Expert Care & Dedication

A Commitment to Excellence

The entire Greenwood Genetic Canter team works together to support patients and families who are impacted by genetic disorders. Across all divisions and locations, from our faculty and staff to our Board of Directors, we’re committed to being a center of excellence in medical genetics.

Passionate, Caring, and Supportive

The Greenwood Genetic Center Team

What truly makes the Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) so special are the talented and compassionate people who make up our clinical, diagnostic, research, education, and administrative divisions. Each member of our faculty and staff are committed to providing compassionate care, treating you with respect and integrity, and ensuring high quality in all of our services.

Meet our leadership team below and search across each of our offices and divisions for faculty information.

Steve Skinner, MD

President and CEO; Senior Clinical Geneticist

Mike Lyons, MD

R. Boykin Curry Chair in Translational Genomics and Therapeutics; Director of Clinical Services; Senior Clinical Geneticist

Mike Friez, PhD

Director of Diagnostic Laboratories

Richard Steet, PhD

Director of Research; Head, JC Self Research Institute

Leta Tribble, PhD

Director of Education

Brandi Buff

Chief Financial Officer

Kevin Farren

Chief Information Officer

Cady Nell Keener, CFRE

Executive Director, GGC Foundation

Janet Still

Director of Human Resources

Administration

Brian Albon

Brian Albon

Clinical Operations Manager
Lori Bassett

Lori Bassett, MS, CGC

Director of Communications
Shannon Bell

Shannon Bell

Reimbursement Specialist; Genetic Service Coordinator
Monica Brady

Monica Bready

Reimbursement Specialist
Brandi Buff

Brandi Buff

Chief Financial Officer
Kevin Farren

Kevin Farren

Chief Information Officer
Talitha Kay

Talitha Kay, SHRM-CP

Human Resources Manager
Meg Keating

Meg Keating, MS, CGC

Special Projects Coordinator, Office of the President
Cady Nell Keener

Cady Nell Keener, CFRE

Executive Director, GGC Foundation
Jessica Lopez FINAL

Jessica Lopez, MS, CGC

Insurance and Billing Genetic Counselor
Lindsey Price

Lindsey Price, MHA

Director of Facilities and Safety
Boone M. Boo Ramage

Boo Ramage

Director of Philanthropic Services
Alison Romagnoli

Alison Romagnoli, MBA

Billing Operations Manager
Janet Still

Janet Still

Director of Human Resources

Clinical

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Fran Annese

Fran Annese, LMSW

Genetics Clinic Manager
Meaghan Bade

Meaghan Bade, RN, BSN

Metabolic Nurse
Debbie Bealer

Debbie Bealer, RN

Genetic Service Coordinator
Laura Beamer

Laura Beamer, PhD

Clinical Psychologist
Shannon Bell

Shannon Bell

Reimbursement Specialist; Genetic Service Coordinator
Emily Black

Emily Black, MD

Director, Metabolic Treatment Program; Assistant Clinical Geneticist
Laura Buch

Laura Buch, MSPAS, PA-C

Physician Assistant
Carrie Buchanan

Carrie Buchanan, MD

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician
Katie Clarkson

Katie Clarkson, MD

Senior Clinical Geneticist
Holly Crozier

Holly Crozier, MS, RD, LD

Metabolic Dietitian

Diagnostic Laboratories

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Fatima Abidi

Fatima Abidi, PhD

Associate Director, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory
Kameryn Butler

Kameryn Butler, PhD

Assistant Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory
Raymond Caylor

Raymond Caylor, PhD

Associate Director, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory
Jessica Coleman

Jessica Cooley Coleman, PhD

Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellow
Barb Dupont

Barb DuPont, PhD

Senior Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory
TImothy Fee

Tim Fee, PhD

Staff Scientist
Alex Finley

Alex Finley, MS, CGC

Laboratory Genetic Counselor
Robin Fletcher

Robin Fletcher, MS, CGC

Laboratory Genetic Counselor
Mike Friez

Mike Friez, PhD

Director of Diagnostic Laboratories
Jeremiah Jackson

Jeremiah Jackson

Bioinformatics Analyst

Education

Sarah Darrah

Sarah Darrah

Genetic Instructor
Debra Norman

Debra Norman

Genetic Instructor
Tracy Reynolds

Tracy Reynolds

Outreach Program Manager/ Genetic Instructor
Leta Tribble

Leta Tribble, PhD

Director of Education

Research

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Gavin Arno

Gavin Arno, PhD

Associate Director, Research (Innovation)
Madeline Bellenger

Madeline Bellanger, PhD

Bioinformatics Postdoctoral Associate
Max Colonna

Max Colonna, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate
Kathleen Crowder

