Meet your new Board Members.
Colin Sabine - Trustee
“Everyone in NJ AALAS probably knows Colin! He is either at your facility representing his family company W.F. Fisher and Son or working hard for NJ AALAS for years as the best awards chair possible! Colin brings a lifetime spent in lab animal science and his family were founders of NJ AALAS. He is committed to this branch and will be a HUGE asset for NJ AALAS as a board of trustee member."
I started working with WF Fisher & Son at the beginning of 2013 as the company’s sales representative. In January of 2022, I transitioned into the role of Vice President of Sales. I am actively involved in all local AAALAS communities including, New Jersey, New York, and Southern New England. I am also an active National AALAS member and have attended every conference since 2013. I am passionate about my career, spending time with family/friends (and my dog Cooper), and sports. As the current NJAALAS awards chair, I have a strong history with this particular branch and understand what it takes to succeed. I work very well with others and look forward to being a part of the NJ community for many years to come.
Tracy Roskoph - Trustee
Tracy is a graduate of Rutgers University and started her career working as a husbandry technician responsible for marine mammals, fish, and birds at the NJ State Aquarium many years ago. After leaving the aquarium Tracy spent time at Princeton University managing a zebrafish breeding program in the Department of Molecular Biology. Tracy then made the transition to working with rodents, rabbits and horses at Merck and Co. in West Point before landing at Bristol Myers Squibb Veterinary Sciences as an Operations Supervisor in New Brunswick in 2001. Tracy has spent most of her time with BMS working with dogs, primates, and rodents in a GLP environment in New Brunswick and then eventually doing GLP and non-GLP work in Lawrenceville. After taking some time away from the industry in 2019, Tracy returned to BMS in June, 2021 and is currently the Manger of Technical Operations for Veterinary Sciences in Lawrenceville.
Tracy has held various positions with NJ AALAS over the years such as Secretary, Trustee, Membership Chair, and Tribranch Co-Chair. Her service to the branch and our industry has been recognized by NJ AALAS with the Mike Roell Distinguished Service Award (2013), Outstanding Contribution Award (2014) and Manager of the Year (2019). Tracy currently serves as the Webmaster for the branch.
Tracy is passionate about promoting educational and networking opportunities for those professionally engaged in the laboratory animal industry.
Mathew Keller - Treasurer
I graduated from Rutgers with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science, Lab Animal Option in May 2012. Shortly after graduating, I started working at the Rutgers University Cook Campus (Bartlett) Vivarium as an Animal Care Tech, while pursuing AALAS certification and a second undergraduate degree part-time. Achieved my AALAS certification at the LAT level in September 2013, followed by LATg certification in August 2014. I then obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Economics in May 2017 and was accepted into the Rutgers part-time MBA program for Fall 2017. In March 2019, I transition to Animal Care's Finance team as a Program Coordinator and lead the effort to standardize the rodent enrichment and bedding offerings across the various Rutgers sites. In May 2020, completed my MBA specializing in Supply Chain Management and later received CMAR certification in December 2020. In January 2021, I was invited to present during NJABR’s webinar series and spoke about lean management projects to standardize animal enrichment and bedding at Rutgers. In February 2021, I was elevated to Animal Care’s Financial Operations Supervisor and lead the effort to deploy RFID and QR enabled cage cards across the campuses. As of October 2022, I am now serving as the Assistant Director for Business Operations and Animal Facilities within Animal Care and oversee the financial operations, process improvement activities and digitization efforts within our vivarium.
Interest in Serving as Treasurer of NJ AALAS:
The NJ AALAS community is a small, but tight knit group of individuals who I have the pleasure of engaging with throughout my career. I look to working with them more closely and further building on these relationships to drive forward the AALAS mission of advancing responsible laboratory animal care and use to benefit people and animals. Becoming a board member will allow me to become better attuned with the industry outside of Rutgers and to foster growth and advancement for chapter members alike. My skills in managing the financial operations of Rutgers Animal Care will greatly benefit my role as the treasurer, as having a keen and prudent sense of financial insight is critical to this role. My goal is to ensure sound financial governance that will NJ AALAS continue its mission to promote education and professional engagement with the laboratory animal field.
Carol Mead - President-Elect
I started my career at Bristol Myers Squibb in 1991 after receiving my MLAS degree from Hahnemann University. I assumed many roles in the Veterinary Sciences Department at BMS including Animal Care Supervisor, ACUC chairperson, Animal Facility Manager, as well as Sr. Veterinary Scientist in the surgical department. I started working at Bio-Serv in 2012 and am currently the Director of Customer Service and ISO administrator. The experiences I have gained on the vendor side of research has provided me with a deeper understanding of our customer’s needs and the idea that enriching animals leads to better science.
