Introducing New NAACLS Members

We are pleased to introduce the following new members of the NAACLS Board of Directors (BOD), Review Committee for Accredited Programs (RCAP) and Programs Approval Review Committee (PARC):

Maribeth L. Flaws, PhD, MLS(ASCP)^CM, SM(ASCP)SI, is the Program Director/Chairperson of the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. She is an ASCLS Representative on the NAACLS Board of Directors.

Marisa K. James, MA, MT(ASCP)CM, is the Program Director, School of Clinical Laboratory Science, at North Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City, Missouri. She is an ASCP Representative on the NAACLS Board of Directors.

Charity E. Accurso, PhD, MLS(ASCP)^CM, is the Program Director of the MLS Program at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a Four-Year Educator on the Review Committee for Accredited Programs (RCAP).

Karen M. Escolas, EdD, MS, MLS(ASCP)^CM, is the Program Director/Chairperson of the Department of Medical Laboratory Technology at the Farmingdale State University of New York in Farmingdale, New York. She is a MLS Educator on the Review Committee for Accredited Programs (RCAP).

Sally Pestana, MT(ASCP), is the Director of Health Continuing Education at the University of Hawaii – Kapiolani, in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is a MLT Educator on the Review Committee for Accredited Programs (RCAP).

Janna Schill, PhD, MS, MT(ASCP), is an Associate Professor of MLS Program at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota. She is a MLS Educator on the Review Committee for Accredited Programs (RCAP).

Laura Ahonen, MS, MT(ASCP), is the Program Director of MLT Program at Northcentral Technical College in Wausau, Wisconsin. She is a Phlebotomy Educator on the Programs Approval Review Committee (PARC).

Rita Miller, EdD, MLS(ASCP), is the Program Director of MLT Program at Minnesota West Community & Technical College in Luverne, Minnesota. She is a Clinical Assistant Educator on the Programs Approval Review Committee (PARC).

Laura Muldowney, MS, BS, PBT (ASCP), is the Program Director of Phlebotomy Program at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, North Carolina. She is a Phlebotomy Educator on the Programs Approval Review Committee (PARC).