Staff & Board

Meet Our Staff

Michael E. Thaman, Sr.

CEO & Chairman of the Board
Management Team

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Pamela Boone

Chief Financial Officer

Lilly Grogean

Brand Ambassador

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James R. Brigham, Jr.

Board Secretary & Treasurer
Management Team

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Brandon Graves

Brand Strategy

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Melissa Ross

Customer Success

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Herb Steward

Chief Commercial Officer

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Mimi Clark

Brand Strategy

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Richard Norman

Chief Engineering Officer

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Bertram M. Berla

Chief Science Officer

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Kyle J. Mitchell

Controller

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Tommy Weilbacher

Brand Strategy

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Meet Our Board of Directors

Michael E. Thaman

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Jim Brigham

SECRETARY & TREASURER

Carol Cheli

DIRECTOR

Carol is a Principal at Cheli Strategic Clinical and Medical Affairs Consulting and previously served as Executive Director of Medical Affairs at Allergan plc. Her prior industry experience includes roles as Senior Associate Director at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Clinical Scientist in the Department of Clinical Research, Virology, and Clinical Trial Lead within the Research and Development Diagnostics Division at Bayer Healthcare.

Robert Crisp

DIRECTOR

Robert is Vice President of Research and Development at Molecular Designs and previously served as Senior Vice President of Microbiology at bioMérieux and Vice President of Biochemistry at BioFire Diagnostics. He holds a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the University of California and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Utah.

Timothy Danis

DIRECTOR

Timothy is the Founding Chairman of Risk Consulting Partners, a risk management advisory insurance brokerage, and serves as a Senior Advisor to Rising Tide, an investment firm. He currently serves on the boards of Chicago Pacific Partners and SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center, and previously served as a board member of Chief Executive Organization and Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Inc.