I am currently the Historian for NJAALAS and on the Awards Selection Committee for National AALAS. I’m running for President Elect to take on more of a leadership role within the branch. I enjoy working with the current board and feel I can continue with the good work that NJAALAS plays in the research environment
Colin Sabine - Trustee
“Everyone in NJ AALAS probably knows Colin! He is either at your facility representing his family company W.F. Fisher and Son or working hard for NJ AALAS for years as the best awards chair possible! Colin brings a lifetime spent in lab animal science and his family were founders of NJ AALAS. He is committed to this branch and will be a HUGE asset for NJ AALAS as a board of trustee member."
I started working with WF Fisher & Son at the beginning of 2013 as the company’s sales representative. In January of 2022, I transitioned into the role of Vice President of Sales. I am actively involved in all local AAALAS communities including, New Jersey, New York, and Southern New England. I am also an active National AALAS member and have attended every conference since 2013. I am passionate about my career, spending time with family/friends (and my dog Cooper), and sports. As the current NJAALAS awards chair, I have a strong history with this particular branch and understand what it takes to succeed. I work very well with others and look forward to being a part of the NJ community for many years to come.
Tracy Roskoph - Trustee
Tracy is a graduate of Rutgers University and started her career working as a husbandry technician responsible for marine mammals, fish, and birds at the NJ State Aquarium many years ago. After leaving the aquarium Tracy spent time at Princeton University managing a zebrafish breeding program in the Department of Molecular Biology. Tracy then made the transition to working with rodents, rabbits and horses at Merck and Co. in West Point before landing at Bristol Myers Squibb Veterinary Sciences as an Operations Supervisor in New Brunswick in 2001. Tracy has spent most of her time with BMS working with dogs, primates, and rodents in a GLP environment in New Brunswick and then eventually doing GLP and non-GLP work in Lawrenceville. After taking some time away from the industry in 2019, Tracy returned to BMS in June, 2021 and is currently the Manger of Technical Operations for Veterinary Sciences in Lawrenceville.
Tracy has held various positions with NJ AALAS over the years such as Secretary, Trustee, Membership Chair, and Tribranch Co-Chair. Her service to the branch and our industry has been recognized by NJ AALAS with the Mike Roell Distinguished Service Award (2013), Outstanding Contribution Award (2014) and Manager of the Year (2019). Tracy currently serves as the Webmaster for the branch.
Tracy is passionate about promoting educational and networking opportunities for those professionally engaged in the laboratory animal industry.
Mathew Keller - Treasurer
I graduated from Rutgers with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science, Lab Animal Option in May 2012. Shortly after graduating, I started working at the Rutgers University Cook Campus (Bartlett) Vivarium as an Animal Care Tech, while pursuing AALAS certification and a second undergraduate degree part-time. Achieved my AALAS certification at the LAT level in September 2013, followed by LATg certification in August 2014. I then obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Economics in May 2017 and was accepted into the Rutgers part-time MBA program for Fall 2017. In March 2019, I transition to Animal Care's Finance team as a Program Coordinator and lead the effort to standardize the rodent enrichment and bedding offerings across the various Rutgers sites. In May 2020, completed my MBA specializing in Supply Chain Management and later received CMAR certification in December 2020. In January 2021, I was invited to present during NJABR’s webinar series and spoke about lean management projects to standardize animal enrichment and bedding at Rutgers. In February 2021, I was elevated to Animal Care’s Financial Operations Supervisor and lead the effort to deploy RFID and QR enabled cage cards across the campuses. As of October 2022, I am now serving as the Assistant Director for Business Operations and Animal Facilities within Animal Care and oversee the financial operations, process improvement activities and digitization efforts within our vivarium.
Interest in Serving as Treasurer of NJ AALAS:
The NJ AALAS community is a small, but tight knit group of individuals who I have the pleasure of engaging with throughout my career. I look to working with them more closely and further building on these relationships to drive forward the AALAS mission of advancing responsible laboratory animal care and use to benefit people and animals. Becoming a board member will allow me to become better attuned with the industry outside of Rutgers and to foster growth and advancement for chapter members alike. My skills in managing the financial operations of Rutgers Animal Care will greatly benefit my role as the treasurer, as having a keen and prudent sense of financial insight is critical to this role. My goal is to ensure sound financial governance that will NJ AALAS continue its mission to promote education and professional engagement with the laboratory animal field.
Carol Mead - President-Elect
I started my career at Bristol Myers Squibb in 1991 after receiving my MLAS degree from Hahnemann University. I assumed many roles in the Veterinary Sciences Department at BMS including Animal Care Supervisor, ACUC chairperson, Animal Facility Manager, as well as Sr. Veterinary Scientist in the surgical department. I started working at Bio-Serv in 2012 and am currently the Director of Customer Service and ISO administrator. The experiences I have gained on the vendor side of research has provided me with a deeper understanding of our customer’s needs and the idea that enriching animals leads to better science.
I am currently the Historian for NJAALAS and on the Awards Selection Committee for National AALAS. I’m running for President Elect to take on more of a leadership role within the branch. I enjoy working with the current board and feel I can continue with the good work that NJAALAS plays in the research environment