Current Members
The Committee consists of 20 members, including the Chair. In addition, the Committee includes three voting ex officio members (or designees), including the Director, CDC; the Administrator, CMS; and the Commissioner, FDA. A nonvoting representative from AdvaMed serves as the industry liaison. The Designated Federal Officer (DFO) or their designee and the Executive Secretary are present at all meetings to ensure meetings are within applicable statutory, regulatory and HHS General Administration manual directives.
![Reynolds M. Salerno, Ph.D](/cliac/images/members/salerno.png?_=92186)
Reynolds M. Salerno, PhD
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Science and Safety
Acting Director, Office of Laboratory Science and Safety
Acting Director, Center for Laboratory Systems and Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
![Jordan Laser](/cliac/docs/april-2023/Jordan-Laser-small.jpg?_=62555)
Jordan Laser, MD
Founder
Laser Laboratory Consulting, LLC
Members
![Esther Babady, PhD, D(ABMM), FIDSA, FAAM](/cliac/docs/april-2023/Esther-Babady-thumbnail.jpg?_=62552)
Esther Babady, PhD, D(ABMM), FIDSA, FAAM
Chief, Clinical Microbiology Service
Director, Clinical Microbiology Fellowship Program
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
![Michael Black, MBA, MT(ASCP), DLM Michael Black, MBA, MT(ASCP), DLM](/cliac/images/members/black-thumbnail.jpg?_=11232)
Michael Black, MBA, MLS/DLM (ASCP)
Vice President, Hospital Operations, Laboratory Service Line
Ochsner Health
![Chester W. Brown, MD, PhD](/cliac/docs/april-2023/Chester-Brown-thumbnail.jpg?_=62559)
Chester W. Brown, MD, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics and Genetics, Genomics, and Informatics
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
![Kimberle C. Chapin, MD, ABMM, FCAP Kimberle C. Chapin, MD, ABMM, FCAP](/cliac/images/members/chapin-thumbnail.jpg?_=11170)
Kimberle C. Chapin, MD, ABMM, FCAP
Chief Medical Officer
Deepull
![James M. Crawford, MD, PhD James M. Crawford, MD, PhD](/cliac/images/members/Crawford-thumbnail.jpg?_=11171)
James M. Crawford, MD, PhD
Senior Vice President of Laboratory Services
Northwell Health
![Heather Duncan, MPH, MT Heather Duncan, MPH, MT](/cliac/images/members/duncan-thumbnail.jpg?_=79952)
Heather Duncan, MPH, MLS
Director of Laboratory Operations
ECU Health Medical Center
![Mary E. Edgerton, MD, PhD Mary E. Edgerton, MD, PhD](/cliac/images/members/edgerton-thumbnail.jpg?_=42140)
Mary E. Edgerton, MD, PhD
Professor
Department of Pathology and Microbiology
The University of Nebraska Medical Center
![R. Tanner Hagelstrom, PhD](/cliac/docs/april-2023/R.-Tanner-Hagelstrom-thumbnail.jpg?_=62557)
R. Tanner Hagelstrom, PhD
Senior Laboratory Director
Natera
![Yael K. Heher MDCM, FRCSC, MPH](/cliac/docs/april-2023/Yael-K.-Heher-thumbnail.jpg?_=64800)
Yael K. Heher MD, MPH, FRCP(C)
Chief Quality Officer
Beth Israel Lahey Health
![David Donald Koch, PhD David Donald Koch, PhD](/cliac/images/members/Koch-thumbnail.jpg?_=11211)
David Donald Koch, PhD
Director, Clinical Chemistry, Special Chemistry, Toxicology, and Point-of-Care Testing
Grady Memorial Hospital
![Nirali M. Patel, MD Nirali M. Patel, MD](/cliac/images/members/patel-thumbnail.jpg?_=42141)
Nirali M. Patel, MD
Senior Pathologist, Tempus
![Michael A. Pentella, PhD, MS, SM(ASCP), CIC, D(ABMM) Michael A. Pentella, PhD, MS, SM(ASCP), CIC, D(ABMM)](/cliac/images/members/pentella-thumbnail.jpg?_=42141)
Michael A. Pentella, PhD, MS, SM(ASCP), CIC, D(ABMM)
Director, Iowa State Hygienic Laboratory
Clinical Professor, University of Iowa
![Hung S. Luu, PharmD, MD](/cliac/docs/april-2023/Hung-S.-Luu-thumbnail.jpg?_=62554)
Hung S. Luu, PharmD, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
![J. Mark Tuthill, MD J. Mark Tuthill, MD](/cliac/images/members/tuthill-thumbnail.jpg?_=11226)
J. Mark Tuthill, MD
Division Head, Pathology Informatics, Department of Pathology
Henry Ford Hospital
![R. W. (Chip) Watkins, MD, MPH, FAAFP R. W. (Chip) Watkins, MD, MPH, FAAFP](/cliac/images/members/watkins-thumbnail.jpg?_=42142)
R. W. (Chip) Watkins, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Chief Medical Officer, Sanesco International Inc.
Ex Officio Members
![Gregg Brandush Gregg S. Brandush, RN, JD](/cliac/images/ex-officio/Gregg-Brandush-thumbnail.jpg?_=32389)
Gregg S. Brandush, RN, JD
Director, Division of Clinical Laboratory Improvement and Quality
Quality and Safety Oversight Group
Center for Clinical Standards and Quality
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
![Collete Fitzgerald Leaumont, PhD Collette Fitzgerald Leaumont, Ph.D](/cliac/images/ex-officio/fitzgerald-thumbnail.png?_=79954)
Collette Fitzgerald Leaumont, PhD
Deputy Director for Science
Division of Laboratory Systems
Center for Laboratory Systems and Response
Office of Laboratory Science and Safety
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
![Courtney H. Lias, Ph.D. Courtney H. Lias, Ph.D.](/cliac/images/ex-officio/Courtney-H.-Lias-Ph.D-thumbnail.jpg?_=71249)
Courtney H. Lias, Ph.D.
Acting Office Director
Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Devices
Office of Product Evaluation and Quality
Food and Drug Administration
![Heather L. Stang, MS, MT(AMT)](/cliac/images/members/Heather-Stang_thumbnail.png?_=87516)
Heather L. Stang, MS, MLS(AMT)
Senior Advisor for Clinical Laboratories
Division of Laboratory Systems
Center for Laboratory Systems and Response
Office of Laboratory Science and Safety Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
![April Veoukas, JD April Veoukas, JD](/cliac/images/members/April-Veoukas-thumbnail.png?_=80426)
April Veoukas, JD
Director, Regulatory Affairs
Abbott Quality & Regulatory
Abbott Laboratories