Elaine is, first and foremost, mother to Charlie and Addison, a heart transplant warrior. Addison was the first infant to receive a heart transplant at BC Children’s Hospital in 2011. Elaine and her family are dedicated supporters of transplant research and launched the Addison Fund for Pediatric Transplant Research in 2013. Their goal is to make transplant a cure so kids like Addison have long and healthy lives.

During the day, she is a healthcare communications professional, currently the Manager of Communications and Community Relations at BC Transplant. Prior to communications, she was an award-winning reporter, producer, and anchor in television newsrooms across the country for more than two decades.

Elaine is also on the Pediatric Heart Transplant Society’s Scientific Committee, a patient partner with the CDTRP and several other transplant research projects.