Gina Castellaw, owner of ACCESS Data Network Solutions, Inc. and a dual organ transplant recipient, has been elected chair of the board of directors of the National Foundation for Transplants (NFT) during its recent election.

NFT is a nonprofit 501(c) (3) Memphis-based organization with a national scope that has assisted more than 4,200 patients by generating approximately $82 million for transplant support during the past 35 years.

Castellaw, who has been a member of the National Foundation for Transplants Board since 2013, said, "As a transplant recipient, I can relate to what our patients experience. I know firsthand how expensive an organ transplant can be, and as Board Chairman I plan to use this knowledge to the betterment of NFT and our patients."

Those wanting additional information about NFT should call 800-489-3863 or visit www.transplants.org.