Gender Identification in Decedent Care and Medicolegal Investigation

Includes a Live Web Event on 07/31/2025 at 1:00 PM (EDT)

As eye bank professionals, it is important to consider the accurate reporting, documentation, and communication of gender identifying information of donors and patients. Juniper Fedor, MS, PA (ASCP)cm, the lead pathologists’ assistant at the DeKalb County Medical Examiner's Office, provides the necessary tools to document, address, and discuss gender in medicolegal death investigation and other aspects of decedent care, including eye, tissue and organ donation procurement. Basic terminology and definitions will be provided as well as guidelines to navigate conversations with the families and next of kin of gender diverse donors.

Attendees will learn:

The role of the pathologist in forensic medicolegal death investigations
Basic terminology to use when referring to gender diverse individuals.
Tools to document, address, and discuss gender when speaking with next of kin and colleagues
Best practices when communicating about gender diverse donors
How to implement and improve inclusive practices in the field as well as at the eye bank

Attend this session to learn best practices for reporting, documenting and communicating about gender identifying information.

Juniper Fedor, MS, PA (ASCP)cm

Lead Pathologists' Assistant

DeKalb County Medical Examiner's Office

Juniper Fedor, MS, PA (ASCP)cm, is the lead pathologists’ assistant at the DeKalb County Medical Examiner's Office in Decatur, Georgia. Awarded the 2023 Susan P. Baker Public Health Impact Award and 2025 Eckert Award by NAME, Juniper dedicates his early career to transgender advocacy in death investigation and utilization of pathologists' assistants and physician extenders in forensic pathology. Juniper also has experience as an autopsy technician, funeral professional, and medicolegal death investigator, and is ABMDI-certified.

Ingrid Schunder, MBA, CEBT (Moderator)

President & CEO

Miracles In Sight

Ingrid Schunder, MBA, CEBT, began a career in ocular transplantation in 1999 at the Lone Star Lions Eye Bank in Austin, Texas. During her 13 years there, she performed all aspects of eye banking in her role as Technical Director. Ingrid accepted a position with North Carolina Eye Bank in 2013 as the Supervisor of Recovery Services. In 2016, she earned her MBA in leadership and was promoted to the Vice President of Donor Logistics after the acquisition of ocular recovery services in South Carolina. Ingrid was responsible for the day-to-day logistical operations of the donor recovery process, hospital development, Medical Examiner and Coroner relationships in North and South Carolina. In 2020, Ingrid led the project for the acquisition of the Lone Star Eye Bank, now Miracles In Sight, Lone Star Division. In June of 2022, Ingrid was promoted to President & CEO of Miracles In Sight. Ingrid is an active member in the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) and serves as chair of the Technician Education Committee, EBAA Medical Advisory Board and Certification Board. Ingrid served in the United States Army, HHC, 2AD as the Commanding General’s Attendant. Prior to her career in eye banking, she taught high school Spanish and English.