Board of Directors Member: Steven Levitin

Chair: Nominating Committee

Steven Levitin is a heart transplant recipient, 12/31/99, Loyola University Medical Center. Following his transplant he immediately became involved with TRIO and has been a member-at-large and then a Board Member ever since. Steven has had the opportunity to meet his entire donor family and speaks regularly throughout the country with them in support of organ donation. For his involvement, the Secretary of State of Illinois provided him with an organ donor license plate that supports his cause...HEART. Where ever he goes people ask him questions about his plate.

Steven has also been involved with American Heart Association as a top fund raising volunteer and is involved with the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois and the regional OPO, The Gift of Hope as a volunteer speaker.

Steven currently spends his time as an antiquarian book collector, conservator and dealer specializing in first edition L. Frank Baum books and Oziana Ephemera. He speaks regularly about book collecting and is a long standing member of the International Wizard of Oz Club. His collection is well known amongst Oz Historians around the world.

Prior to his current career, Steven had a successful 30 year career in advertising, marketing, business development and technology. Working with major companies that included R.R. Donnelley, Open Text Corporation, McDonald's Corporation, General Mills, Hewlett Packard and many others.

Steven attended Indiana University in Bloomington, IN followed by Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. When asked, he speaks about organ donation to both schools and also teaches and substitute teaches on an as needed basis.

A lifelong golfer, Steven has been competing in the Transplant Games since 2002, medaling each year he has been involved. His donor family has been joining him and has provided much needed support out on the links.

Steven is married to Kathleen Hurley Levitin and they have two daughters currently attending college in Illinois and Washington D.C.