About & leadership
A founding chapter, deliberately built.
Laboratory Alliances begins with Mountain West Laboratory Alliance, its founding chapter, and a simple charter: convene the region's laboratory leaders, share what works, and speak with a clearer collective voice.
Where we are today
Forming, in the open.
The Mountain West chapter is in its founding phase. We are gathering interest from laboratory directors, managers, medical and scientific leaders, and the organizations that support them.
There is no published member list yet, and we won't imply one. As founding members join and consent to being named, this site will reflect it.
Founder & Head
Pamela Wertalik
Founder & Head, Mountain West Laboratory Alliance
Pamela founded the Mountain West chapter and leads its formation — setting the charter, convening the first roundtables, and building partnerships that serve laboratory leaders across the region.
Her advisory work with laboratories is described on her own website, where you can learn more about her background and practice.
Pamela Wertalik’s advisory sitePrinciples
How the alliance works.
- Independence
- The alliance serves its members first. Sponsors support the work; they do not set the agenda.
- Discretion
- Roundtables are held under a confidentiality norm so leaders can speak plainly.
- Regional relevance
- Mountain West laboratories face distinct geography, staffing and access realities. We start there.
- Honesty
- We publish only what is true: no inflated membership counts, no implied endorsements, no announced events before they are set.