Board of Directors 2021-2022

(Back Row L to R) Ascending Professional Director Jessica Lawless, Region VIII Director Stephanie Mihane, Secretary/Treasurer Kyle Riding, President Hassan Aziz, Past President Maddie Josephs, President Elect Kim Von Ahsen, Region IX Director Constance Stager, Region X Director Kristen Croom
(Front Row L to R) Region I Director Lisa Hochstein, Region II Director Stacey Robinson, Region III Director Angela Darby, Region IV Director Beth Warning, Region V Director Jean Bauer, Region VI Director Lindsey Davenport Landry, Region VII Director Claude Rector

Past-President

Maddie Josephs
Rumford, RI

MLS for 37 years/28 in MLT education

Associate Professor/Director of CLT and HT Programs, Community College of Rhode Island

President

Hassan Aziz, PhD, FACSs, MLS(ASCP)^CM
Corpus Christie, TX

30 years MLS/20 years in Laboratory Education

Professor and Dean
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi

President-Elect

Kimberly “Kim” Von Ahsen, MHA, MLS(ASCP), SLS (ASCP)^CM

Des Moines, IA

MLS for 23 years/14 years in management

Client Services Manager, Clinical Laboratory

UnityPoint Health – Des Moines

she/her/hers

Secretary/Treasurer

Kyle Riding, PhD, MLS(ASCP)^CM
Celebration, FL

Medical Laboratory Professional 16 years

Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Central Florida

Director Region I

Lisa Hochstein, MS, MLS(ASCP)^CM
Bayside, NY

MLS for 50 years/13 in Laboratory Education

Associate Professor/Program Director
Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program
St. John’s University

Director Region II

Stacey Robinson, MS, MLS(ASCP)SH, SCYM
Bethesda, MD

MLS/MLT for 27 years, ASCLS member since 1999

Supervisor, Clinical Microscopy
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Director Region III

Angela Darby, MPH, MLS(ASCP)^CM
Memphis, TN

MLS for 16 Years

Coagulation Technical Specialist
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

she/her/hers

Director Region IV

Elizabeth “Beth” Warning, MS, MLS(ASCP)^CM, AHI(AMT)
Independence, KY

MLS for 34 years, ASCLS member since 2001

Associate Professor – Educator
Campus-based Program Director
University of Cincinnati MLS Program

Director Region V

Jean Bauer, MLS (ASCP)^CM
North Oaks, MN

MLS for 40 years/26 years in lab management

Laboratory Director
Open Cities Health Center

she/her/hers

Director Region VI

Lindsey Davenport-Landry, DCLS, MLS(ASCP)^CM
Iowa City, IA

MLS for 15 years

Chief Medical Technologist/Laboratory Manager
Iowa City VA Health Care System

Adjunct Professor, Kirkwood Community College MLT Program
Coralville, Iowa

she/her/hers

Director Region VII

Claude Rector, MA, MLS(ASCP)^CM
Jonesboro, AR

MLS for 23 years / 13 years in MLS, MLT & Phlebotomy Education

Assistant Professor, Medical Microbiology / Clinical Immunology & Serology
Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Arkansas State University

he/him/his

Director Region VIII

Stephanie Mihane, MLS(ASCP)^CM
Denver, CO

38 Years as MLS, 15 Years as Point of Care Coordinator

Retired

Previously: UFCW Local 7 Union Steward
Kaiser Permanente – Colorado

she/her/hers

Director Region IX

Constance Stager, MBA, MLS(ASCP)
Sitka, AK

22 years MLS/13 years in laboratory management

Director of Laboratory Services
SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium

Director Region X

Kristen Croom, MLS(ASCP)^CM, MB(ASCP)^CM, FACHE
Honolulu, HI

MLS for 15 years/Management for 7 years

Director, Laboratory, Pathology and Molecular Services, Queen’s Medical Center

she/her/hers

Ascending Professional Director

Jessica Lawless, MLS(ASCP)^CM
Boise, ID

MLS for 4 years

Generalist MLS at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center

she/her/hers

Developing Professional Director

Rachael Nassimbwa
East Lansing, MI

Medical Laboratory Science Student
Michigan State University