NSU Alumnus Gives Strangers a Second Chance at Life

Zachary Lechette Image courtesy of the City of Gastonia.

Making the choice to become a living donor isn’t for everyone, but for Zachary Lechette, Ph.D., it’s been a rewarding one. Lechette, an alumnus of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice has had the opportunity to give two strangers a second chance at life through organ donation. Lechette, who has served as a police officer since he was 20 years old and received his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice at NSU (’18), believes that helping people is in his blood…

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