40 Under Forty Selection Committee

The 40 Under Forty Award Selection Committee reviews applications for ASCP members to receive the 40 Under Forty Award each year. Forty pathologists, laboratory professionals, and residents are chosen annually through an application or nomination process. From the 40 Under Forty honorees, five individuals are selected as the 40 Under Forty Top Five through a combination of public voting and committee selection.

Requirements

The Awards Committee reviews and selects nominations for the 40 Under Forty Award

Time Commitment

The Committee meets quarterly via a virtual platform. A required 15 – 20 hours of award application review is required each spring through a two-level review process. At least one mandatory 1-hour conference call at the opening of the award application program. Additional workgroup meetings or ad hoc meetings are scheduled as-needed.

Committee Composition

  • One Chair (Immediate Past Chair of the Council of Laboratory Professionals)
  • 8 Laboratory Professionals
  • 3-5 Pathologists

Meet the 40 Under Forty Selection Committee

Chair

Stephanie Whitehead, MBA, MPH, MLS(ASCP)CM

Stephanie Whitehead, MBA, MPH, MLS(ASCP)CM

Committee Members

Gissou Azabdaftari, MD, FASCP

Samreen Fathima, MD

Kerwin Kolheffer, MS, PA(ASCP)CM

Michelle Lamendola-Essel, DHSc, MS, MB(ASCP)CM

Marino Leon, MD, FASCP

Jesse McCoy, MHS, PA(ASCP)CM

Austin McHenry, MD

Joy Nakitandwe, PhD, HCLD/CC(ABB), MB(ASCP)CM

Aaron Odegard, MS, MLS(ASCP)CMSMCM

Brittany Teeter, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM

Sean Tucker, MLS(ASCP)CM

Tywauna Wilson, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CM

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