Laboratory Contacts
Nashville Central Laboratory Phone: 615-262-6300 Fax: 615-262-6393 | Knoxville Regional Laboratory Phone: 865-549-5201 Fax: 865-594-5199 |
| Nashville Central Laboratory Directors | |||
| Laboratory Director | Kara Levinson, Ph.D., MPH, D(ABMM) | Kara.Levinson@tn.gov | 615-262-6300 |
| Clinical Laboratory Director | Randal Fowler, Ph.D., D(ABMM) | Randal.Fowler@tn.gov | 615-262-6301 |
| Laboratory Operations Director | Vacant | 615-262-6300 | |
| Environmental Laboratory Director | Vacant | 615-262-6300 | |
| Administrative Director | Brandy Cartmell, MBA, Ed.D. | Brandy.D.Cartmell@tn.gov | 615-262-6300 |
| Microbiology/ARLN Assistant Director | Matthew Martin, MS, Ph.D. | Matthew.Martin@tn.gov | 615-262-6460 |
| Vector-Borne Diseases Laboratory | Abelardo Moncayo, Ph.D. | Abelardo.Moncayo@tn.gov | 615-262-6356 |
| Environmental Assistant Director | Craig Edwards | Craig.Edwards@tn.gov | 615-262-6345 |
| Newborn Screening Assistant Director | Jennifer R. Mckenize, Ph.D., BCLD/HCLD(ABB), NRCC-TC | Jennifer.McKenzie@tn.gov | 615-262-6352 |
| Serology/Virology/Molecular Assistant Director | Keith Morris, M(ASCP)CM | Keith.Morris@tn.gov | 615-837-5471 |
| Whole Genome Sequencing Assistant Director | Vacant | ||
| Lab Support Services Assistant Director | Lindsay Jolly, MPH, CPH, MLS(ASCP)CM | Lindsay.Jolly@tn.gov | 615-741-7725 |
| Lab Support Services | Principal Contact | Email Address | Phone Number |
| Supplies/Courier | Sheri Roberts, MT | Sheri.Roberts@tn.gov | 615-262-6381 |
| Safety Officer | Rolinda Bailey, BSMT(ASCP) | Rolinda.Bailey@tn.gov | 615-262-6318 |
| Training Coordinator | Julie A. Viruez, MLS(ASCP)CM | Julie.Viruez@tn.gov | 615-262-6338 |
| Outreach Coordinator | Russell B. Bowden, Jr., MS HSA, MT(ASCP) | Russell.Bowden@tn.gov | 615-262-6496 |
| Environmental Quality Assurance Coordinator | Bill Moore | Bill.Moore@tn.gov | 615-837-5474 |
| Clinical Quality Assurance Coordinator | Vacant | ||
| Bioterrorism Coordinator | Renee Johnson, BSMT(ASCP) | Renee.Johnson@tn.gov | 615-262-6359 |
| Chemical Terrorism Coordinator | Brian Eaton | Brian.Eaton@tn.gov | 615-262-6399 |
| Laboratory Support Services | Blanca A. Martinez, MLS(ASCP)CM - Supervisor | Blanca.Martinez@tn.gov | 615-837-5484 |
| Sample Coordination/Shipping | Kala Priester - Supervisor | Kala.Priester@tn.gov | 615-262-6395 |
| Informatics | Paula Gibbs, MPH, MLS(ASCP) - Manager | Lab.Informatics@tn.gov | 615-262-6300 |
| Knoxville Regional Laboratory | |||
| Laboratory Director | Saba Shama, MBBS, MD, DNB, CIC, M(ASCP) | Saba.Shama@tn.gov | 865-549-5217 |
| Laboratory Manager | Barbara Frei, Manager | Barabara.Frei@tn.gov | 865-549-5205 |
| Ashley Carroll, MT, SM(ASCP) - Supervisor, Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology | Ashley.Carroll@tn.gov | 865-549-5206 | |
| Katie Jones, MT(ASCP) - Supervisor, Serology, Rabies | Katie.Jones@tn.gov | 865-549-5201 | |
| Microbiology Laboratory Sections | |||
| General/Enteric Bacteriology | Robin Rasnic, MT(ASCP) - Manager | Robin.M.Rasnic@tn.gov | 615-262-6363 |
| Erica Terrell, MT(ASCP) - Supervisor, Enteric Bacteriology | Erica.Terrell@tn.gov | 615-262-6371 | |
| Brielle Conway - M(ASCP)CM - Supervisor, General Bacteriology | Brielle.Conway@tn.gov | 615-837-5508 | |
| Serology/Virology | Natasha Lindahl, MT (ASCP)CM - Manager | Natasha.Lindahl@tn.gov | 615-262-6350 |
| Courtney Fisher, MS, M(ASCP)CM - Supervisor | Courtney.Fisher@tn.gov | 615-262-6377 | |
| Ariana Allgood, MS, M(ASCP)CM - Supervisor | Ariana.Allgood@tn.gov | 615-262-6367 | |
| Molecular Biology/Sequencing | Linda S. Thomas, MPH, MAFM, BS MT(ASCP) - Manager | Linda.Thomas@tn.gov | 615-262-6463 |
| Jeannette P. Dill, M(ASCP) - Supervisor, Molecular Biology | Jeannette.Dill@tn.gov | 615-837-5487 | |
| Maya Spann, M(ASCP)CM - Supervisor, Sequencing | Maya.Spann@tn.gov | 615-262-6398 | |
| Special Microbiology | Dorothy Baynham, MT(ASCP) - Manager | Dorothy.Baynham@tn.gov | 615-262-6366 |
| Tanya Cooper, MT(ASCP)CM - Supervisor | Tanya.Cooper@tn.gov | 615-262-6369 | |
| ARLN | Zach Perry, M(ASCP)CM - Manager, ARLN CORE | Zachary.Perry@tn.gov | 615-262-6340 |
| Vacant - Supervisor, ARLN CORE | 615-741-3437 | ||
| Galen Montgomery, MLS(ASCP)CM - Supervisor, ARLN GC | Galen.E.Montgomery@tn.gov | 615-741-3437 | |
| Environmental Microbiology | Kristin Dunaway - Supervisor | Kristin.Dunaway@tn.gov | 615-262-6337 |
| Newborn Screening | |||
| Molecular Newborn Screening | Thomas Childs, MT(ASCP) - Manager | Thomas.Childs@tn.gov | 615-262-6446 |
| Deborah Godfrey - Supervisor | Deborah.Godfrey@tn.gov | 615-837-5482 | |
| GSP, HGB | Valerie Ragland, MLS, BSMT(ASCP) - Manager | Valerie.Ragland@tn.gov | 615-262-6475 |
| Tandem Mass | Gwendolyn McKee, MBA, BSMT - Manager | Gwendolyn.McKee@tn.gov | 615-262-6472 |
| Lauren Tyler - Supervisor | Lauren.Tyler@tn.gov | 615-532-6583 | |
| Newborn Screening Follow-Up | Amanda Ingram, RN - Coordinator, Pediatric Case Management | Amanda.D.Ingram@tn.gov | 615-532-8462 |
| Environmental Laboratory Sections | |||
| Aquatic Biology | Carrie Perry - Manager | Carrie.Perry@tn.gov | 615-262-6330 |
| Chemistry | Patrick Leathers - Manager | Patrick.Leathers@tn.gov | 615-262-6487 |
| Radiological Chemistry | Sarah Driskell - Manager | Sarah.Driskell@tn.gov | 615-262-6335 |
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