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Mallory Outten

Organ Placement Specialist/Organ Procurement Technician, Richmond, VA

My family: Is GIGANTIC—and I love them dearly.

My work: I recover bone and tissue for transplants and match organ donors with recipients.

My favorite body part: The kidneys. A nice pair can save two lives.

My nickname: Mal Pal.

My favorite possession: My VW Bug!

Something most people don’t know about me: I can solve a Rubik’s cube.

My hometown: Charlotte, NC.

Words I live by: Harriet the Spy said it best: “I can’t help it if I know what I like, and I know that I like tomatoes.”

I am most proud of: Being a role model for my six little sisters.

What keeps me awake at night: Absolutely nothing. I have narcolepsy.

I still can’t get the hang of: Singing. I can’t carry a tune in a bucket.

If I could be totally wild I would: Join Cirque du Soleil (I can do backflips).

My first job: South Moon Under in Rehoboth Beach.

I am guilty of: Loving the taste of Pepto-Bismol.

Right now I’m reading: Mark Haddon’s A Spot of Bother.

The one item that changed my life: My iPod.