Transplant Surgeon, Advocate
Wayne Shimer is a kidney recipient and past NKF Serving MN Board Member. Filled with gratitude for his living donor, who was his unrelated godson, he is a consistent, longtime volunteer leader with NKF. He is an NKF PEERs mentor, speaker at THE BIG ASK: THE BIG GIVE and community events, and staffs countless health fairs, distributing kidney health quizzes in local underinsured and at-risk communities. He has generously donated to NKF through Galas, Golf, and Walk events, and fundraises significantly through Walks.
