Severance Agreement and General Waiver and Release

This Severance Agreement and General Waiver and Release (“Agreement”) is made by
and between Mariya Baskind (“Employee”) residing at 5801 Nicholson Lane, #1830, Rockville,
MD 20852 and the American Association of Blood Banks dba the Association for the
Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (“AABB”) with its national office located at 4550
Montgomery Avenue, Suite 700 – North Tower, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (collectively, the
“Parties”), and represents the Parties’ mutual agreement concerning Employee’s separation of
employment from AABB.

Please carefully review the terms of this Agreement and sign and return it to Kesha
Yagnik, Associate Director, Talent & Human Resources, kyagnik@aabb.org, by 5:00 pm ET on
Wednesday, December 7, 2022, by email.

In consideration of the mutual promises, conditions and covenants set forth below, the
Parties agree to the following terms and conditions:

1. Employee’s last day of employment with AABB shall be November 28, 2022,
(“Separation Date”) and Employee shall be paid Employee’s regular salary through
the Separation Date, plus accrued, but unused, Paid Time Off (PTO), less applicable
withholdings.

2. In consideration of Employee’s execution of this Agreement and Employee’s timely

completion of the duties set forth at Paragraph 6 below, AABB shall pay Employee
an additional amount equal to Employee’s regular compensation for a period of six
(6) weeks, less applicable withholdings. This payment shall be considered the
“Additional Severance Sum”. AABB will also pay for the cost of two (2) months of
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) premiums Employee
pays to maintain health insurance at the same level of coverage Employee maintained
during Employee’s employment if Employee chooses to continue health insurance
coverage. The Additional Severance Sum and the COBRA two months of paid
premiums together shall be considered the “Additional Severance Benefits.”

Employee acknowledges that Employee is not entitled to the Additional Severance

Benefits outlined in this Paragraph but for Employee’s execution of this Agreement,
in particular, the release provisions of Paragraphs 4, 5, and 6, the completion of the
duties set forth at Paragraph 6, and the confidentiality provisions in Paragraphs 7 and
8. Employee acknowledges that Employee is not entitled to any further compensation
or benefits from AABB pursuant to this Agreement, Employee’s employment or
separation from employment with AABB, or any other source originating from
AABB.

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3. After the Separation Date, Employee shall no longer be authorized to incur any
expenses, obligations or liabilities on behalf of AABB without prior written consent
from Employee’s supervisor.

4. Employee hereby releases and discharges AABB and each and every one of its
former or current directors, officers, employees, members, agents, successors,
predecessors, subsidiaries, assigns, members, affiliates, and attorneys (“Released
Parties”) of and from all causes of action (“Claims”), known or unknown, in law or
equity, which Employee or Employee’s heirs, executors, administrators, assigns,
agents, representatives or attorneys ever had or now has by reason of any matter,
cause or thing whatsoever at any time up to and including the date of execution of this
Agreement, arising under federal, state or local law or ordinance. This release
includes, but is not limited to, Claims arising under applicable statutory, tort, contract
or personal injury laws. These laws include, without limitation, federal, state and
local laws, as amended, known as Title VII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1991
(“Title VII”), the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave
Act, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) (other than claims for accrued benefit(s) to
which Employee has a non-forfeitable right under any ERISA pension benefit plan),
the Maryland Human Rights Act (Maryland Annotated Code Section 49B), the
Montgomery Human Rights Law (Montgomery County Code, Chapter 27), any
applicable federal, state or local law created or amended to address employer
obligations in any way related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and any applicable
international or foreign law pertaining to Employee’s employment with AABB. This
release includes, but is not limited to, any claim Employee or Employee’s counsel
may have, or had, for payment of attorney’s fees or reimbursement of expenses.

5. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement seeks to waive claims that
cannot be waived as a matter of law, including administrative charges (as set forth
below), claims for unemployment compensation, claims for vested benefits under the
terms of any employee pension or welfare benefit plan or program of Employer, and
claims for workers’ compensation benefits, but Employee represents not having
suffered any type of injury that Employee believes to be work-related. Employee
further represents that Employee is not aware of any failure by AABB to comply with
any of its regulatory or legal obligations.

