Meet the Candidates 2025

Constituent Society: Maryland

Join Year: 1999

Current Job Title: Manager, Anatomic Pathology

Educational Degrees: BS-Clinical Laboratory Science, MS-Biotechnology, MS-Medical Laboratory Science

Certifications: MLS(ASCP), SH(ASCP), SCYM(ASCP)

Years attended ASCLS Annual Meeting (last 5 years, virtual or in-person): 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

State Board/Committee Positions (5 yrs): President, 2013-2020, ASCLS-MD

Regional Board Positions (5 yrs): n/a

National Board Member (5 Yrs):

• Director, 2024-2025, ASCLS Board of Directors
• Director, 2020-2023, ASCLS Board of Directors

National Committee or Task Force (5 yrs): Member; Vice-Chair (1 yr); Chair (1 yr), 2015-2020, Abstract and Proposal Review Committee

Professional Practice Setting: Academic Medical Center

Community Type (employment): Suburban

Clinical Focus: None

Professional Practice Focus: None

Why are you interested in this role?

Having served as a director, I am deeply committed to ASCLS’ current trajectory of modernizing governance to enhance leadership accessibility and foster greater diversity within our membership. This transformative period presents unique growth opportunities, and I am eager to contribute to strengthening our Society and expanding our engaged membership base.

My academic studies in organizational leadership, specifically focused on volunteer-led professional associations, provide me with a valuable perspective to bring to the Board. I believe ASCLS plays an irreplaceable role in advancing laboratory science through advocacy, community building, and education, and I am committed to ensuring its continued vitality and growth. The organization’s current direction offers extraordinary opportunities for innovative leadership, and I am dedicated to contributing to its continued growth and success.

Constituent Society: Georgia

Join Year: 2008

Current Job Title: Laboratory Operations Manager

Educational Degrees:BS-CLS, BS-Biochemistry

Certifications: MLS(ASCP)^CM

Years attended ASCLS Annual Meeting (last 5 years, virtual or in-person): 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024

State Board/Committee Positions (5 yrs):

• Member; Vice-Chair; Chair, 2020-Present, Membership Committee
• Member; Chair, 2020-Present, PACE
• Member; Chair, 2020-2021, GAC Committee
• Board Member, 2020-2022, Secretary
• Board Member, 2021-2022, Past President

Regional Board Positions (5 yrs): None

National Board Member (5 Yrs): None

National Committee or Task Force (5 yrs):

• Member, 2021-Present, Nominations Committee
• Member, 2024-Present, Awards Committee

Professional Practice Setting: Critical Access; Hospital (>100 beds) 

Community Type (employment): Urban

Clinical Focus: None

Professional Practice Focus: None

Why are you interested in this role?
I feel the role of Secretary/Treasurer is an important connector position for ASCLS. My interest in this role is to be that beacon for information maintenance and dissemination so that all members of ASCLS can feel connected to each Society as well as to the Board. Transparency is also an important aspect of this role. As such, I hope to work with all necessary individuals to ensure vital information gets communicated in a timely manner. Finally, my goal is to be a good steward of the budget and work with all accounting partners to ensure our finances represent the Mission and Values of the Society.

Constituent Society: Ohio

Join Year: 2017

Current Job Title: Assistant Professor-Educator, Director of Clinical Education

Educational Degrees: EdD Education and Leadership in Healthcare; MHA Health Administration; BS Clinical Laboratory Science; BA Microbiology

Certifications: MLS(ASCP)^CM, AHI(AMT)

Years attended annual meeting (last 5 years, virtual or in-person): 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

State Committee/Board Positions (5 yrs):

• Chair, 2023-Present; Member, 2020-2022, Scholarship Committee
• Chair, 2020-Present, Nominations Committee
• President, 2020-Present, Board of Directors
• Junior Director, 2020, Board of Directors

Regional Positions (5 yrs): n/a

National Board Member (5 Yrs): n/a

National Committee or Task Force (5 yrs):

