Ms. Heckenkemper-Lorenzo has worked with Guidry & East since 2009. Erica was literally born into the world of transplant with her father being a former transplant administrator and healthcare consultant. Erica previously worked for a number of years with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the health outcomes, policies, and procedures for clinics and schools throughout the United States. Erica is very active in organ donation awareness and spends time volunteering for Louisianan Organ Procurement Agency and Legacy. Erica worked under the Chief Operating Officer for a year prior to obtaining her MHA at a HCA facility. Erica has experience in transplant operational and financial assessment of transplant programs, feasibility studies, CMS systems improvement agreements, CMS CoP's, and Medicare organ acquisition financial audits. Ms. Heckenkemper-Lorenzo earned her Bachelor of Science in Community Health with an emphasis in Health Promotion from the University of Southern Mississippi and her Master's in Healthcare Administration from UAB in conjunction with Bellevue University.