Lakewood's Autumn Ziemba McKenzie joins Lifebanc as manager of community services.

Autumn Ziemba McKenzie, a Lakewood resident with a long career in television journalism and nonprofit work, has been named Lifebanc's manager of community services and will lead outreach and education across a 20-county region.

Autumn Ziemba McKenzie, a Lakewood resident, has been named Lifebanc's manager of community services. She spent more than two decades in television journalism and later worked four years at Milestones Autism Resources. Her family's experience with autism and a child's pediatric cancer diagnosis influenced her move into mission-driven nonprofit work. Lifebanc connects donors and families with patients as the region's nonprofit organ, eye and tissue recovery organization. Key facts: - McKenzie will lead strategic community outreach and education focused on organ donation and support operations across a 20-county region. - Lifebanc partners with more than 80 hospitals and describes its mission as saving lives, supporting healing and inspiring a legacy of giving. - McKenzie spent over 20 years in television journalism and then worked four years at Milestones Autism Resources. - She and her family have maintained pollinator habitats since 2021, raising and releasing nearly 600 monarch butterflies and participating in the Monarch Watch Monarch Waystation Program. - Her volunteer background includes membership on the Lakewood Animal Shelter Citizens Committee and activity with the Lakewood City Schools PTA. Summary: McKenzie will oversee outreach and education efforts and work with Lifebanc's hospital partners across the region. The appointment brings personal experience with healthcare and years of local volunteer work into Lifebanc's community-focused mission.