Audra L. Taylor

Colonel Audra L. Taylor, US Army Retired, originally from Springfield, Ohio, started her military career with a four-year Army ROTC Scholarship at Howard University,  where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology in May 1994. Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Medical Service Corps, she began her service as a Platoon Leader at Camp Carroll, Korea, with the 16th Medical Logistics Battalion.

Throughout her career, Audra obtained a Master’s Degree in Health Sciences from George Washington University and achieved her Specialist in Blood Banking certification in 2006. She has served in several roles, to include Quality Assurance Officer, Laboratory Manager, Chief of Blood Services, Commander, Director for the Department of Defense consolidated Army/Navy Medical Laboratory Technician Program, Joint Blood Program Officer, and Director, Army Blood Program at the United States Army Medical Command.

Audra completed her military career as the Chief, Armed Services Blood Program Division at the Defense Health Agency in Falls Church, Virginia, marking the end of a distinguished chapter in Summer 2022. She has since transitioned into a position of leadership as Senior Vice President, BioBridge Global & Chief Operating Officer, South Texas Blood & Tissue, where she has continued her commitment to saving lives. In addition, Audra also serves as an AABB Assessor, member of the AABB Awards Committee, member of the Standards Program Committee, and Chair of the Emergency Prehospital and Scheduled Out-of-Hospital Standards Committee. Audra received the THOR Impact Award in 2026.