Over 20 years of experience in biobanking and repository management. Experience includes managing the R&D departments in clinical diagnostics laboratories and 10 years managing the biorepository for a federal public health agency, which manages collections obtained from global health surveillance, research, and outbreak responses. Served as an independent biobanking consultant for over 10 years providing expertise in all aspects of biobanking in support of clinical and life science research including facility design and build-out and development of Standard Operating Procedures, Governance Policies, and Quality System documentation according to current industry best practices. An active member of the International Society for Biological and Environmental Biorepositories (ISBER) and has served on the Governance Board, Education & Training Committee, Publications Committee, and is a former Editor-in-Chief of the ISBER Best Practices.