2-25 American Trauma Society, Pennsylvania Division Krista Brands CEO & Kechi Okwuchi

Published: Feb. 23, 2018, 9:59 p.m.

Loraine Ballard Morrill interviews Kechi Okwuchi, a burn survivor and “America’s Got Talent” finalist will be the Keynote speaker for American Trauma Society, Pennsylvania Division’s annual conference. In 2005, Kechi boarded a local airplane to head home for the holidays from boarding school. The airplane crashed and killed 107 out of 109 passengers. She suffered third degree burns over 65 percent of her body and has since undergone multiple intensive surgical procedures. Kechi will present “Kechi Okwuchi: A Burn Survivor’s Story of Resilience” during ATSPA’s annual conference banquet on Wednesday, March 14th at 5:00 PM at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center. Also interviewed - American Trauma Society, Pennsylvania Division CEO Krista Brands about the mission of the organization to prevent traumatic injury and deaths through education. https://www.atspa.org/