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Dana Leaman (Fed)
Chief, National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)
Mrs. Leaman serves as the Chief of the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP). In her role as Chief, Mrs. Leaman oversees the NVLAP operations, the staff and the accreditation activities of testing and calibration laboratories in the nineteen fields.
Previously, Mrs. Leaman served as a program manager within NVLAP with specific management responsibilities for the Information Technology Security Testing and the Ionizing Radiation programs. In this program manager role, she provided assistance in the daily accreditation operations and served as a staff contact for laboratories performing Cryptographic and Security Testing, Common Criteria Testing, Voting System Testing, Healthcare IT Testing and Ionizing Radiation Dosimetry. Mrs. Leaman began performing assessments for NVLAP in May 2009.
Prior to working at NVLAP, Mrs. Leaman was employed with the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) and assisted with the management of the calibration accreditation program and the assessment of the calibration laboratories within that program. She also performed ISO/IEC 17025 quality system assessments in the testing fields.
WORK HISTORY
From August 2000 until December 2008, Mrs. Leaman was employed by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA). During this employment, she began as a Laboratory Services Officer and was promoted to Calibration Accreditation Manager.
Mrs. Leaman joined the NVLAP staff as Program Manager in December 2008. In 2016, she was promoted to Chief of NVLAP.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Mrs. Leaman is active in the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), the Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC), and the InterAmerican Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC). Dana serves as the Chair of the ILAC Arrangement Committee (ARC) and as a peer evaluator for APAC and IAAC.
EDUCATION, SKILLS, AND PROFICIENCIES
Mrs. Leaman has a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Chemistry from Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN.
In March 2009, Mrs. Leaman completed training and has been approved as an ISO/IEC 17011 Peer Evaluator. She has participated as a team member in several peer evaluations. Ms. Leaman is an approved Team Leader for APLAC peer evaluations and an approved team member for IAAC peer evaluations.