• 2024-present, Member; 2023-2024, Past Chair; 2021-2023, Chair; 2020-2021, Member, P.A.C.E. Committee

Professional Practice Setting: Higher Education

Community Type (employment): Urban

Clinical Focus: None

Professional Practice Focus: None

Why are you interested in this role?
I am passionate about the clinical laboratory, education, and ASCLS and the leadership responsibilities that come with the position of Secretary-Treasurer. This role offers an opportunity to influence the direction of our field and organization, manage financial responsibilities, and contribute to policy decisions that support the clinical laboratory profession. I feel strongly about advocating for the profession and making a positive impact on the advancement of clinical laboratory practices and standards. I enjoy leadership roles and find fulfillment in helping guide organizations towards their goals. The Secretary-Treasurer position offers a chance to make a difference through both leadership and service to ASCLS and its constituent societies and members. With experience and education in the areas of finance and organizational systems, I am confident in overseeing budgets, financial planning, and assisting in making key decisions on funding priorities. I look forward to opportunities to network, collaborate with current and future professionals, and advocate for the importance of our work, while helping elevate the ASCLS to new heights and shaping the future of the laboratory.

Constituent Society: Tennessee

Join Year: 2018

Current Job Title: Transplant Scientist

Educational Degrees: BS (CLS), Master of Health Administration

Certifications: MLS(ASCP)

Years attended ASCLS Annual Meeting (last 5 years, virtual or in-person): 2022, 2023, 2024

State Board/Committee Positions (5 yrs):

• 2022-23 President
• 2023-2024 Past President

Regional Board Positions (5 yrs): None

National Board Member (5 Yrs): 2024-2025 Ascending Professionals Forum Director

National Committee or Task Force (5 yrs):

• 2022-2024 Scope of Practice Position Paper Taskforce
• 2024-Present DEIB Position Paper Taskforce
• 2022-2025 Government Affairs Committee
• 2022 Councilor-at-Large; 2022-2023 Vice Chair; 2023-2024 Chair, Ascending Professionals Forum

Professional Practice Setting: Bench Practitioner

Community Type (employment): Urban

Clinical Focus: None

Professional Practice Focus:

• Blood Bank
• Flow Cytometry
• HLA/ Histocompatibility
• Molecular

Why are you interested in this role?
I am passionate about advancing the field of clinical laboratory science and ensuring the highest quality patient care. I am driven by a vision of a future where clinical laboratory professionals are empowered to excel and where our profession is recognized as an indispensable component of modern healthcare. As a dedicated member of ASCLS for 6 years, I have consistently sought to contribute to our profession through various ASCLS committees and task forces. Continuing to serve on the ASCLS Board of Directors would be an incredible honor and a natural progression of my commitment to our organization. I am eager to leverage my advocacy skills to support ASCLS’s Core Values—”Advocating for quality within the laboratory is essential to the assurance of quality health care delivery.”

Constituent Society: Georgia

Join Year: 2015

Current Job Title: Supervisor of Clinical Pathology Services

Educational Degrees: DCLS, MS Clinical Laboratory Science, BS Medical Laboratory Science

Certifications: MLS(ASCP)^CM

Years attended ASCLS Annual Meeting (last 5 years, virtual or in-person): 2023, 2024

State Board/Committee Positions (5 yrs):

• 2024-Current, Board Member – Director, GA-ASCLS Developing Professional
• 2023-Current, Committee Chair, LSCLS Newsletter “Bayou Tech”
• 2022-Current, Member, GA-ASCLS
• 2020-2022, Member, LSCLS Awards Committee

Regional Board Positions (5 yrs): n/a

National Board Member (5 Yrs): n/a

National Committee or Task Force (5 yrs):

• 2024-Current, Member and Board Member – Counselor, Developing Professionals Forum
• 2024-Current, Member, ELMC² Steering Committee
• 2021-2024, Member and Board Member – Counselor, Diversity Advocacy Council

Professional Practice Setting: Academic Medical Center 

Community Type (employment): Suburban

Clinical Focus:

