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Our Faculty and Staff

Greenwood Genetic Center is proud to have over 180 of the most dedicated professionals a part of our team, each with individualized expertise to provide a well-rounded staff of experts passionate about enriching the lives of people affected by genetic disorders.

Administration

Brian Albon

Clinical Operations Manager

Charles Angel

Software Developer

Lori Bassett, MS, CGC

Director of Communications

Brandi Buff

Chief Financial Officer

Kevin Farren

Director of Data Integration and Management

Talitha Kay

Assistant Human Resources Manager

Cady Nell Keener, CFRE

Executive Director, GGC Foundation

Michael Mendes, MS

Software Developer

Paul Pridmore

Chief Operating Officer

Lindsey Price, MHA

Director of Facilities and Safety

Boo Ramage

Director of Philanthropic Services

Janet Still

Director of Human Resources

Charleston Clinic

Debbie Bealer, RN

Genetic Service Coordinator

Alli Davis

Genetic Assistant

Avery Goff

Genetic Assistant

LaToya Hughes

Metabolic Clinic Coordinator

Michael Lyons, MD

Director of Clinical Services; Associate Clinical Geneticist

Aubrey Rose, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Richard Schroer, MD

Senior Clinical Geneticist

Melinda Whetsell, MS, RD, LD

Metabolic Dietitian

Meg Wilkes, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Columbia Clinic

Katie Clarkson, MD

Senior Clinical Geneticist

Amy Dobson, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor/Genetic Service Coordinator

Katy Drazba, MPH, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Mitzi Grappone, MS, RD, LD

Metabolic Dietitian

Angie Lichty, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

EJ Prijoles, MD

Assistant Clinical Geneticist

Florence Clinic

Shannon Bell

Genetic Service Coordinator

Greenville Clinic

Meaghan Bade, RN

Metabolic Nurse

Laura Beamer, PhD

Clinical Psychologist

Bailey Belcher

Clinical Trial Coordinator

Monica Bready

Clinic Coordinator

Laura Buch, MSPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Carrie Buchanan, MD

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician

Kyle Carroll

Genetic Assistant

Anna Childers, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Holly Crozier, MS, RD, LD

Metabolic Dietitian

Jessica Davis, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Fatima Godina

Clinical Trials Coordinator

Emily Millare, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Curtis Rogers, MD

Senior Clinical Geneticist

Brooke Smith, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Elliot Stolerman, MD

Assistant Clinical Geneticist

Camerun Washington, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Greenwood Clinic

Fran Annese, LMSW

Genetics Clinic Manager

Neena Champaigne, MD

Contract Physician

Hannah Warren Moore, MS, CGC

Lead Clinical Genetic Counselor

Wesley Patterson, MSPA, PA-C

Physician Assistant

Ellen Richardson, MS, CGC

Clinical Genetic Counselor

Kathy Scott, RN, BSN

Nurse

Steve Skinner, MD

Director

Mattie Piotrowski

Genetic Assistant

General Labs

Robin Fletcher, MS, CGC

Laboratory Genetic Counselor

Mike Friez, PhD

Director – Diagnostic Laboratories

Hiren Karathia, PhD

Senior Bioinformatics Scientist

Drew Lay, MS

Bioinformatics Specialist

Matt Tedder, PhD

Staff Scientist

Falecia Thomas, MS, CGC

Laboratory Genetic Counselor

Kellie King Walden, MS, CGC

Director of Diagnostic Development

Jiyong Wang, PhD

Fellow – Laboratory Genetics and Genomics

Biochemical Lab

Francyne Kubaski, PhD

Staff Scientist

Laura Pollard, PhD

Lead Director, Biochemical Genetics Laboratory; Director, Laboratory Training Program

Cytogenetics Lab

Kameryn Butler, PhD

Assistant Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory

Barbara DuPont, PhD

Senior Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory

Timothy Fee, PhD

Staff Scientist

Benjamin Hilton, PhD

Assistant Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory

Molecular Lab

Fatima Abidi, PhD

Associate Director, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory

Raymond Caylor, PhD

Associate Director, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory

Julie Jones, PhD

Clinical Genomic Sequencing Program Director

Jennifer A. Lee, PhD

Lead Director – Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory

Ray Louie, PhD

Associate Director, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory

Xuemei Shi, MD, PhD

Clinical Molecular Specialist

Shelly Thompson, MS

Molecular Specialist

Research

Jane Dean, RN

Coordinator, SC Birth Defects Prevention Program

Heather Flanagan-Steet, PhD

Director of Functional Studies

Jen-Jie Lee, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Po-Nien Lu, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Sneha Mokashi, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate

Richard Steet, PhD

Director of Research, Head of JC Self Research Institute

Seok-Ho Yu, PhD

Staff Scientist

Education

Dillon Gary

Lead Coordinator/Lead Instructor

Ashley LaVerdure

Genetics Instructor

Olivia Nail

Genetics Instructor

Leta Tribble, PhD

Director of Education

Meet Ella

We will remember February 26th for the rest of our lives. On that day, we received the call from the Greenwood Genetic Center that they had discovered our daughter, Ella Marie, has Kleefstra syndrome. Very early on, my wife, Kelly, observed Ella being delayed in some of her milestones. Kelly monitored Ella’s progression and sought out testing in an effort to get Ella some assistance. Along the way, we were sent to GGC and met with LEARN MORE

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