Laboratory Manager. My educational background is in commercial and graphic arts. I spent 8 years in the printing industry before leaving the business altogether. In 1995 I got an entry-level job at Harborview’s Central Laboratory. During the years I was there I went from Laboratory Helper to Operations Lead. Aside from a course in phlebotomy, that is my medical background in a nutshell.

I became involved in HIV research by being in the right place at the right time. I left the laboratory in 2001 and have been here ever since. This is my first job in a clinic and in the beginning I wasn’t used to the slower pace and eating so much cake. My main job here is to write laboratory instructions for the protocols, troubleshoot mishaps and to control the drama.

Personal stuff: I have 1.5 cats. I like John Waters flicks, The Ramones, video games and vanilla Ensure. I’m scared of flying monkeys and my favorite quote is: “There was a clown in the storm drain” from Stephen King’s “IT”.