• Administration
• Clinical Chemistry
• Generalist
• Immunology/Serology
• Utilization and Diagnostic Management

Professional Practice Focus:

• Administrator (Director/Manager/Supervisor) Clinical Practice
• Consultant
• Educator Instructor (university/college based)
• Doctoral Resident

Why are you interested in this role?
I am near completing my very long stint of being a Developing Professional as a Masters and Doctoral student over the last several years. I now have experience serving on several ASCLS committees at state and national levels, in addition to similar roles with other organizations (NAACLS, ASM, etc). With my resident experience and long standing student status, I would love to share my experiences with others navigating the lab world as students, mid-level technologists, all the way up to senior administrators. I have had the pleasure of working at a variety of institution types and sizes across the southern United States, including rural access hospitals, community medical centers, and large academic medical hubs. I am particularly passionate about advocating for advanced level education (DCLS and others), laboratory utilization, laboratory stewardship, laboratory consumerism (Consumer Response Team), data analytics/research, evidence-based laboratory medicine (EBLM), and all things DEI/IDEA related, as I represent the LGBTQIA+ community. It would be my honor to serve as an ASCLS Director at the pinnacle of my academic endeavors.

Constituent Society: Wisconsin

Join Year: 2006

Current Job Title: Lead MLS

Educational Degrees: BS Medical Technology

Certifications: MLS(ASCP)

Years attended annual meeting (last 5 years, virtual or in-person): 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

State Committee/Board Positions (5 yrs):

• 2020-2022, Board Member, State Board of Director, ASCLS-WI
• 2022-2023, ASCLS-WI, President

Regional Positions (5 yrs):

• 2020-2021, Member, 2022-2023, Vice Chair/Chair, Regional Symposium Planning Committee
• 2022, Regional Council

National Board Member (5 Yrs): 2024-present, Member, ASCLS Board of Directors

National Committee or Task Force (5 yrs): n/a

Professional Practice Setting: None

Community Type (employment): Suburban

Clinical Focus: None

Why are you interested in this role?
This past year as a member of the ASCLS Board has been filled with new ideas for change. Being a part of this group of diverse individuals working together to create this change has been an amazing experience. I would like to continue working on the Board to be a voice for laboratory science and the members of ASCLS. I can provide the perspective of a bench MLS currently working as generalist—the grass roots of our organization. Thank you for the opportunities of this past year, and I look forward to continuing to serve the members of ASCLS in the future.

Constituent Society: Oklahoma

Join Year: 2012

Current Job Title: Technical Staffing Specialist

Educational Degrees: AAS Clinical Laboratory Technology

Certifications: MLT(ASCP)^CM

Years attended annual meeting (last 5 years, virtual or in-person): 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

State Committee/Board Positions (5 yrs):

• 2020- 2022, Chair, ASCLS-OK Scholarship Committee
• 2020- 2021, President, 2021- 2022 Past-President, ASCLS-OK Board of Directors

Regional Positions (5 yrs): 2020-2022, Member, ASCLS Region VII Council

National Board Member (5 Yrs):

• 2022-2024, Director, ASCLS Board of Directors
• 2024-2025, Secretary/Treasurer, ASCLS Board of Directors

National Committee or Task Force (5 yrs): 2020-2021, Past-Chair, ASCLS Diversity Advocacy Council

Professional Practice Setting:

• Commercial/Reference Laboratory
• Community Hospital (<100 beds)
• Higher Education
• Hospital (>100 beds)
• Industry

Community Type (employment): Urban

Clinical Focus:

• Administration
• Generalis
• Hematology
• Phlebotomy

Professional Practice Focus:

• Administrator
• Bench
• Educator

Why are you interested in this role?
For the past three years it has been my honor to serve in various capacities on the national ASCLS Board of Directors, and while I am extremely proud of what I have been able to achieve so far, I feel I still have more to give. When I first ran for the ASCLS Board of Directors, I stated the importance to “show up” when it matters. It has been my greatest joy to show up to constituent society and regional meetings across the country to provide support and lift up ASCLS members. If re-elected, I look forward to continuing this journey of building connections across ASCLS and representing all laboratory professionals.

