CLIENT SERVICES
SHERRI MARINE: sherri-marine@uiowa.edu
The Client Services section consists of support services
that relate to customer service. The 26 staff members
work in the areas of data entry, customer service
contact and, in Ankeny, Central Services.
Client Services also includes Central Accessioning—
receives and processes clinical and environmental
samples; Glassware Wash – cleans and sterilizes glass
equipment; and Media Prep – prepares the sterile
material used to help identify bacteria and viruses.
This section also completes data entry for clinical and
environmental samples that are delivered by clients. Client Services oversees kit orders and results for Iowa
DNR projects that occur from spring to fall to ensure
supplies and support are provided.
- Developed an in-house customer service training program.
- Contributed to the Grants to Counties program, which provides testing to private well owners through local departments of public health.
- Represented the Hygienic Laboratory in the Iowa Environmental Health Association, Iowa Public Health Association and American Water Works Association.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
CHRIS ANDERSON: christine-m-anderson@uiowa.edu
PAMELA LENZ: pamela-lenz@uiowa.edu
The finance section is responsible for the management
of the $24 million State Hygienic Laboratory operation,
including overseeing revenues and expenses to
accomplish the objectives of the laboratory. This
accounting, billing, purchasing, financial analysis, and
revenue- and expense-stream management section of
the laboratory provides financial transaction support
for more than 4,000 clients and distributes more than
18,000 invoices per year.
- Completed major development design on StrataJazz Management Reporting and Decision Support System.
- Utilized Strata Decision software for the FY17 operational budget.
- Moved billing for environmental and disease testing to a new accounting system that replaced a legacy in-house system.
- Processed more than 80 forms related to sponsored projects for local, state and federal funding agencies.
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