Kathy Wilson is an ASCP certified Histotech with over 40 years total experience in the laboratory.  She began her career in northern Michigan in the clinical laboratory as a laboratory assistant and phlebotomist, became and EMT, autopsy diener, and Histotech working in hospital environments.  Ms. Wilson worked in Fairbanks, Alaska for nearly 20 years.  Moving to Kansas City in 2004, she moved into operations management.  Safety, regulatory compliance, quality, and project management have always been keen areas of interest.  Currently working at a large multi-discipline reference laboratory managing Anatomic Pathology and all sub-departments.  She is a key member of the Safety Committee and Operations Management Team.  She mentors new supervisors and managers as well as managing a combined staff of 62 employees locally and remotely with 24/6 operations.

The Assistant Director for Operations (ADO) “ Veterinary Diagnostic Labs is the senior administrative supervisor for the Veterinary Diagnostic Lab support staff.  These six cost centers exceed $3 million in revenues and expenses. This position exercises control for budgetary, HR, administrative, and physical plant responsibilities for the assigned areas. Melissa Brown is a Histotechnologist who has been in a lab since 2003. The past 12 years she has been specializing in Immunohistochemistry(IHC), In-Situ Hybridization(ISH) and laboratory management. She holds a Master of Science in Entomology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Bachelors of Science in Entomology from the University of Florida and an Associate of Arts in Science in Histologic Technology. Melissa is a nationally certified Histotechnologist through the American Society of Clinical Pathology and Qualified in Immunohistochemistry, she is also licensed as a Clinical Laboratory Supervisor in the State of Florida.

Valerie Cortright received her Bachelor of Arts at St. Joseph's College of Maine and completed her clinical training at University of Vermont Medical Center. Ms. Cortright currently serves as the Supervisor in Histopathology at the University of Vermont Medical Center, where she has worked for over 15 years. She is actively involved in the National Society for Histotechnology and the VT/NH Society of Histotechnology.  Ms. Cortright sits on the CAP/NSH HQIP Committee and has served as a grader for that program the past several years. Ms. Cortright has a specific interest in QA/QC and has presented talks and posters at multiple conferences.

Dermatopathologist & Assistant Professor

Kathy is the Corporate Quality Director of Medical Quality Assessment for Quest Diagnostics.  In addition, she was the AP manager at Methodist Hospital of Dallas.

Debbie Siena has served as Technical Support Manager for StatLab Medical Products since September, 2010. Debbie has over 25 years of experience in IHC, routine histology and currently focuses on troubleshooting product issues in partnership with customers and suppliers, educating sales and customer service team members on IHC, histology, and overseeing our Customer Outreach Program. Prior to StatLab, Debbie was with Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. for seven years as a Technical Marketing Representative, Senior Technical Marketing Specialist, Area Support Manager and Key Account Technical Specialist with the Corporate and Major Account Team. While at Ventana, Debbie was a multiple award winner, including Technical Specialist of the Year, Technical Specialist of the Quarter, and President’s Club member. Prior to Ventana, Debbie was the Manager of the Anatomic Pathology Department at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas for seven years and served as Supervisor of Histology at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. While at Children’s Medical Center, Debbie was responsible for development of the IHC and ISH procedures and techniques. Debbie is very active in continuing education and has presented numerous educational workshops at the state and national level as well as multiple teleconferences for NSH.