Laura Zitur
Credentials: MS, MBA
Position title: Chief Operating Officer
Pronouns: she/her
Phone: 608-265-8719
Scientific Section Heads
Maggie Highland
Credentials: DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP
Position title: Section Head of Pathology Sciences and Professional Veterinary Services & Anatomic Veterinary Pathologist
Phone: 608-263-0720
Ailam Lim
Credentials: PhD
Position title: Section Head of Virology and Molecular Diagnostics, Interim Section Head of Serology
Phone: 608-263-5609
Administrative Directors

Anita Herrick
Credentials: SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Position title: HR Director & Divisional Disability Representative
Phone: 608-262-6972

Kristin Zuzek
Credentials: MS
Position title: Quality Manager/Compliance Director
Phone: 715-637-3151 ext. 122
Pathologists and Doctors of Veterinary Medicine
Philip Bochsler
Credentials: DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP
Position title: Clinical Diagnostic Professor & Veterinary Anatomic Pathologist
Ryan Breuer
Credentials: DVM, DACVIM-LAIM
Position title: Clinical Assistant Professor of Large Animal Internal Medicine & Diagnostic Case and Outreach Coordinator
Kathleen Deering
Credentials: DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVP
Position title: Clinical Diagnostic Assistant Professor & Veterinary Anatomic Pathologist
Betsy Elsmo
Credentials: DVM, Dipl. ACVP
Position title: Clinical Diagnostic Associate Professor & Veterinary Anatomic Pathologist
Hui-Min Hsu
Credentials: DVM, PhD
Position title: Veterinary Lab Specimen Specialist and Quality Coordinator
Andrea Pohly
Credentials: DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVP
Position title: Clinical Diagnostic Assistant Professor & Veterinary Anatomic Pathologist
Stephani Ruppert
Credentials: DVM, Dipl. ACVP
Position title: Clinical Diagnostic Assistant Professor & Veterinary Anatomic Pathologist
Holly Taylor
Credentials: DVM, Dipl. ACVP
Position title: Clinical Instructor & Veterinary Anatomic Pathologist (Barron)
WVDL Lab Managers and Supervisors

Brenda Anderson
Position title: Supervisor: Business Services
Phone: 608-262-5432

Beth Angell
Position title: Supervisor: Bacteriology
Phone: 608-890-3633

Dan Barr
Position title: TSE Laboratory Manager
Phone: 608-265-7987

Dan Christensen
Position title: General Lab Manager and Interim Specimen Receiving Supervisor
Phone: 608-262-5432

Jennifer Cooper
Credentials: MS
Position title: Supervisor: Molecular Lab
Phone: 608-890-3967

Audrey Dikkeboom
Credentials: MS
Position title: NAHLN Lab Manager and Virology Supervisor
Phone: 608-262-3876

Heather Groff
Position title: Specimen Receiving and Processing Supervisor

Melissa Lund
Position title: Supervisor: Serology
Phone: 608-262-5432

Ashlee McDonald
Position title: Supervisor: Pathology Sciences
Phone: (608)265-8987

Lindsey Smith
Position title: Supervisor: Microbiology (Barron)
Phone: 715-637-3151
Client Services

Kathleen Brown
Position title: Client Services (Barron)
Phone: 715-637-3151 ext. 110

Hannah Taube
Position title: Client Services
Phone: 608-890-3879

Taylor Truttmann
Position title: Client Services Team Lead
Phone: 608-890-2532

Anand Verma
Position title: Client Services
Phone: 608-262-5432
Sample Receiving

Steve Dimino
Position title: Senior Specimen Receiving Technician

Amy Hagen
Position title: Senior Specimen Receiving Technician

Dana Jaronsinski
Position title: Specimen Receiving Technician

Asia Johnson
Position title: SR Team Lead

Kirsten Kaufman
Position title: Specimen Receiving Technician (Barron)

Vicki Vangsness
Position title: Specimen Receiving Technician (Barron)
Barron Microbiology Laboratory

Patricia Cuppini
Position title: Microbiologist

Peter Knepler
Position title: Microbiologist

Barbara Reisner
Credentials: PhD
Position title: Microbiologist

Hannah Rothmeier
Position title: Microbiologist

Rachel Sanford
Position title: Laboratory Technician

Jacob Steiner
Position title: Barron Lab Team Lead
Madison Bacteriology Laboratory

Heather Cushing
Position title: Microbiologist

Ellie Leafgren
Position title: Microbiologist

Caleb Peck
Position title: Microbiologist

Desiree Schnaitman
Position title: Microbiologist

Sydney Shultz
Position title: Microbiologist

Marianne Siebert
Position title: Microbiologist

Susmi Surendran
Credentials: MS
Position title: Microbiologist

Erik Twaroski
Position title: Bacteriology Team Lead

Katherine Walters
Credentials: MS
Position title: Microbiologist

Shashi Yadav
Credentials: MS
Position title: Microbiologist
Madison Molecular Laboratory

Max Benstine
Credentials: MS
Position title: Microbiologist

Fiona Georgousi
Position title: Microbiologist

James Hose
Credentials: MS
Position title: Microbiologist

Molly MacNab
Position title: Microbiologist

Kyle Matthews
Position title: Microbiologist

Josh TeSlaa
Position title: Microbiologist

Jared Van Thiel
Position title: Molecular Team Lead

Jenna Wilson
Position title: Microbiologist

Amanda Zimmerman
Position title: Microbiologist
Madison Pathology Sciences

Allyson Breitinger
Position title: Microbiologist

Harrison Catoe
Credentials: MS
Position title: Microbiologist

Gage Harmes
Position title: Microbiologist

Ben Johnson
Position title: TSE Team Lead and Chemical Hygiene Officer

Sophia Miranda
Position title: Microbiologist

Rose Parker
Position title: Microbiologist

Lin Schure
Position title: Microbiologist

Tori Smith
Position title: Histo/Necro Team Lead
Madison Serology Laboratory

Alex Aviles
Position title: Microbiologist

Alexander Carlos
Position title: Serology Team Lead

Isaiah Couch
Position title: Microbiologist

Russell Kutz
Position title: Microbiologist

Joel Larson
Position title: Microbiologist

Claire Sykes
Position title: Microbiologist
Madison Virology Laboratory

Christian Bartholomay
Credentials: MS
Position title: Virology Team Lead

Sarah Betzler
Credentials: MS
Position title: Microbiologist
Pronouns: she/her

Rodney Clark
Position title: Virology Team Lead

Doug Dawson
Credentials: MS
Position title: Microbiologist

Andie Hach
Position title: Microbiologist

Ruibin Liang
Credentials: MS
Position title: Microbiologist

Bonnie Nelson
Position title: Laboratory Technician

Eryn Opgenorth
Credentials: MS
Position title: Microbiologist and BSL-3 Coordinator

Anne Vandenburg-Carroll
Credentials: MS
Position title: Microbiologist
Essential Services

Cory Cloutier
Position title: LIMS Database Administrator

Deb Hartley
Position title: Safety Specialist and Quality Coordinator

Amie Hering
Position title: HR Generalist

Maegen Howes-Podoll
Position title: Quality Coordinator

Julie Kluge
Position title: Administrative Assistant III

Doug Neitzel
Position title: Systems Engineer

Brianna Quasius
Position title: HR Payroll and Benefits Specialist

Bonnie Reid
Position title: Administrative Assistant III

Stacy Trumpy
Position title: Inventory Control Coordinator

Ryan Vinova
Position title: Systems Engineer