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Laboratory Accreditation System Executive Committee

The purpose of this Executive Committee is to manage TNI's efforts in supporting a national program for the accreditation of environmental laboratories. Activities of the Committee include developing and establishing policies and procedures, interpretations, guidance documents, and any related tools used by accreditation bodies to implement NELAP.

The LASC consists of 7 to 15 individuals with balanced representation of all stakeholder groups in TNI. To ensure that the program is implemented effectively and to address the needs of the stakeholder community, the LASC will work in cooperation with other core programs within The NELAC Institute. Specifically, the LASC:

  • Will work with the NELAP Accreditation Council and the PT Executive Committee in the development of the laboratory accreditation system,
  • Will work with the Consensus Standard Development Executive Committee to ensure that accreditation standards developed for this program are suitable for use, and
  • Will seek the assistance of Expert Committees when developing guidance.

Conference Calls: 4th Thursday, 1:30 pm ET

Contact the Committee Chair or Program Administrator to request to participate for these calls.

Note: On June 9, 2010, this committee was renamed the Laboratory Accreditation System Executive Committee to reflect a change in the TNI bylaws. Documents such as meeting minutes may show the previous name of this committee, Laboratory Accreditation System Committee.

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Maria Friedman, Chair
California ELAP
Glendale, California
[email protected]

Harold Longbaugh, Vice Chair
Wastewater Operations Laboratory, City of Houston
Houston, Texas
[email protected]

Lynn Bradley, Program Administrator
The NELAC Institute
Staunton, Virginia
[email protected]

Aaren Alger
Alger Consulting & Training
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
[email protected]

Patricia Carvajal
San Antonio River Authority
[email protected]

Mike Delaney
MWRA - Retired
Quincy, Massachusetts
[email protected]

Bill Hall
NH ELAP
[email protected]

Brian Hulme
EPA
Edison, New Jersey
[email protected]

Silky Labie
ELCAT
Tallahassee, Florida
[email protected]

Shari Pfalmer
Pace Analytical, LLC
[email protected]

Michele Potter
New Jersey DEP
Trenton, New Jersey
[email protected]

January 23, 2024

November 30, 2023
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August 03, 2023
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April 27, 2023
March 23, 2023
February 23, 2023
January 10, 2023

December 15, 2022
October 27, 2022
September 22, 2022
May 26, 2022
April 28, 2022
February 24, 2022
January 19, 2022

December 16, 2021
November 18, 2021
October 28, 2021
September 23, 2021
August 9, 2021
July 22, 2021
June 24, 2021
April 22, 2021
March 18, 2021
February 18, 2021
January 28, 2021

December 17, 2020
November 19, 2020
October 22, 2020
September 24, 2020
August 27, 2020
July 23, 2020
June 25, 2020
April 30, 2020
March 24, 2020
February 5, 2020
January 21, 2020

December 19, 2019
November 26, 2019
October 22, 2019
August 7, 2019
July 23, 2019
June 25, 2019
May 28, 2019
April 23, 2019
March 25, 2019
February 26, 2019
January 28, 2019
January 22, 2019

December 18, 2018
August 28, 2018
August 9, 2018
June 26, 2018
May 22, 2018
April 24, 2018
March 27, 2018
February 27, 2018
January 24, 2018

December 19, 2017
November 28, 2017
October 24, 2017
August 7, 2017
June 27, 2017
March 28, 2017
February 28, 2017
January 25, 2017

November 12, 2016
October 25, 2016
September 27, 2016
August 8, 2016
July 26, 2016
June 28, 2016
May 24, 2016
March 22, 2016
February 18, 2016
January 27, 2016

December 22, 2015
November 24, 2015
October 27, 2015
September 22, 2015
August 25, 2015
July 28, 2015
June 23, 2015
May 26, 2015
April 28, 2015
February 24, 2015
February 4, 2015
January 27, 2015

December 23, 2014
November 25, 2014
October 28, 2014
September 23, 2014
July 22, 2014
June 17, 2014
May 27, 2014
April 22, 2014
March 25, 2014
March 25, 2014
February 25, 2014
January 29, 2014

November 26, 2013
October 22, 2013
September 24, 2013
August 27, 2013
August 7, 2013
July 23, 2013
June 25, 2013
April 23, 2013
March 26, 2013
February 27, 2013
January 16, 2013

December 14, 2012
November 7, 2012
October 3, 2012
September 5, 2012
August 9, 2012
August 1, 2012
February 27, 2012
January 31, 2012

December 21, 2011
August 18, 2011
July 25, 2011
June 6, 2011
April 25, 2011
March 28, 2011
February 28, 2011
February 2, 2011

December 20, 2010
November 29, 2010
October 25, 2010
September 27, 2010
August 23, 2010
April 9, 2010
March 12, 2010
January 27, 2010

December 11, 2009
November 20, 2009
October 9, 2009
September 11, 2009
July 10, 2009
June 12, 2009
May 8, 2009
April 17, 2009
March 27, 2009
February 13, 2009
January 14, 2009
January 7, 2009

December 12, 2008
November 14, 2008
October 24, 2008
October 10, 2008
September 26, 2008
September 18, 2008
September 12, 2008
September 05, 2008
August 22, 2008
August 14, 2008
August 8, 2008
July 11, 2008
May 9, 2008
March 14, 2008
February 8, 2008
January 17, 2008

November 9, 2007
October 12, 2007
September 14, 2007
August 24, 2007
June 8, 2007
May 11, 2007
April 13, 2007
March 9, 2007
February 9, 2007
January 31, 2007
January 12, 2007

December 14, 2006

Current Projects:
Review of new TNI Standards
Development of national lab accreditation database

Current Needs: