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Congratulations to ASCP’s 40 Under Forty PA Honorees!
The ASCP 40 Under Forty program recognizes members under the age of 40 for their achievements and leadership qualities that are making an impact on pathology and laboratory medicine. Pathologists, Laboratory Professionals, and Residents are chosen annually through an application or nomination process. The program has recognized worthy members of the laboratory team both nationally and internationally.
Five individuals are selected as the 40 Under Forty Top Five through a combination of public voting and committee selection.
This year, three of our very own AAPA colleagues have been selected to receive this honor: Mary Mattes, Christina Narakorn, and Meghan Pickard. Read about their accomplishments below, share your congratulations, then help vote them into the Top Five!
Vote for the Top Five by July 16, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. CT!
Mary Mattes, MS, PA(ASCP)CM
Mary Mattes, MS, PA(ASCP)CM , is an assistant professor, academic department chair, and program director for the Pathologists’ Assistant Department at Rosalind Franklin University (RFU). She joined RFU in 2012 after practicing in the academic, clinical setting for five years. During her time as a pathologists’ assistant, at the University of South Florida and Magee-Women’s Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, she participated in medical education, research, process improvement, and quality assurance. Mary received her Master of Science in Pathologists’ Assistant Studies from Rosalind Franklin University and her Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science from the University of Iowa. In addition to her role at RFU, she also serves as the Program Director Adjunct to the AAPA Board of Trustees, NAACLS peer reviewer, site visitor and VIP mentor, member of the ASCP PDAC committee, and ASCP career ambassador.
VOTE FOR MARY
Christina Narakorn, MHS, MLS(ASCP)CM, PA(ASCP)CM
Christina Narakorn, MHS, MLS(ASCP)CM , PA(ASCP)CM, is the Lead Information Management Pathologists’ Assistant at Mayo Clinic in Florida and an Instructor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology in the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences (MCSHS) for the Histotechnician Program and Phlebotomy Program. She obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS) and Molecular Biology and Microbiology from the University of Central Florida (UCF) and a Master’s in Health Science as a Pathologists’ Assistant (PA) from Quinnipiac University. Prior to starting her career as a PA at Mayo Clinic in 2013, Christina worked as a Medical Laboratory Scientist, Lab Assistant, and a Volunteer at Advent Health in Orlando. Her primary role specializes in grossing complex cancer cases and transplant specimens. She is a lead architect in the build and maintenance of Laboratory Information System (LIS), SCC Soft PathDX, and instructs in biopsy grossing techniques, frozen section techniques, and anatomy and physiology for MCSHS.
VOTE FOR CHRISTINA
Meghan Pickard, PA(ASCP)CM
Meghan Pickard, PA(ASCP)CM , has worked at the University of Minnesota Physicians since 2014, initially as a pathologists’ assistant and, for the last four years, as a lead pathologists’ assistant. Her focus areas include grossing, teaching residents and PA students, and interfacing with research teams. She earned a master’s degree in pathology from the University of Maryland in 2014, and currently serves as the chair of the Education Committee for the American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants, developing new learning initiatives for the organization. Among her interests, she volunteers each month in a community kitchen and writes biweekly Zoom trivia games.
VOTE FOR MEGHAN
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