President

Claude Rector, MA, MLS(ASCP)CM

Jonesboro, AR

MLS for 25 years / 15 years in MLS, MLT & Phlebotomy Education

Director of Laboratory and Respiratory Services
St. Bernards CrossRidge Community Hospital

he/him/his

Past-President

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

Des Moines, IA

MLS for 24 years/15 years in management/15 years in quality/21 years in laboratory safety

Laboratory Quality and Safety Specialist

UnityPoint Health – Des Moines

she/her/hers

President-Elect

Pat Tille, Ph.D. MLS(ASCP) AHI(AMT) FACSc
Sioux Falls, SD

Professor and Graduate Program Director
University of Cincinnati

Over 30 years of laboratory experience including bench, administration, consulting and education. ASCLS Member since 1992

She/her/hers

Secretary/Treasurer

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

Medical Laboratory Professional 17 years

Program Director and Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Central Florida

he/him/his

Director (2025)

Frank Scarano, PhD, MLT(ASCP)MCM
New Bedford, MA

35 years as a laboratory professional
ASCLS member since 1999

Professor & Chairperson, Dep. of Medical Laboratory Science
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

he/ him/ his

Director (2025)

Miles Tompkins, MLT(ASCP)CM
Oklahoma City, OK

10 years as a Medical Laboratory Professional

Medical Technology Recruiting and Retention Specialist
Diagnostic Laboratory of Oklahoma

He/him/his

Director (2024)

Cheyenne Reyes, MLS(ASCP)CM
Frederick, MD

5 years as a Medical Laboratory Scientist

Associate III, Diagnostics Manufacturing Division
American Red Cross

she/her/hers

Director (2024)

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

MLS for 35 years, ASCLS member since 2001

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

Director (2024)

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

MLS for 40 years/26 years in lab management

Retired

she/her/hers

Director (2024)

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

17 years in laboratory medicine including 3 years as a DCLS, 10 years in laboratory administration and 5 years as an educator. Ongoing participation in research and laboratory education to multiple types of medical trainees.

Chief Medical Technologist
Iowa City VA Health Care System

she/her/hers

Director (2024/2025)

Stephanie Noblit, Esq., MLS (ASCP)CM
Philadelphia, PA

Medical laboratory professional for nine years
Legislative attorney working in drug policy

she/her/hers

Director (2026)

Josh Pulido, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM
Escondido, CA

MLS for 21 years

Director of Biobanking & Clinical Specimens
Grifols Bio Supplies Inc.

he/him/his

Director (2026)

Ali Nussbaum, MHHSA, MLS(ASCP)CM, caPM
Minneapolis, MN

7 years as a Medical Laboratory Professional

LIS Technical Specialist
HealthPartners

she/her/hers

 

Director (2026)

Nicholas M. Moore, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS(ASCP)CM
Chicago, IL

MLS for 14 years, 7 years as laboratory director

Associate Professor & Associate Director of Clinical Microbiology
Rush University Medical Center

he/him/his

Ascending Professional Director

Heather Herrington, DVM, MLS(ASCP)CM
Pittsburgh, PA

MLS for 4 years (COVID testing, Microbiology, Stem Cell Therapy)

Veterinarian (emergency and shelter medicine) -> Event Planning Business Owner -> Web Developer -> Medical Laboratory Professional

she/her/hers

Developing Professional Director

Aditi Sarkar
Princeton, NJ

Medical Laboratory Scientist, Hematology (Automated Core Laboratory)
NYP – Columbia University Irving Medical Center

10 years of experience as a High Scholl Biology teacher (International Baccalaureate Curriculum)

she/her/hers