Leslie Kamil

Leslie Kamil (Vice President)

"I was interested to become a Board member because I totally embrace the principles and mission of the organization." said Leslie Kamil in 2005 when she joined the board . She brings a wealth of experience as a health professional, an attorney, and volunteer for the Michigan Occupational Therapy Association, American OT Association and former President of Community Housing Alternatives. As a board member, Leslie has connected JFS with other health care organizations within our community - forging new partnerships and exploring new funding opportunities. Her legal and professional experience has already shaped new JFS policies, assured privacy within data systems, and informed accreditation discussions. Leslie serves as a Compliance Officer for the University of Michigan Health System and has been involved in health care for over 35 years. She is married and has 2 dogs.

Leslie Kamil Privacy Officer University of Michigan

Leslie Kamil with her husband, Jon Lockard.
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Below: Leslie Kamil's 11-year-old sister, Florence, provided a tongue-in-cheek documentary notebook lamenting the "hardships" she suffered following Leslie's corneal transplant.
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Attorney Leslie Kamil, who works as a Deputy Compliance Officer at the University of Michigan Hospital, knows this all too well.

The first of Leslie's three corneal transplants was in 1976, while she was working as an occupational therapist in the burn unit at the University of Michigan Hospital.Diagnosed with keratoconus, an eye disease that changes the shape of the cornea and distorts vision, Leslie discovered that she needed a corneal transplant.
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Happily, Leslie's two subsequent corneal transplants in 1984 and 2003 were both successful, without the family drama that accompanied her first surgery."Keratoconus is sometimes painful and often inconvenient, but it's fixable," Leslie explains.

Leslie Kamil (Vice President)

"I was interested to become a Board member because I totally embrace the principles and mission of the organization."said Leslie Kamil in 2005 when she joined the board . She brings a wealth of experience as a health professional, an attorney, and volunteer for the Michigan Occupational Therapy Association, American OT Association and former President of Community Housing Alternatives.As a board member, Leslie has connected JFS with other health care organizations within our community , forging new partnerships and exploring new funding opportunities.Her legal and professional experience has already shaped new JFS policies, assured privacy within data systems, and informed accreditation discussions.Leslie serves as a Compliance Officer for the University of Michigan Health System and has been involved in health care for over 35 years.She is married and has 2 dogs.