About WMDA

Our vision

We strive for a world where access to life-saving cellular therapies for all patients is assured and donors’ rights and safety are protected.

Our mission

We work with our members to ensure reliable provision of life-saving cells while promoting care and safety for both patient and donor.

Our aims

Optimising ‘Search, Match & Connect’: A global "Search, Match & Connect" environmentthat facilitates the most suitable cell source for patients;
Supporting Global Development: Support members to develop and grow, so that more patients find the most suitable match;
Promoting Donor Care: Assure that the rights and safety of cell donors are promoted and protected;
Ensuring Quality: Promote product quality and global collaboration through standardisation.
Driving Member Engagement: Safeguard and elevate the voice of our members.

Our values

We connect. We are connecting patients and donors and members across the globe.
We are inclusive. We are ensuring all members are invited, involved and empowered. We strive for diversity and equal participation.
We are committed. We are dedicated to support the work of our members to help all patients in need of a transplant, while protecting the rights and well-being of the donor.
We are reliable. We are providing consistent services and build a sustainable organisation from which our members can expect a pragmatic, cost-efficient approach in the provision of the high-quality services.
We inspire. We are exploring and implementing new possibilities, seeking collaboration and innovation. Being part of WMDA is stimulating.

The World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA) connects patients in need of life-saving stem cell transplants with volunteer donors worldwide. WMDA was informally initiated in 1988 by three pioneers in the field of transplantation: John Goldman (United Kingdom), E. Donnall Thomas (United States) and Jon J. van Rood (the Netherlands). Since 1994, WMDA has united experts from over 57 countries to ensure safe, ethical, and efficient donor matching.

WMDA provides a global platform to streamline searches and promote equal access to treatment. As a key player in blood stem cell donation, WMDA collaborates with international partners, including the WBMT (Worldwide Network for Blood and Marrow Transplantation)

Our work is guided by a dedicated members, with daily operations managed from our office in Leiden, the Netherlands.

For more information, contact us at mail@wmda.info.

Our Strategy

Our Financials & Governance

Looking for our Pricelist, W8-form, or bank details? You can find these under ‘Administrative details’ in the last section of the pull down menus (scroll down)

As a nonprofit organisation, WMDA relies upon the generous donations of individuals to maintain its programs and services, and fulfill its mission of improving the lives of all people affected by disesases that require cellular therapy.

How is WMDA funded?

WMDA’s primary sources of funding are membership fees. Specific sources of revenue include:

individual and organisational membership fees
administrative fees for transplant centres to access Search & Match Service
corporate partnership fees
conferences and events
philanthropic contributions from individuals, organisations, and companies

To explore the latest Finance and Activity Report and gain a deeper understanding of our accomplishments, please check our Resources page.

Find WMDA’s ANBI (Public Benefit Organisation) status here.

Vacancies at WMDA

Administrative details

Safeguarding Impartiality

Impartiality is a core value of the WMDA and its Certification Body. All personnel involved in WMDA key projects and in WMDA’s certification process are committed to maintaining impartiality. On an ongoing basis, the Management Board identifies and evaluates threats to impartiality and implements safeguard measures to mitigate any identified risk. This mechanism is overseen by the WMDA Impartiality officers. The Impartiality Committee has been set up aiming that the WMDA services, such as WMDA Certification process are fair, unbiased, and free from conflicts of interest, enhancing the credibility and trustworthiness of our program.

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Jay Feinberg, US

Position: President

Matthew Seftel, CA

Position: Immediate Past-President

Julia Pingel, DE

Position: Pillar 1 - Optimising Search, Match & Connect

Ann O’Leary, GB

Position: Pillar 2 - Supporting Global Development

Heather Stefanski, US

Position: Pillar 3 - Promoting Donor Care

Garth Healey, AU

Position: Pillar 4 - Ensuring Quality

Lydia Foeken, NL

Position: Chief Executive Officer

Christine Beerepoot

Position: Chair

Vincent The

Position: Member

Jaap Dijkman

Position: Member

Rosanna Villamor-Voogel

Position: Executive Assistant

Anouschka Been

Position: Finance and HR Manager

Hans-Peter Eberhard

Position: DPO & Bioinformatician

Matilde Lartategui

Position: Quality

Rhian Voskamp

Position: Community Relations Manager

Alicia Venter

Position: Project Coordinator Optimising 'Search, Match & Connect'

Martine Schuit

Position: Project Coordinator Supporting Global Development

Eefke van Eerden

Position: Project Coordinator Promoting Donor Care

Melanie Smith

Position: Project Coordinator Ensuring Quality

Jitske Barneveld Binkhuysen

Position: Project Coordinator Driving Member Engagement

Grzegorz Hensler

Position: Medical Advisor & Scientific Researcher

Sunethra Trouw-Gunasekara

Position: Accreditation Assistant

Lotte Ruchtie

Position: Product Owner Search, Match & Connect

Vova Maystruk

Position: Product Owner Match & Connect

Rimke Postel

Position: Product Owner Search, Match & Connect

Zhihong He

Position: Product Owner Data Quality

Jesse

Position: Full Stack Developer

Emerson Butzen

Position: Full Stack Developer

Dung Nghiem

Position: Full Stack Developer

Shivangi Mohan

Position: Senior ICT Tester

Philippos Boon Alexaki

Position: Junior Developer

Leo Hendriks

Position: Junior Developer

Mirjam Fechter

Position: Medical Consultant

Non-Executive Council

Christine Beerepoot

Position: Chair

Vincent The

Position: Member

Jaap Dijkman

Position: Member