Constituent Society: Minnesota

Join Year: 1981

Current Job Title: Retired

Educational Degrees: BA-Biology

Certifications: MLS(ASCP)

Years attended ASCLS Annual Meeting (last 5 years, virtual or in-person): 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

State Board/Committee Positions (5 yrs):

• Committee Member, 2021, MN CLC Meeting
• Committee Member, 2023, Bylaws Committee
• Committee Chair, 2023, MN CLC Meeting
• Committee Member, 2024, MN CLC Meeting
• Committee Chair, 2024, PACE Committee

Regional Board Positions (5 yrs): Committee Member, 2022, Region V Meeting

National Board Member (5 Yrs): Director, 2020-2024, Board of Directors

National Committee or Task Force (5 yrs):

• Interested Observer/Member, 2020-2024, Patient Safety Benchmarking Committee
• Committee Liaison/Member, 2022-2024, Constituent Society Steering Committee

Professional Practice Setting: None

Community Type (employment): None

Clinical Focus: None

Professional Practice Focus: None

Why are you interested in this role?
The Judicial Committee plays an important role in ensuring the organization is following its Bylaws, Policies, and Procedures. I have worked on my state’s (MN) Bylaws Committee and have also served two years on the Board of Directors’ Policy and Procedure Committee. With this background, I have a continued interest in seeing that the bylaws, policies, and procedures of ASCLS are followed and be able to interpret and fairly address any issues or concerns that come to the Judicial Committee.

Constituent Society: Idaho

Join Year: 2019

Current Job Title: Medical Laboratory Scientist

Educational Degrees: BS Medical Laboratory Science, AS Biology (emphasis Microbiology and Molecular), AS Biology (emphasis Healthcare)

Certifications: MLT(AMT), Certified Medical Assistant

Years attended ASCLS Annual Meeting (last 5 years, virtual or in-person): 2020

State Board/Committee Positions (5 yrs): 

• 2024, Chair, ID Membership Committee
• 2023, Chair, Spring Convention Social Committee
• 2020-present, ID Committee Member

Regional Board Positions (5 yrs):

• Member/Intern, Region VII Leadership Academy
• Member, Constituent Society Leaders
• Member, ASCLS Leaders Community

National Board Member (5 Yrs): n/a

National Committee or Task Force (5 yrs): n/a

Professional Practice Setting: Clinical (Hospital)

Community Type (employment): Rural

Clinical Focus: Generalist 

Professional Practice Focus: Bench Practitioner

Why are you interested in this role?

I am interested in serving ASCLS, and even more so as a member of the Nominations Committee, because I believe in what we do. I believe that we are a voice often forgotten and unappreciated, yet we are the heart of the house. The body cannot beat without a pumping/functioning heart, and we are that heart for the MLS profession. I am interested in making a difference, and I am sure you hear that often, but I want to make a difference by connecting people within our profession and healthcare to strive for excellence. To uphold the golden standard, to debunk misconceptions, to unite us with one voice, to be an advocate for our profession and to represent the DEIB community. I am a first generation college student and am half Jamaican/Chinese. I represent the common folk … the non traditional. I worked full time while obtaining my education and at times took care of my family. I represent so many of “us,” the mix races, the old and new generation, the clinical profession and the laboratory (the ones on the front lines and the behind the scenes), the female population, the underserved and much more. I am a chain breaker who says, though it hasn’t been done, doesn’t mean it cannot be done.

Healthcare has had many changes over the past years, but there is one thing that is constant, and that is the work we do and the results we provide. The only way to make change is by connecting with others and living with conviction. This conviction comes from deep within myself and ourselves to serve with action, I like to say passion and purpose. To be constant in providing work of integrity. To teach or invoke these concepts in others with perseverance, determination, and compassion.

