Precious McCowan, PhD End-Stage Renal Disease Patient Advocate, Educator, and Mentor Precious McCowan is a three-time kidney transplant recipient from Dallas, Texas. She was diagnosed with kidney disease in 2010, receiving her first kidney and pancreas transplant the same year. The kidney failed after seven months. Precious received in-center hemodialysis for eight years, during which time she started her patient advocacy journey. Her advocacy work includes: ? Dialysis Facility Patient Representative ? Chair, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network 14 of Texas Patient Advisory Council ? Member, ESRD Network 14 Medical Review Board ? Subject Matter Expert, ESRD National Patient and Family Engagement Learning and Action Network ? Subject Matter Expert, Kidney Community Emergency Response Program ? Peer Mentor, National Kidney Foundation ? Co-Chair, Public Policy Committee, National Kidney Foundation ? Patient Advisor, National Kidney Foundation, PCORI Engagement Award ? Kidney Committee Patient Representative, National Quality Forum ? Patient Advisor, American Society of Nephrology Kidney Health Initiative, Patient and Family Partnership Council ? Kidney Committee Patient Representative, Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN) ? Multi-Organ Transplantation Committee Patient Representative, (OPTN) ? Consumer Reviewer, Department of Defense Medical Research Program ? Reviewer, Kidney360 ? Patient Advisor, Ardelyx Derek Forfang Patient Advisory Council ? Consultant, Memo Therapeutics ? Patient Advisor, TMF Precious received a second transplant in April 2019 and diligently advocates for improved patient and family engagement, health literacy, and health equity. In January of 2023, Precious' second kidney transplant failed due to BKV, and she returned to dialysis for the third time. However, in 2024, she received her third kidney transplant. Although she has experienced many ups and downs with kidney disease, she is determined to keep thriving.