Maria “Vicky” Langeslay, MT(ASCP), CLS, is the laboratory quality assurance manager at a Department of Defense laboratory in Northern California. She has worked in a variety of laboratory settings including St. Lucie Medical Center, an orthopedic hospital in Florida; Riverside Medical Center, a Level II Trauma Center in Newport News, Virginia; and the VA Medical Center in Hampton, Virginia. Vicky has received numerous awards throughout her nearly 20-year career, including the prestigious USAF Biomedical Specialist Civilian of the Year.