6. The Parties acknowledge and agree that nothing in this Agreement shall prevent
Employee from filing a charge against any Released Party before government
agencies or shall prevent the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”)
or any other government agency from separately enforcing Title VII, and/or any other
law or from providing Employee with any award available under law. Except as
provided in this Agreement, Employee agrees not to sue or otherwise institute, cause
to be instituted, or in any way voluntarily participate in the prosecution of any
complaints against AABB or any of the Released Parties in any federal, state, or other

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 court, administrative agency or other forum, concerning any Claims released herein.
Additionally, Employee agrees that absent compulsion of court order, Employee will
not directly or indirectly assist any non-governmental third party or other non-
governmental entity in maintaining, proceeding upon, or litigating any claim of any
kind in any forum against the Released Parties. Employee affirms that Employee is
waiving all rights to, and will not participate in, any monetary recovery obtained in
connection with any subsequent complaint, charge, or lawsuit filed against Employer
by any employee or any person.

During the course of employment, Employee has had access to confidential

information and materials, including, but not limited to, internal memoranda, email
communications, personnel information, membership and marketing information,
business and strategic plans, and accounting and financial data (“Confidential
Information”). Employee agrees to maintain all such information in complete
confidence and not to reveal it to any person, business enterprise, or other entity
without the prior express written consent of AABB. Employee further agrees that
Employee will not retain any hard copies or duplicates of any Confidential
Information and will promptly perform a reasonable search and destruction of such
information in Employee’s possession or control. The obligations hereunder are
subject to Employee’s rights under this Paragraph 6.

Employee has in Employee’s possession computer hardware and software (including

laptop, monitors and other related equipment), keys, key fobs, and other physical or
personal property of AABB (“AABB Property”). Employee agrees to use the
shipping materials provided by AABB to pack and drop off AABB Property for
return at a FedEx location within seven (7) business days of receiving the shipping
materials.

7. Employee agrees to keep strictly confidential and not to communicate or disclose the
terms of this Agreement to anyone except Employee’s immediate family, accountant,
tax preparer, attorney, unless required by law, and to inform such persons, prior to
disclosure, of the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement. The obligations
hereunder are subject to Employee’s rights under Paragraph 6.

8. Employee agrees that Employee will not assert, claim or allege in writing, through
conversation or otherwise, to any person or entity, that AABB committed any
wrongful act in connection with Employee’s employment or separation from
employment. Employee agrees not to speak or act, in any written, spoken, or recorded
medium, in a manner that could be reasonably calculated to damage the good will or
business reputation of AABB, including its staff, officers and directors. The
obligations hereunder are subject to Employee’s rights under Paragraph 6. Further,
AABB’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer agree that they will not
speak or act in a manner intended or calculated to damage the good will or reputation
of Employee.

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9. The Parties agree that the laws of the State of Maryland shall govern this Agreement
exclusively and that the Parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and
venue of the State of Maryland for the adjudication of any Claims brought hereunder.

10. This Agreement represents the complete agreement of the Parties regarding the terms
of Employee’s separation from employment and supersedes any and all prior
negotiations, agreements and understandings related to Employee’s separation from
employment with AABB. This Agreement can only be modified by the written
agreement of both Parties.

11. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts with the same effect
as if all Parties signed the same document.

12. AABB reserves its right to rescind this Agreement in its entirety in the event that
Employee violates any terms of this Agreement.

13. Employee and AABB agree that if any provision of this Agreement is held to be
illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, all other provisions shall remain in full force and
effect.

14. Employee acknowledges that Employee has read and understands all of the terms of
this Agreement, including but not limited to the release provisions in Paragraphs 4, 5,
and 6, and affirms that Employee is executing the Agreement knowingly and
voluntarily.

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ACCEPTED: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF
BLOOD BANKS

___________________________________ By: _______________________________

Mariya Baskind Debra S. BenAvram
Chief Executive Officer

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