KEY PERSONNEL

North Coast Laboratories' staff consists of approximately thirty-five employees. Staff positions include the following: Laboratory Director, Laboratory Manager, Quality Assurance Officer, Sample Custodian, Organic Laboratory Supervisor, Inorganic Laboratory Supervisor, and numerous technical positions. These individuals are qualified and adequately trained in their respective duties. They are also cross-trained to the maximum practical extent. This minimizes workflow interruption in the event of illness or a particularly heavy sample load in one section of the laboratory.




Jesse Chaney - Laboratory Director/Method Development Chemist

Mr. Chaney received an M.S. from Humboldt State University in Plant Physiology, a B.A. in Biology, Zoology, and Botany and an A.S. in Civil Engineering Technology from Monterey Peninsula Junior College. After receiving his M.S., he was selected as director of the Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Research Station's Redwood Sciences Laboratory in Arcata. He was responsible for all aspects of beginning operations and supervised the laboratory for five years. In September 1979, Mr. Chaney left the USFS Research Station to take the position as Director of North Coast Laboratories. During his tenure NCL has grown from a small, one-room facility to a full service commercial laboratory.

Mr. Chaney is responsible for all aspects of laboratory operation including: 1) all technical operations, 2) quality assurance, 3) the promotion of employees, 4) financial stability 5) capital investments. Method development chemists are directly supervised by Mr. Chaney who acts as the lead method development chemist in the FIFRA Studies Division.

In addition to extensive bench chemistry experience, Mr. Chaney has attended numerous classes on operation, maintenance, and data interpretation for AA, ICP, GC, HPLC, GCMS and LCMSMS. His professional affiliations include the American Chemical Society and the Association of Official Analytical Chemists.





Roxanne Golich-Moore - Director of Operations

Ms. Golich-Moore received a B.S. in Chemistry from Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA and has been employed at North Coast Laboratories since 1987. She has experience both as a bench chemist and operator of GC and HPLC instruments. Ms. Golich-Moore was promoted to supervisor of the organic laboratory in 1988. In this capacity she oversaw and reviewed laboratory operations. She was responsible for ensuring data quality and timeliness. In 1997 Ms. Golich-Moore was promoted to laboratory manager for both environmental and registration study operations. In this position she was responsible for overseeing and coordinating all aspects of the laboratory including analytical operations, client services, quality assurance and safety and health. In 2008 Ms. Golich-Moore was promoted to director of operations where she continues to oversee all aspects of the laboratory operations and assists the director in making financial and business development decisions.





Elizabeth Mondragon - Laboratory Manager

Ms. Ms. Mondragon received a B.S. in Biology from Humboldt State University. As an undergrad she obtained experience in environmental toxicology through working for the Marine Pollution Studies Lab run by the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC) and later managed a marine microbial ecology research group out of UCSC under Dr. Jonathan Zehr. In her position there she co-authored 10 papers and was responsible for the management and advisement of interns, undergrads, grad students, technicians, and post-doctoral associates. Ms. Mondragon joined NCL in 2008 with experience in business administration, management, and customer service.





Teri Sherman - Quality Assurance Officer

Ms. Sherman has B.A. degrees in Biology and Zoology and has been employed at North Coast Laboratories since 1989. Prior to moving into the quality assurance office Ms. Sherman worked as a chemist, operating as gas chromatograph and reviewing data for the organic laboratory. She was also NCL's computer validation coordinator for six years. As quality assurance officer Ms. Sherman maintains current knowledge of regulatory issues and is a member of the Society of Quality Assurance (SQA) and the Pacific Regional Chapter of the Society of Quality Assurance (PRCSQA). She has attended both training courses and professional meetings of the SQA.





Paige Noon - PSI and Consultant to North Coast Laboratories

Ms. Noon has been employed at NCL since 1981. She received her B.A. in Sociology from Dickinson College and her M.S. degree in Molecular Biology from the University of New York at Albany. She has seven years of direct laboratory experience, which include research positions at the New York State Health Department and the Department of Biology at the University of New York at Albany and analytical chemist position at NCL. Ms. Noon became the manager of NCL in 1985 and held this position until January 1998. During this time, she oversaw the development of the laboratory into a full service environmental laboratory which includes the FIFRA registration division. She was responsible for the development and implementation of the GLP program beginning in 1987. Ms. Noon has attended numerous outside technical training classes and has presented papers at a number of national meetings, including those of the Society of Quality Assurance, the American Chemical Society and ACIL-IAETL. Presently, Ms. Noon consults with the current management at NCL regarding operations and business development. She also provides quality reviews of the laboratory and reporting data. In addition, she works as a Study Director or PSI on a variety of projects which involve agricultural chemical registrations.





Bradley Thompson - Research Chemist

Mr. Thompson received a B.A. in Botany from Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA and has three years of graduate studies in biology emphasizing chemosystematics of fungi. He has attended a Varian course on the Fundamentals of Liquid Chromatography, and an ACS class on Practical HPLC Method Development. He has attended the Pesticide Residue Workshop sponsored by the California Department of Food and Agriculture and made a technical presentation at the workshop in 1990. Mr. Thompson has developed numerous methods using HPLC technology.

Mr. Thompson's duties include analytical method development and troubleshooting related to the extraction and analysis of trace organic compounds. He is also responsible for the operation, maintenance, and repair of all HPLC equipment.





Cherie Thomas - Principal Scientific Investigator

Ms. Thomas received a B.S. in Animal Science from Oklahoma State University and an M.S. in Animal Science from the University of Nevada Reno (UNR). Ms. Thomas was previously employed at UNR as a research associate where she authored 5 publications and co-authoried 11 others. During subsequent employment at a preclinical research facility, Ms Thomas functioned as a flow cytometry laboratory supervisor.

Ms. Thomas is responsible for keeping all study project files. She supervises and works directly with analysts. As a Principal Scientific Investigator, Ms. Thomas maintains open communication with the study sponsor. In addition, she critiques the quality of raw data, assures GLP compliance and writes final reports.