Lions World Vision Institute
Laurie Cappadonia, SFC, currently serves as the Senior Medical and Training NCO at the 7222nd Medical Support Unit since November 2020. With extensive experience in medical training and coordination, Laurie has held the position of Donor Eligibility Coordinator/Certified Eye Bank Technician at the Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research, Inc. since September 2014. Previous roles include Division Senior Training NCO and Division Operations/Plans NCO at the US Army Reserve Medical Command HQ, Instructor/Writer for Combat Trauma Training, and Combat Medic Instructor. Laurie's background encompasses a variety of medical and training roles within the U.S. Army and emergency medical services, supported by education in paramedic training and military medical specialties.
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Lions World Vision Institute
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Lions World Vision Institute is a global nonprofit dedicated to honoring vision as a basic human right. Our work reaches around the globe and includes compassionate donation and transplant services, innovative research and technologies, vision services, and education in local and international communities. With our worldwide network of supporters, surgeons, and research leaders, we work tirelessly to honor donors’ gifts by protecting and restoring sight for hundreds of thousands of people. Together we are transforming lives around the world. Visit our website to see how you can be the difference in someone’s sight, and support our work so the world can see. Founded as a nonprofit, charitable organization by Tampa Bay area Lions Clubs in 1973, Lions Eye Institute for Transplant & Research (LEITR) is one of the largest eye banks in the world. LEITR is leading the worldwide fight against blinding eye disease through our unique model — uniting the world’s largest Eye Bank, our cutting-edge Ocular Research Center, and our Foundation together to create the leading institution for ocular science. LEITR’s Eye Bank, located in Tampa, FL, is one of the largest combined eye bank and ocular research centers in the world. Since its inception, it has brought the “Gift of Sight” to more than 130,000 men, women and children worldwide and has provided 75,000 eyes for research worldwide.