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A2LA Updates
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A2LA Welcomes New Approved
Lead Assessors
By Trace McInturff, A2LA Senior Director of Accreditation Services
Since the previous issue of A2LA
Today, the following individuals have
achieved the status of “Staff Approved tin, Buenos Aires, Argentina and is
Lead Assessor” and have begun per-
forming assessments for A2LA:
n Shawn Kassner – July 5, 2016 –
Mr. Kassner resides in Lakewood, CO
and received his Bachelor of Science
from Metropolitan State University
with Neptune and Company, Inc.,
and has been part of the environmen-
tal analytical testing community for
27 years. He develops and conducts
reviews of quality assurance and pro-
ficiency testing programs for labora-
tories, programs, and agencies and is
an active participant in The NELAC
Institute (TNI) and A2LA proficiency
testing, reference material, and life
sciences communities.
Mr. Kassner will be assigned to cover
assessments in the reference materi-
als and proficiency testing programs.
n Lauryl Smith – July 11, 2016 –
Ms. Smith resides in Wilson, NC and
received her Bachelor of Science in
Chemistry, with a Biochemistry mi-
nor, and conducted Post Graduate
work in Medical Biochemistry with
Karolinska Institute in Huddinge,
Sweden. She has over 20 years of
experience as a chemist/biochemist
in quality control as well as conduct- well as the Proficiency Testing Pro-
ing laboratory assessments to the
ISO/IEC 17025 requirements and in-
ternal quality audits with the Food
and Drug Administration (FDA),
Phillip Morris, Microbac Laborato-
ries, Astra Zeneca, Wyeth, and Barr
Pharm.
Ms. Smith will be assigned to assess-
ments in the biological, chemical, and
forensics fields of testing.
n Julia Sancricca – August 9, 2016
– Ms. Sancricca resides in San Mar-
a chemist having graduated from the
University of Morón (Faculty of Ex-
act, Chemical and Natural Science)
in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is
also an OECD Good Laboratory Prac-
tice (GLP) expert.
Prior to joining A2LA as an asses-
sor, she served in technical and
management roles in different or-
ganizations including ATANOR SA,
and the Chemistry Laboratory of
the Instituto Analítico Especializa-
do. She spent an additional 10 years
working in the field of accreditation
with OAA (Organismo Argentino de
Acreditación) where she was quali-
fied and performed assessments as
a lead assessor and technical expert
for ISO/IEC 17025. She also served
as the manager of the OAA Labora-
tory Accreditation Area for 8 years
and developed the Proficiency Test-
ing Provider Accreditation Program
(ISO/IEC 17043). She was the first
manager in charge of the OAA GLP
National Monitoring Program, devel-
oped by her in early 2008, and served
as a GLP Lead Inspector.
Ms. Sancricca will be assigned to
assessments in the Chemical and
Environmental fields of testing as
vider program. n