FACT Service Awards Presented to Ngaire Elwood, PhD and Kim Kasow, DO
With heartfelt gratitude and admiration, FACT presented Service Awards to two outgoing Board members: Drs. Ngaire Elwood and Kim Kasow. These long-term and esteemed leaders of FACT lent a tremendous amount of energy and guidance to FACT during a time of significant organizational growth and global challenges during their tenures on the Board of Directors, and we look forward to continuing our friendship and working relationship with them into the future. Thank you, Ngaire and Kim, for all that you do for FACT and your colleagues!
Ngaire Elwood, PhD
(9 years in Leadership, 14 years as Inspector)
Board Member: 2014-2022
Vice President: 2017-2022
Member, Education Committee: 2011-Present
Member, Cord Blood Accreditation Committee 2010 – Present
Member, Cord Blood Bank Standards Steering Committee 2009-Present
Regenerative Medicine Task Force: 2020-Present
Member, Grievance Committee: 2017-2022
Member, New Business Development Committee: 2023-Present
FACT Inspector since 2008 and performed 14 cord blood inspections
Kim Kasow, DO
(9 years in Leadership, 16 years as Inspector)
Board Member: 2014-2022
Treasurer: 2018-2022
Chair: Finance Committee: 2018-2022
Chair: Quality Committee: 2015-Present
Member, Technology Committee: 2020 – Present
Member, Cell Therapy Standards Committee: 2019 – Present
Member, Cell Therapy Accreditation Committee 2015 – Present
Member, Grievance Committee: 2015-2022
Member, Public Relations & Marketing: 2013-2015
Member, New Business Development Task Force: 2023-Present
FACT Inspector since 2006 and performed 21 clinical inspections
