Ms Kesler earned her degree from East Carolina University and completed her cytology education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. She holds certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board of Registry as a cytotechnologist (CT). She has over 30 years of experience in the field of cytology dedicating her career to Labcorp. Ms Kesler participates in the Women’s Health Advisory Committee, where she has been involved in reviewing the competitive and breakthrough strategies and planning for cytology and women’s health issues.
During her tenure at Labcorp, Ms Kesler has directed the cytology and histology departments on a divisional level and directed the cytology, histology, and anatomic pathology quality assurance programs nationally. Ms Kesler currently serves as discipline director for cytology, histology, and anatomic pathology as well as a liaison to other schools of cytotechnology for internships. She is also responsible for quality assurance including the standardization of instruments and equipment, reagents, new test development and validation, and credentialing (approval and continuous tracking of pathologists, cytotechnologists, histotechnologists, pathology assistants, and grossers).
Ms Kesler is a member of the American Society for Clinical Pathology, the American Society of Cytopathology, the National Society of Histotechnology, and the American Society of Cytotechnology. She also serves as an inspector for the College of American Pathologists and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.