Executive Officers

Charles L.M. Dunlop

Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board of Directors

Mr. Dunlop founded Ambry Genetics in November 1999. He has extensive experience in establishing and managing laboratories in research, manufacturing and technology transfer environments. Among Mr. Dunlop's various positions in the general scientific industry, he has worked in the molecular biology laboratories of the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, as well as in research laboratories of diagnostic kit provider Gen-Probe. Mr. Dunlop also managed the molecular biology and pharmacology group of Biophysica, a preclinical pharmaceutical development company. He is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego with concentrations in biology, mathematics, physics, economics and history. Mr. Dunlop has published numerous scientific articles and has guided Ambry Genetics from inception to a highly reputable and successful enterprise.

Jennifer Wei, M.D., Ph.D.

Medical Director

After receiving a B.S. in Chemistry with honors at California Institute of Technology, Dr. Wei entered the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where she was awarded her M.D. and Ph.D. in Molecular Biology under the Medical Scientist Training Program Grant awarded by the National Institute of Health. Dr. Wei continued her residency training in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at UCLA. As a trainee, she recognized and appreciated the expanding role of molecular pathology in daily clinical practice. In 2009, she entered a one-year fellowship in Molecular Genetic Pathology (MGP) under the mentorship of Dr. Wayne Grody at UCLA prior to joining Ambry Genetics in 2010. 

Anja Kammesheidt, Ph.D.

Chief Scientific Officer

Dr. Kammesheidt directs all R&D ventures for Ambry Genetics and has been active in research in the biological sciences for more than 20 years. Prior to joining Ambry in 2002, she worked as Senior Research Investigator at Purdue Pharma where she conducted target identification and validation studies for neuropathic pain drug development. Dr. Kammesheidt is a trained molecular neurobiologist and has worked in diverse research areas focusing on Alzheimer's disease, neuromuscular dystrophies and viral gene therapy. She has published numerous scientific publications and is the author on several patents. Dr. Kammesheidt received her B.S. and Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine and did her post-doctoral research at the University of California, San Diego.

Charles M. Caporale, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Caporale joined Ambry Genetics in November 2008 as chief financial officer. Since 1997 he has served as chief financial officer for various southern California publicly-traded companies operating principally in the insurance and pharmaceutical markets. Prior to 1997, Mr. Caporale served as senior vice president and chief financial officer of New York-based Minet, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the St. Paul Companies. Mr. Caporale received his B.B.A. in Accounting from Pace University in New York. He is a New York State licensed CPA.

James Dunlop

Vice President, Operations

Mr. Dunlop is a co-founder of Ambry Genetics and became Vice President of Operations in 2011 after having managed many facets of Ambry Genetics, including accessioning, client services, shipping and receiving, inventory, marketing and sales, medical records and community outreach. Mr. Dunlop is also the co-founder and President of the Mauli Ola Foundation. He has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a concentration in western political theory. Mr. Dunlop was raised in Laguna Beach, where he lives today with his wife Nicole and son George.  

Ardy Arianpour, MBA

Vice President, Business Development

Mr. Arianpour currently serves as Vice President of Business Development at Ambry Genetics. Mr. Arianpour has more than 10 years of experience in life science sales, business development and strategic planning. Before joining Ambry Genetics, Mr. Arianpour was Manager of Business Development at Cogenics, a division of Clinical Data. Prior to that, he was with Eurogentec North America as Field Application Specialist and National Account Manager at DMI Medical, where he built sales and business opportunities throughout North America. Mr. Arianpour received a B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine and a MBA in Strategic Management from Marshall Goldsmith School of Management at Alliant International University / University of California, San Diego.

Steven Keiles, M.S., CGC

Director of Genetic Specialists

Mr. Keiles began working at Ambry in 2000 where he oversees the client services department. He is also involved in contracting, new product development, pricing, marketing, and research publication. Mr. Keiles obtained his masters degree in genetic counseling from Sarah Lawrence College in 1987. As a genetic counselor at Kaiser Permanente his responsibilities included clinic coordination, program implementation and counseling for all genetic referrals. He was elected the 2009 President of the National Society of Genetic Counselors, where he was responsible for leading the association and serving as the chief spokesperson. Mr. Keiles has more than 20 years of clinical experience and his research publications include molecular diagnostic testing for cystic fibrosis and pancreatitis.

Orbelin Garcia

Director of Billing

Ms. Garcia has been with Ambry since 2009. She brings more than 14 years experience in accounts receivable, customer service and accessioning. She has 10 years of experience in the laboratory industry, having previously worked at Bio Med Laboratory & Westcliff Medical Laboratories.

Kurtis Glade

Vice President, Marketing

Mr. Glade joined Ambry Genetics in 2011 and directs all marketing and branding activities for the company. Prior to Ambry he spent the majority of his career at advertising agencies in New York and San Francisco where he created award-winning campaigns for international brands like AT&T, Microsoft and Intel. His background as a writer, creative director and strategic adviser for consumer and B-to-B brands brings a unique perspective to the lead marketing position. Mr. Glade is a graduate of Brigham Young University, where he studied communication, English and art.

Humberto Huerta

Director of Diagnostic Development

Mr. Huerta is responsible for business development of the expanding clinical diagnostic division of Ambry Genetics. With more than 19 years of clinical diagnostic sales and global marketing experience, Mr. Huerta has achieved President’s Club status at Ciba Corning Diagnostics and Account Representative of the Year at both Therakos a J & J Co. and Oncotech Inc. He has also successfully built and managed sales teams at Bayer Diagnostics/Siemens Medical Solutions and most recently at Cepheid Diagnostics. Mr. Huerta holds a B.S. in Business Management from San Diego State University.

Christopher T. Medley

Director of Information Services

Mr. Medley received a B.S. from the University of Utah in Organizational Communication and has since become an accomplished, proven internet professional with broad online marketing experience, encompassing web site/eCommerce design, planning, qualitative & quantitative research, interactive marketing, creative development, media planning & buying, database /direct-marketing, public relations, sales promotion and visual merchandising. Mr. Medley joined Ambry Genetics in 2010 to provide creative, innovative, enthusiastic and forward-thinking leadership in the information services department. 

Kalani Robb

Public Outreach Director

Mr. Robb is the public outreach director for Ambry Genetics where he helps raise awareness of genetic diseases in the community. A former professional surfer, he has won numerous national and world championships. Mr. Robb is considered one of the best surfers of his generation. He now combines his passion for surfing with his passion for helping others. In his current role, Mr. Robb deepens Ambry's relationship with schools, community groups and children's hospitals in ways that educate and inspire with special focus on brightening the spirits of young adults fighting genetic diseases. 

Jacqueline Threadgill

Vice President, Managed Care

Ms. Threadgill currently serves as Vice President of Managed Care at Ambry Genetics. Ms. Threadgill has more than 15 years of experience in managed care, sales and marketing in the healthcare, biotechnology and laboratory industries including Highmark Blue Shield. Ms. Threadgill has successfully led start up teams within the healthcare industry and has also been awarded Account Executive of the year. She holds a Bachelor of Arts & Sciences in Microbiology from Pennsylvania State University and an EMBA from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.