Who We Are

OneLegacy is Southern California’s organ, eye and tissue recovery organization, serving as the region’s bridge to life, connecting donors to patients in need.

About OneLegacy

Organ, eye and tissue donation in the United States is more than just a pink donor dot on your driver’s license – there is a well-established and experienced network of federally-designated, non-profits across the country, called Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs), all working together to save lives.

OneLegacy is the nation’s largest OPO, serving the diverse Southern California region. Working with hospitals, physicians, transplant centers and the community, OneLegacy educates about and facilitates donation, as well as builds a community of long-term support for the families who give the generous gift of life.

Our Mission: Saving Lives and Sharing Hope

OneLegacy carries out its mission of saving more lives and sharing hope amongst those waiting for a donation by upholding a set of core values:

Integrity

Our lifesaving work relies on public trust. Therefore, we practice transparent, honest, and ethical behavior in all interactions and hold ourselves to the highest standards.

Compassion

In every situation, we are empathetic with and advocate for the donor, donor family, and recipients, ensuring that final wishes are honored, families are comforted, and waiting recipients receive lifesaving and healing transplants.

Stewardship

We are accountable for and committed to the responsible use of our resources, so we can fulfill our mission, support our communities and prepare for the future.

Diversity & Inclusion

We seek to be representative of the communities we serve in order to ensure respect and dignity for our donors, their families, donation partners, and our staff. We believe in the inherent worth of all people.

Urgency

Our constant efforts to improve our outcomes are driven by a sense of urgency to save and heal the lives of those on the waitlists.

Innovation & Excellence

We strive to be at the forefront of our field, recognized as an industry leader, and passionate about saving and healing lives through organ, eye, and tissue donation.

Collaboration

We honor every donor's decision to save and heal lives by uniting partners in our community to fulfill that decision.

Learn more about how we’re achieving our mission.

OneLegacy in Action

Our History

Regional Organ Procurement Agency (ROPA) is established with headquarters at UCLA Medical Center.

Drs. Robert and Rafael Mendez incorporate OneLegacy under the name Southern California Organ Procurement and Preservation Center, Inc. (SCOPPC) to recover kidneys at hospitals not served by ROPA and to provide perfusion services to St. Vincent Medical Center's kidney transplant program.

HCFA designates Kern, Inyo, San Bernardino, Riverside and Tulare counties to SCOPPC. Although OPOs are assigned specific service areas, hospitals throughout the United States were allowed to contract with the OPO of their choice. This practice allows for Los Angeles County hospitals to continue working with SCOPPC and some Inland Empire Hospitals to remain with ROPA.

SCOPPC changes its name to the Southern California Organ Procurement Center (SCOPC) to reflect the organization’s focus on the procurement of organs for transplantation.

In the face of increasing public pressure, HCFA requires OPOs to meet minimum standards to retain their federal designation to serve their respective communities.

SCOPC changes its name to OneLegacy to better communicate the value that donation brings to donors, families and recipients.

OneLegacy develops the first Electronic Donor Record and web-based Organ Offer System, which was ultimately made a U.S. requirement in 2006.

OneLegacy and Donate Life California, in collaboration with Steve Jobs and Governor Schwarzenegger, create the world's first Living Donor Electronic Referral System to enable self-referral and altruistic donation, as well as the life-saving kidney chains.

In 2011, OneLegacy founds OneLegacy Foundation to support research, public education and patients and families.

OneLegacy moves its headquarters to Azusa. Aside from the 98,772-square-foot office building, OneLegacy will also build an additional 50,000-square-foot transplant recovery and research center and a 16,000-square-foot conference space.

Donation Service Area

With seven offices across the seven-county greater Los Angeles area, OneLegacy serves 215 hospitals, 9 transplant centers and a diverse population of 20 million.

Transplant Centers

OneLegacy Offices

Azusa
1303 W. Optical Drive, Azusa, CA 91702

Redlands
1701 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA 92374

Orange
500 City Parkway West, Orange, CA 92868

El Segundo
880 Apollo Street, Suite 355, El Segundo, CA 90245

Mission Hills
15455 San Fernando Mission Blvd., Mission Hills, CA 91345

Carpinteria
4180 Via Real, Unit C, Carpinteria, CA 93013

Bakersfield
1100 Mohawk Street, #150, Bakersfield, CA 93309

Kern

Population

909,235

By Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	54.6%
White	32.8%
Asian	5.4%
African American	6.3%
Multiracial	3.2%

