About Us
Who We Are
Our mission is to help clinical laboratories achieve their goals.
With unparalleled reach and resources, Lighthouse Lab Services is the nation’s leading and most trusted end-to-end, full-service, medical laboratory consulting and recruiting firm.

Our Team
Our team is made up of 150+ professionals ready to help you navigate every aspect of the clinical lab industry. We hate how stuffy and opaque our competitors are, so we treat our clients like real people with real challenges, because that’s who they are.

Giving Back
At Lighthouse Lab Services, philanthropy is built into our brand. As a “Give Back” Company, we have pledged to donate $50,000 of our profit annually. We also donate a portion of employee time by volunteering in our local community.
The Nation’s Leading Medical Laboratory Consulting & Recruiting Firm
2,000+
Laboratory Clients
200+
Laboratories Managed
300+
Laboratories Built
150+
Lighthouse’s Industry Experts
Meet the Lighthouse Team
Leadership

Mark Roth
CEO / Founder

Jon Harol
President / Founder

Ranee Guard
Chief Operating Officer
Legal, M&A & HR Team

Lisa Marcus
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer

David Freeman
Senior Counsel

Rondi Wellum
Cultural Ambassador & Corporate Paralegal

Brian Record
VP, Corporate Development, Head of M&A

Dr. Angie Lawson
HR Director

Vanessa Watkins
HR Generalist
Sales & Marketing Team

ELLIOT LABOVITZ
Chief Sales Officer
980-365-8794

NEIL GERBER
Director of Business Development
800-838-0602

austin dickson
Senior Business Development Manager
919-948-6116

Vasyl Kapitan
Senior Marketing Manager
800-838-0602

EMILY HUNT
Business Development Manager
361-500-8938

Philip Glenn
Business Development Manager
919-925-6790

Mark Dietz
Business Development Manager, RCM
517-366-8807

Alex Mitchell
Communications Manager
800-838-0602

Jack Mitchell
Business Development Representative
919-874-5031

Carrie Knighten
Sales & Marketing Support Supervisor
800-838-0602
Consulting Team

MEGAN WHITE YOUNTS
Chief Consulting Officer

MATT THACKER
Director of Consulting

Rod Glose
Director of Pathology Consulting

DR. Lori Millner
Managing Lab Director, Technical Consultant

Dr. Varsha Meghnani
Lab Director, Technical Consultant

Dr. Rahul Nahire
Lab Director, Technical Consultant

Dr. Erik Korte
Lab Director, Technical Consultant

Dr. Melissa Bell
Lab Director, Technical Consultant

Jo Radu
Senior Project Manager

Julie Lorenzen
Project Manager

Chris Thomason
Laboratory Specialist II (Field Ops)
Recruiting & Staffing Team

Laura King
Senior Executive Recruiter
919-948-6071

Charlie Cox
Senior Executive Recruiter
919-948-6214

Kathryn Weisbrodt
Senior Executive Recruiter
919-948-6250

Jordan Yelverton
Senior Executive Recruiter
919-948-6408

Tyler Russell
Senior Executive Recruiter
919-948-6260

Belen Yawn
Recruiting Associate
800-838-0602

Caroline Johnson
Recruiting Associate
800-838-0602
Lab Director Services Team

Tara Luellen
Vice President

Patty Hess
Account Manager

Alli Hill
Executive Recruiter

Bethany Swan
Administrative Coordinator
RCM & Payer Strategy Solutions Team

Ann Lambrix
VP, RCM Solutions

Brian Burns
VP, Managed Care Strategy

Brennan Burns
VP, Payer Contracting

Billie Mildenberger
Director of Auditing

Holly Wolford
Lead Coding Specialist

Dyana Williams
Client Engagement Manager

Beth Madden
Client Manager

Cassie Penn
Client Manager

Tami Shaw
Client Manager

Tracy Augustyniak
Client Manager

Grant Mitchell
Junior Auditors

Hilary Filbrun
Junior Auditors

Devon Werner
Junior Auditors
Technical Operations & Product Development Team

DR. SARAH HARRIS
Chief Technical Officer

Dr. LINDSAY STROTMAN
Molecular Scientist Product Development / Lab Director

ERIN GAMBREL
Lab Services Manager

Brandon Snider
Lab Education Specialist Supervisor

DR. Carlee McClintock
Lab Director, Toxicology

BRIA HUNNEWELL
Toxicology Lab Specialist Supervisor

KATIE LAFUENTI
Toxicology Education Specialist

Morgan Tompkins
Lead Laboratory Specialist

Derek Tornwall
Lead Laboratory Specialist

Elizabeth Brown
Toxicology Lab Specialist I

ALYSSA NEILING
Laboratory Specialist II

Katie Smollett
Metrology Specialist
Accounting, Finance & Supply Chain Team

BRENDAN BIOREN
VP, Finance

Josh Stottlemyer
Senior Financial Analyst

Kevin Buczynski
Director of Credit and Collections

Justin Malloy
Director of Supply Chain

Chong Chang
Payroll Manager

CHRIS SIMMERMAN
Fulfillment Lead

Brianna Howard
Senior Accountant

Cindy Lanuti
Staff Accountant
Quality Team

DR. Anna Hill
Chief Quality Officer

DR. PREETI PURWAHA
Lab Director, Senior Quality Manager

Alicia Lyons
Technical Supervisor

Aaliyah Bristol
Quality Coordinator
Information Technology Team

Vitali Khvatkov
Chief Information Officer

Trish Lusk
Director Of Information Technology

Angela Garlock
LIS Product Manager

Edison Toole
Software Support Engineer
Account Management Team

Kara Long
Chief of Staff, Strategy, & Account Management

BRIANNA Young
Director of Account Management

Dionne Blount
Account Management Specialist

Kaydee Owens
Account Manager
As a “Give Back” Company, we have pledged to donate $50,000 of our profit annually as well as a portion of employee time to a local non-profit. We have partnered with Water For Good®, a non-profit that is devoted to ending water poverty in the Central African Republic (CAR), one of the most neglected and unstable countries in the world.