Marc Bernaldez, MBA, CLS, MLS(ASCP)CM is currently the Microbiology and Molecular Microbiology Manager at Torrance Memorial Medical Center. In 2003, he received his Bachelors of Science Degree from the University of California, Riverside. In 2011, he completed his clinical training at Kaiser Permanente Regional Reference Laboratories in North Hollywood, California through California State University Dominguez Hills. In 2015, he also received his Masters in Business Administration from Capella University. And in 2019, he received his Executive Masters in Health Administration from the University of Southern California. Marc currently serves as a board member at both the California Association from Medical Laboratory Technology (CAMLT) and the Southern California Branch for the American Society for Microbiology (SCASM).