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.