Board Members and Officers
Carla Chamberlain, MT(ASCP)SBB (Secretary)
Sr. Admin Supervisor, Blood Bank
Albany Medical Center
Albany, NY
E-mail: chambec@mail.amc.edu
Kathleen Crowley, MT(ASCP)SBB
Manager, Transfusion Medicine & Cell Therapy
NY Presbyterian Hospital -
Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, NY 10065
E-mail:KMC9002@nyp.org
Melissa Cushing, MD
Asst. Dir, Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy
NY Presbyterian Hospital -
Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York, NY 10065
E-mail:mec2013@med.cornell.edu
Phyllis Edwards, MT(ASCP)
Blood Bank Supervisor
United Health Services
Johnson City, NY
E-mail:Phyllis_Edwards@uhs.org
Rachel Elder, MD (President)
Lab Director, Rapid Response Laboratory
Laboratory Alliance of CNY - Crouse Hospital
Syracuse, NY 13210
E-mail:relder@pathologysyracuse.com
Barbara Gonnella, MT(ASCP)
Manager, Special Projects Transfusion Services
Laboratory Alliance of CNY- Crouse Hospital
Syracuse, NY 13210
E-mail:barbgonnella@lacny.com
Scott Kirkley, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Asst. Director, Blood Bank and Transfusion Medicine
Program Director Pathology Residency Program
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY 14642
E-mail:scott_kirkley@urmc.rochester.edu
Marcia Kolakoski, MS (Past President)
Blood & Tissue Services Technical Specialist
Wadsworth Center/NYSDOH
Albany, NY
Phone Number: (518) 312-7562 (cell)
Phone Number: (518) 356-0527 (BBANYS)
E-mail: mkola4@hotmail.com
Karla J. Lauenstein, MT(ASCP)SBB (Treasurer)
Blood Bank
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY 13210
E-mail: LauenstK@upstate.edu
Marvin Lessig, DO
E-mail: drmlessig@hotmail.com
Kevin Pelletier, BS, MT(ASCP) (President-Elect)
BBANYS
Albany, NY 12201
E-mail:kpp010@juno.com
Nadia Rajsz, MS, MT(ASCP)
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Laboratory Technology
Orange County Community College
Middletown, NY 10940
E-mail: nrajsz@sunyorange.edu
Ann M. Saunders (Submissions Coordinator)
Vice President, Process Excellence
American Red Cross Blood Services
Washington, DC
E-mail: saundersa@usa.redcross.org
Christine Terranova, BS, MT(ASCP)
Blood Bank Supervisor
Mercy Hospital
Buffalo, NY 14220
E-mail: cterrano@chsbuffalo.org
Laurie Delia VanThof, MT(ASCP)SBB
Manager, Immunohematology Reference Lab/Stem Cell Lab
American Red Cross - NY-Penn Region & NE PA
West Henrietta, NY 14586
Email: VanThofLD@usa.redcross.org
Non-Board Member:
Michael Graber, MD (Editor)
Director, Hematology and Blood Bank
Community General Hospital
Syracuse, NY
E-mail: MichaelGraber.ohpg@lacny.com
Susan Kusic, MPA, MT(ASCP)BB (Vendor Liaison)
Director, Customer Service
New York Blood Center
E-Mail: SKusic@NYBloodCenter.org
Colleen Eason (Business Manager)
Brooklyn, NY
E-mail: colleengeason@hotmail.com