Santa Barbara

Population

448,229

By Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	46.0%
White	43.8%
Asian	6.0%
African American	2.4%
Multiracial	3.8%

Ventura

Population

843,843

By Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	43.2%
White	44.7%
Asian	7.9%
African American	2.4%
Multiracial	3.5%

Los Angeles

Population

10,014,009

By Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	48.6%
White	26.1%
Asian	15.4%
African American	9.0%
Multiracial	3.1%

San Bernardino

Population

2,181,654

By Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	54.4%
White	27.3%
Asian	8.0%
African American	9.4%
Multiracial	3.6%

Riverside

Population

2,418,185

By Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	50.0%
White	34.1%
Asian	7.2%
African American	7.3%
Multiracial	3.6%

Orange

Population

3,186,989

By Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	34.0%
White	39.8%
Asian	21.7%
African American	2.1%
Multiracial	3.6%

Leadership

Prasad Garimella

Chief Executive Officer

Thomas Mone

Chief External Affairs Officer
VP, OneLegacy Foundation

Melissa Wood

Chief Financial Officer

Aaron Cheng, ESQ

Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel

Tom Seto

Chief Information Officer

LuCyndi RamirezSenior Vice President,
External Partnerships

Lisa StocksSenior Vice President, Transplant Services and Performance Improvement

Blanca CohenVice President, Donation Strategies and Partnerships

Elizabeth ReidVice President, Clinical Operations

Charles ChangSenior Director, IT and Facilities

Jacob BagbyDirector, Organ Surgical Services

Angela BolarisRegional Director, Hospital Partnerships

Jesse BravoDirector, Tissue Operations

Stephen BurnsDirector, Software Engineering

Daisy ColinDirector, Family Support Services

Elvina LuistroDirector, Quality Systems

Brian MeisenzahlDirector, Facilities & Materials Management

Rechelle MendezDirector, Human Resources

Javier MunozDirector, Health Informatics, Hospital Partnerships

Nathan PelzDirector, Family Care

Diana Ponce-MartelDirector, Donor Allocation

Jaya ShettyController

James Atkinson, M.DChairman
Emeritus Professor of Surgery
UCLA School of Medicine

William I. Chertok, ESQVice Chairman

J. Thomas Rosenthal, MDSecretary
Professor Emeritus Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Robert Blackman, M.D.

Kim Cantin

Prasad Garimella (ex-officio)Chief Executive Officer OneLegacy

Jason L. Gray, ESQGeneral Counsel

Daryl OsbyRetired Fire Chief – Los Angeles County Fire Department

Gary Petrosino

Darline P. Robles, PhDLos Angeles County Superintendent of Schools

Ervin Ruzics, MDChairman
Transplant Center Representative
St. Joseph Medical Center (CASJ)

Rosemary O’Meeghan, MbCHBHospital Administrator Representative

Tsuyoshi Todo, MDTransplant Center Representative Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (CACS)

Yuri Genyk, MDTransplant Center Representative Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CACL)

Fouad Kandeel, MD, PhDTransplant Center Representative City of Hope National Medical Center

Jeremy Blumberg, MDTransplant Center Representative Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (CALA)

Michael de Vera, MDTransplant Center Representative Loma Linda University Medical Center (CALL)

Hirohito Ichii, MD, PHDTransplant Center Representative University of California Irvine Medical Center (CAIM)

Jeffrey Veale, MDTransplant Center Representative University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center (CAUC)

Takashi Harano, MDTransplant Center Representative Keck Hospital of USC (CAUH)

Elaine F. Reed, PhD, D(ABHI)Histocompatibility Labs Representative UCLA Immunogenetics Center

Nathan Lemp, PhD, D(ABHI)Histocompatibility Labs Representative VRL Eurofins Laboratories

Marwa W. Kilani, MDHospital Administrator Representative Providence Holy Cross Medical Center

Lydia Lam, MDHospital Adminstrator Representative
Keck Hospital of USC
LAC+USC Medical Center

Lori MalkinDonor Mother Representative

J. Peter Gruen, MDNeuroscientist Representative LAC+USC Medical Center

Prasad GarimellaTissue Representative OneLegacy

Gloria Ann BohrerEducator

William Chertok, ESQRetired Attorney

William GallioKidney Recipient

Prasad GarimellaChief Executive Officer OneLegacy

J. Thomas Rosenthal, MDProfessor, Urology Chief Medical Officer, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Associate Vice Chancellor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA