Staff ASCLS Staph Jim Flanigan, CAE Executive Vice President Favorite microbe: Saccharomyces cerevisiae Blood type: O+ Favorite element: Helium Melanie Giusti, MHI, MLS(ASCP)CM Director of Professional Development and Project Management Favorite microbe: Thermus aquaticus Blood type: A + Favorite element: Magnesium Favorite blood cell: Stem Cells. They can be anything! Andrea Hickey, MLS(ASCP)CM Director of Membership and P.A.C.E.® Favorite microbe: Lactobacillus sp. Blood type: O+ Favorite element: Krypton-for Superman's home planet! Favorite blood cell: Eosinophil Julia O'Donnell, CAE Director of Marketing and Communications Favorite microbe: Pseudomonas aeruginosa Blood type: O+ Favorite element: Polonium Favorite blood cell: Myeloblast