Diagnostics
10 CLIA laboratory directors
These ten professionals have served as CLIA laboratory directors at diagnostics companies, reference laboratories, public health laboratories and independent consulting practices. A reader can learn how practitioners approach CLIA laboratory direction from people who have done the work.
Professionals to explore
01—10Franklin D. Morrow
LinkedInExperience: President, Chief Scientific Officer and CLIA Clinical Laboratory Director · Quintiles Laboratories Ltd.
Former President, Chief Scientific Officer and CLIA Clinical Laboratory Director at Quintiles Laboratories (1991-2000), and former Vice President Of Global Operations at Quest Diagnostics Clinical Trials (2003-2007). Managing director and Chief Scientific Officer, Clinical Trials Consulting at Interpharm Scriptus since 2002.
James C. Kraner
LinkedInExperience: Lab Director (CLIA) · Office of Laboratory Services
Lab Director (CLIA) at the Office of Laboratory Services in South Charleston, West Virginia, since 2020. Former Chief Toxicologist at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in West Virginia (2003-2020) and former Laboratory Director at AIT Laboratories (1996-2001), after a Postdoctoral Fellow role at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy (1992-1996).
Kambiz Merati
LinkedInExperience: Medical Director and CLIA Laboratory Director · Quest Diagnostics
Medical Director and CLIA Laboratory Director at Quest Diagnostics since 2016. Former Hematopathologist and CLIA Laboratory Director of Genpath at Mineola for BioReference (2009-2016), and former Hematopathologist at Acupath Laboratories (2006-2009).
Mary Mayo
LinkedInExperience: Laboratory Director and Clinical Consultant · Freeman Diagnostics
Laboratory Director and Clinical Consultant at Freeman Diagnostics since 2025 and at Limitless Medical Laboratories since 2022, and Laboratory Director at Heartland Womens Healthcare since 2019. The profile says that as a CLIA Laboratory Director she oversees the clinical and operational aspects of the laboratory, ensuring compliance with CLIA, CAP and state regulations.
Robert H. Williams
LinkedInExperience: Laboratory Director · Firstox Laboratories, LLC
Laboratory Director at Firstox Laboratories since 2017 and at Clear Health Pass Diagnostics since 2024. Former Laboratory Director at ImmunoTek Bio Centers (2016-2020) and Alere Toxicology Services (2015-2016). The profile describes him as a PhD high-complexity CLIA clinical laboratory director licensed in Florida and New Jersey.
Rosalynn J. Miltenberger
LinkedInExperience: Principal, Licensed CLIA Laboratory Director · RMdx Clinical LLC
Principal, Licensed CLIA Laboratory Director at RMdx Clinical since 2010. Former Clinical Laboratory Director and Director, Laboratory Operations Compliance at Adaptive Biotechnologies (2020-2022) and Clinical Laboratory Director, New Products and Indications there (2022-2023), and former Senior Director, Laboratory Operations at Sysmex Inostics (2015-2017).
Sarah M. Jacobs-Helber
LinkedInExperience: Laboratory Director · Orchid Bioscience
Laboratory Director at Orchid Bioscience since 2026 and Principal Laboratory Director at SJHELBER LLC since 2023. Former Chief Laboratory Officer CLIA Director at GENETWORx (2013-2022) and former Laboratory Director at Prince Laboratories (2024-2025). The profile describes 20+ years leading high-complexity molecular diagnostics and NGS programs across CLIA, CAP and CLEP environments.
Syed K. Haque
LinkedInExperience: Scientific Director and CLIA Laboratory Director · ALC Diagnostics LLC
Scientific Director and CLIA Laboratory Director at ALC Diagnostics since 2021, where the profile describes developing molecular assays for infectious diseases and authoring laboratory policies and procedures. CLIA Laboratory Director at Laboratory Director Services LLC since 2014.
Triona Henderson
LinkedInExperience: CLIA Laboratory Director, CDC Atlanta Infectious Disease Laboratories · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CLIA Laboratory Director, CDC Atlanta Infectious Disease Laboratories at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since 2024, after serving as Deputy CLIA Laboratory Director there (2022-2024). The profile describes her as a physician and board-certified clinical pathologist and clinical microbiologist.
Vaka Reddy
LinkedInExperience: CLIA - High-complexity Clinical Laboratory Director · Marion County Public Health Department
CLIA high-complexity Clinical Laboratory Director at Marion County Public Health Department since 2026, and High-complexity Clinical Laboratory Director and Vice-President Diagnostics at RPH Labs since 2022. Former Director, Newborn Screening at Georgia Department of Public Health (2025-2026) and former Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory Director at Diax Labs (2022-2024).
Choose the right perspective
Match the laboratory type to your question, since a public health laboratory, a high-volume reference lab and a startup launching its first test each face different demands. Consider whether you want someone who directs one laboratory in-house or someone who has served several labs as a consulting director.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What does a laboratory director review before a new test goes live?
- 02How do you prepare a laboratory for a CLIA or CAP inspection?
- 03What should a new lab expect when engaging an outside laboratory director?
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