Bruce Nicely has worked in organ procurement for more than 30 years, currently serving as Vice President, Donation Optimization at Gift of Life Michigan. Nicely has served on a number of programs and committees in the field of donation and transplantation, including having served on the Organ Procurement Transplant Network (OPTN) Board of Directors, and as a Past President of NATCO. He has worked on committees for the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) and the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB). Nicely is a Registred Nurse by background and licensure, and began in the transplant field as a donation coordinator at LifeNet Heatlh in Virginia Beach, Virginia. 

Believing strongly that more patients' lives are saved when the donation ecosytem is aligned in its mission, he is a passtionate adovcate for collaboration and unity of purpose among stakeholders in transplantation.