My role on the Nominations Committee is to bring others on board who wish to serve the common interests and goals of ASCLS. To make sure that those involved are of one mind. To push us forward with adaptability and finesse.

I was on the nominating committee for my P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) Chapter BU this past year, and although many didn’t think that to be the best committee to be on, I was excited for the task. I got the opportunity to reach out and connect with the sisters in the chapter on a personal level and basically ask them how they were. People need to know that we care. The other part of my duties was appointing the next president, chaplin, treasurer, secretary, etc. This task isn’t just about selecting someone or anyone but the best person for the position, as well as being creative in bringing others who might not have served before a chance to be involved. Inspiring them and letting them know they had a team around them they could always lean on. It was listening to them and highlighting their unique skill in a way that could be beneficial to us as a chapter. This would be the same as being a part of ASCLS. A different organization, but in truth, both have a similar end goal and that is to make a difference in our world, whether it is helping women advance in education or representing my profession through acts of advocacy. We need people who are willing to be a trailblazer, and I for sure am one of them.

Me being involved in ASCLS or me being involved in ASCLS Nominations Committee is just the beginning of a legacy that will continue for generations.

Constituent Society: Florida

Join Year: 2011

Current Job Title: Medical Technologist Lead

Educational Degrees: BS Clinical Laboratory Science, MS Clinical Laboratory Science

Certifications: MLS(ASCP)^CM

Years attended ASCLS Annual Meeting (last 5 years, virtual or in-person): 2021, 2022, 2024

State Board/Committee Positions (5 yrs):

• Past President, 2022-2024, FSCLS
• President, 2020-2022, FSCLS

Regional Board Positions (5 yrs): n/a

National Board Member (5 Yrs): n/a

National Committee or Task Force (5 yrs):

• Vice Chair, 2023-Present, Nominations Committee
• Observer, 2022-Present, DCLS Committee
  

Professional Practice Setting: Critical Access

Community Type (employment): Suburban

Clinical Focus: None 

Professional Practice Focus: None

Why are you interested in this role?
Serving in the Nominations Committee so far has allowed me to meet new colleagues and work behind the scenes in the search for qualified leaders of ASCLS. I was happy to serve as the vice-chair and will be returning as the chair of the Nominations Committee.

Constituent Society: New Jersey

Join Year: 2009

Current Job Title: Autoimmune Product Specialist

Educational Degrees: MS Clinical Laboratory Science, BS Clinical Laboratory Science

Certifications: MLS(ASCP)

Years attended annual meeting (last 5 years, virtual or in-person): 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

State Board/Committee Positions (5 yrs):

• 2020-present, President and Past-President, CA-ASCLS
• 2018-2020, Secretary, CA-ASCLS

Regional Positions (5 yrs): n/a

National Board Member (5 Yrs): n/a

National Committee or Task Force (5 yrs): 2021-2023, Chair and Past Chair, Diversity Advocacy Council

Professional Practice Setting: Industry

Community Type (employment): Urban

Clinical Focus: Immunology/Serology

Professional Practice Focus: Consultant

Why are you interested in this role?
I’m seeking new ways to re-engage volunteering with ASCLS. I was approached about Nominations, and it seems a fitting role for where I’m at today. I’m well connected to ASCLS members across the organization and a good sense of people. While in DCLS residency, the best way I can contribute to the success of ASCLS is by activating current (and new) members to engage their talents with the organization. Additionally, identify key individuals for leadership roles that meet the needs of the society.

Constituent Society: Utah

Join Year: 2018

Current Job Title: Assistant Professor of Clinical Immunology and Immunohematology

Educational Degrees: MS

Certifications: MLS(ASCP)^CM

Years attended annual meeting (last 5 years, virtual or in-person): n/a

State Board/Committee Positions (5 yrs): n/a

Regional Positions (5 yrs): n/a

National Board Member (5 Yrs): n/a

National Committee or Task Force (5 yrs): n/a

Professional Practice Setting:

• Higher Education
• Academic Medical Center

Community Type (employment): Urban

Clinical Focus:

• Administration
• Blood Bank
• Clinical Chemistry
• Generalist

Professional Practice Focus: Bench Practitioner Educator Instructor

Why are you interested in this role?