Kathleen Crowder

Administrative Assistant
Jane Dean

Jane Dean, RN

Coordinator, SC Birth Defects Prevention Program
Heather Steet

Heather Flanagan-Steet, PhD

Associate Director, Research (Functional Studies)
Khoah Giong

Khoanh Giong, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate
Lynda Holloway

Lynda Holloway

Technologist
Chelsi Jeter

Chelsi Jeter

Aquaculture Facility Manager
Po Nien Lu

Po-Nien Lu, PhD

Staff Scientist
Stewards of Our Mission

The GGC Board of Directors

The GGC is fortunate to benefit from the vast knowledge and experience of an accomplished board of directors. The twelve-member voting body includes six members appointed by the Greenwood Genetic Center and six members appointed by Mainsail, a subsidiary of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). This group brings their various areas of expertise to bear on the governing of the Center.

GGC Board of Directors Officers – 2026
Howell Clyborne – Chair; Reid Conrad – Vice Chair; Terri Barnes – Secretary; Dell Baker – Treasurer

The Greenwood Genetic Center Holdings Board is responsible for appointing the six GGC members to the Board of Directors and exercising other defined powers under the GGC/MUSC Membership Agreement. The eleven-member Holdings Board is composed of the six GGC appointees of the Board of Directors along with five additional members.

GGC Holdings Board Officers – 2026
Chris Przirembel, PhD – Chair; John Miller – Vice Chair; Holisa Wharton, PhD – Secretary; Dell Baker – Treasurer; Bubba Self – At-Large Member

The GGC Foundation is governed by a separate Board of Trustees.

Dell Baker

Dell Baker

Greenville, SC

Accountant, Mauldin Jenkins, CPA’s & Advisors
Appointed by:
GGC
Terri Barnes

Terri Barnes

Rock Hill, SC

VP and Cofounder, Applied Data Technologies
Appointed by:
MUSC
fritz butehorn

Henry "Fritz" Butehorn, MD

Spartanburg, SC

Physician, Spartanburg and Greer Ear, Nose & Throat and Allergy
Appointed by:
MUSC
Richard Christian

Richard Christian, MD

Greenwood, SC

Retired Physician, Orthopaedic Associates of the Lakelands
Appointed by:
MUSC
Howell Clyborne

Howell Clyborne

Greenville, SC

Retired VP, Greenville Health System
Appointed by:
GGC
Reid Conrad

Reid Conrad

Ninety Six, SC

Entrepreneur, Enterprise Software and Technology Industry
Appointed by:
MUSC
Dan Cooper

Dan Cooper

Pendleton, SC

Chief of Staff, TriCounty Technical College
Appointed by:
GGC
Christen Davis

Christen A. Davis

Ninety Six, SC

Senior Director of Quality, Lonza
Appointed by:
GGC
Kevin Kandalaft web

Kevin Kandalaft

Chapin, SC

Retired, United Healthcare Executive
Appointed by:
GGC
Matt Logan

Matt Logan, MD

Greenwood, SC

President and CEO, Self Regional Healthcare
Appointed by:
GGC
John Miller

John A. Miller, Jr.

Anderson, SC

President Emeritus, The AnMed Health System
Appointed by:
GGC
Ted Pitts

Ted Pitts

Lexington, SC

President and CEO, Wilson Kibler Commercial Real Estate
Appointed by:
GGC
Chris Przirembel

Chris Przirembel, PhD

Greenville, SC

VP Emeritus, Clemson University
Appointed by:
GGC
Charles Schulze

Charles Schulze

Greenwood, SC

Accountant, Charles W. Schulze, CPA
Appointed by:
MUSC
BUBBA SELF

Bubba Self

Greenwood, SC

President and CEO, Greenwood Communities and Resorts
Appointed by:
GGC
Bill Stevens

William "Bill" Stevens

Greenwood, SC

Retired, Banking Industry
Appointed by:
MUSC
Holisa Wharton

Holisa Wharton, PhD, MS, RN, CNE, CNL

Greenwood, SC

Dean, William Preston Turner School of Nursing, Lander University
Appointed by:
GGC
Jay Nexsen

Julian J. Nexsen, Jr.

Greenwood, SC
Holdings Board, Emeritus

Retired Attorney and President, Greenwood Communities and Resorts
Appointed by:
GGC Holdings Board
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