Chief, Training and Workforce Development Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Age: 43
Hometown: Spartanburg, SC
Alma mater: Florida International University
Number of years of experience: 24 years in training and communication, with the past 7 focused on lab training
Someone you look up to in the industry: Dana Powell Baker, MBA, MS, MLS (ASCP)CM, Manager for Academic Partnerships at the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
Favorite hobby: Making soup from veggies that I grow
Favorite movie of all time: Adaptation
Favorite band or musician: The Roots
Favorite thing about working in a lab: My branch at CDC creates online trainings for labs, so I work in a virtual reality laboratory, OneLab VR. The best part is helping US labs build their staff’s skills in a safe, controlled environment.
