2016 and has previously served as Board Chair.