Deborah Miller has over 25 years experience in managing laboratories, performing quality assessment, and directing quality management systems.  She has held positions of authority and responsibility in CMS accredited (CLIA), FDA licensed and SAMHSA regulated facilities and laboratories.  She has worked closely with A2LA in developing the Medical Laboratory Accreditation program. Ms Miller conducts the A2LA assessors training for “ISO 15189 Medical laboratories – Particular requirements for quality and competence” and consults with laboratories on compliance gaps, document management and quality management systems. She has a BS in Biology from Marymount College, Tarrytown, NY, and is a Medical Technologist (ASCP) with a Master’s degree in Medical Technology from the University of Washington, Seattle

Ken Stoub is a Senior Consultant and conducts laboratory quality system training and assessments in the environmental, food, chemical, pharmaceutical, GLP, and animal drug testing areas. He holds a B.S. Chemistry degree from Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI. He has previously held the position of Laboratory Director and General Manager for the IT Corporation Environmental Laboratory in Santa Ana, CA; managed a staff of 68. Additionally, he was Senior Director and Vice President of the Waste Management Environmental Monitoring Laboratory in Chicago, IL; managed a staff of 120. Also held position of Director and Vice President of Shankman Laboratories, and was owner and President of AgriScience Laboratories. Mr. Stoub has conducted over 200 assessments using ISO/IEC 17025, ISO/IEC Guide 25, GLP, and ISO 9001 quality standards, and also has conducted over 50 training courses in the same areas. Mr. Stoub is experienced in the development and use of qualitative and quantitative methods for organic and inorganic compounds and has specific expertise in wet chemistry, chromatographic (GC, GC/MS, HPLC, IC), spectroscopic (AA, Graphite Furnace AA, ICP, ICP/MS, CVAA, UV/Visible), microscopy, and radiological testing areas.

Dr. Richard Turner and Barbara Turner - Richard Turner has a D. Phil in Physics from Oxford University and was head of the National Metrology Laboratory of South Africa from 1970 to 1993. During that time he also initiated, established and managed the South African National Calibration Service (NCS) and was its CEO from 1993 to 1996. He developed a system for estimating uncertainties for the NCS which was consistent with the international accepted methods which appeared later. The NCS has mutual recognition agreements with Europe and Taiwan. He is an A2LA assessor. Barbara Turner has an honors degree in mathematics and statistics from the Universityof London and an M Sc (Survey) in Remote Sensing from the Universityof Natal. She has considerable experience in teaching and training at all levels including high school and university.

Daren Valentine is the Communications Manager for A2LA. He has been with A2LA since 1992, and has been teaching classes on accreditation since 1994. Mr Valentine oversees the operation of A2LA's training programs as well as all aspects of A2LA's IT infrastructure. Prior to joing A2LA, Mr. Valentine was the manager of laoratory operations for the Genetic Toxicology division of Hazleton-Washington.