TRIO Bay Area's Mission

Promote Awareness of organ and tissue donation as an important social responsibility. Develop and support mechanisms to improve the availability of organs and tissue on an equitable basis to meet the needs of transplant recipients.

Provide Support to transplant candidates, recipients, and their families to help alleviate the stress and problems associated with the transplant process.

Promote Education of transplant candidates, recipients, their families, and donor's families as well as provide current information on developments in organ and tissue donation, transplantation, medications, social issues, and finances. Inform transplant candidates, recipients, and their families, and donor families on initiatives in the transplantation field by federal, state, and local governmental bodies.

Provide Advocacy for the concerns and needs that affect the welfare of transplant candidates, recipients, and their families and donor families and make those needs known to federal, state, and local governmental bodies. Effectively communicate the views of transplant candidates, recipients and their families, and donor families on issues in the field of transplantation and organ and tissue donation to the general public.

   Bay Area TRIO Officers:

   Nima Chhay            President

   Monet Thomson     Secretary

   Ruben Ramos        Treasurer

   Nima Chhay            Membership Chair

   Noele Gringeri        Speaker Chair