As I transition to mid-career, I am finally at a place where I have the capacity to serve at a national level and contribute in a greater capacity to my fellow laboratory professionals. This committee would help me get my foot in the door of serving ASCLS and increase my acquaintance with other opportunities that might be geared more towards my personal and professional passions (namely, education).

I am also interested in meeting and working with more veteran laboratorians as I could use additional mentorship at this new stage of growth in my professional career.

Constituent Society: Tennessee

Join Year: 2007

Current Job Title: Professor and Chair

Educational Degrees: PhD Microbiology and Immunology, BS Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Certifications: MLS(ASCP)^CM

Years attended annual meeting (last 5 years, virtual or in-person): 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024

State Board/Committee Positions (5 yrs):

• 2022-present, Board Member, ASCLS-TN
• 2019-2020, Chair, Government Affairs Committee, ASCLS-TN

Regional Positions (5 yrs): n/a

National Board Member (5 Yrs): n/a

National Committee or Task Force (5 yrs):

• 2020-2021, Member, Marketing and Communication Committee
• 2020-2021, Editor in Chief, Clinical Laboratory Science Journal

Professional Practice Setting: Higher Education

Community Type (employment): Suburban

Clinical Focus:

• Administration
• Immunology/Serology
• Microbiology
• Molecular

Professional Practice Focus:

• Administrator (Director, Dept. Head, Dean) in Higher Education
• Bench Practitioner (Any level including phlebotomist, lab assistant etc.)
• Consultant
• Educator Instructor (university/college based)

Why are you interested in this role?

I am interested in serving on the Nominations Committee for ASCLS because our Society needs strong leadership. Finding high-quality and sufficiently available candidates to run for office is a difficult but important process. In order to enhance diversity and belonging in ASCLS, there must be diverse and suitable candidates who represent all members. An important part is advertising and encouraging qualified volunteers to run for Society offices. It assures all members know the process for applying for office and the opportunities to serve. It begins with encouraging our grassroots members to grow into our national leadership roles and listening to our membership about which members are prepared for leadership. Once candidates are identified, they must be qualified for the position desired. If elected as a Nominations Committee member, I will diligently work to ensure the qualifications of each candidate. I have dedicated my life as a servant leader to our profession and to ASCLS. I have served in most roles at the state level and have served ASCLS at the regional and national levels. I look forward to leveraging my experience to help find solid qualified candidates.

Constituent Society: Tennessee

Join Year: 1995

Current Job Title: MLS Program Chair

Educational Degrees: EdD Curriculum and Instruction

Certifications: MLS(ASCP)

Years attended annual meeting (last 5 years, virtual or in-person): n/a

State Board/Committee Positions (5 yrs): n/a

Regional Positions (5 yrs): n/a

National Board Member (5 Yrs): n/a

National Committee or Task Force (5 yrs): n/a

Professional Practice Setting: Higher Education

Community Type (employment): Urban

Clinical Focus:

• Blood Bank
• Clinical Chemistry
• Hematology

Professional Practice Focus:

• Administrator (Director, Dept. Head, Dean) in Higher Education
• Educator Instructor (university/college based)

Why are you interested in this role?

I am very interested in the role as an opportunity to serve the organization and network with other professionals. Due to past constraints at work, I have not been as active with ASCLS. I served as the chair and vice chair of the Scientific Assembly in 2014-2018. I also served on other ASCLS committees.

If I am allowed to serve, I will bring my experiences as president and president-elect of the Baptist University Faculty Senate, service on the QEP and Curriculum Committees. I have also served on several search committees during my work experience.

I am currently the secretary of the Tennessee Beta Unit of Parliamentarians. In this capacity, I have served on the Nominating Committee.

My current employer is very open to faculty/chair serving on national committees.