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Luke Baker
CEO, President
Luke Baker has been employed at Brookside Laboratories since January 2009. He has a B.S. in Agriculture from Wilmington College (2003), an M.S. in Agronomy (Soil Fertility, 2005) from Kansas State University, and a Ph.D. in Agronomy (Soil and Environmental Chemistry, 2008) from Kansas State University.
Luke's responsibilities at Brookside Laboratories include consultant training, various research projects, investigating new laboratory methods, data analysis, and technical support. Luke also serves on various scientific committees and advisory boards.
Jackie Brackman
Chief Operating Officer
Jackie Brackman joined the Brookside Laboratories team in 2005 as the Soils and Geotechnical Laboratory Manager. Prior to 2005, she was an analyst with a local Lima, OH, environmental laboratory for over 6 years, where she was their lead technician. Jackie was named Chief Operating Officer in January 2020 at Brookside Laboratories.
As COO, Jackie is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the laboratory, organizing the flow of laboratory throughput, and helping execute the overall vision within the laboratory.
Jackie is from Celina, Ohio. She has a strong background in laboratory experience and science and earned a B.S. in Biology from The University of Dayton in 1999.
Allen Metzger
Chief Technology Officer
Allen Metzger has been employed at Brookside Laboratories since 1997. He graduated from Bluffton University in 1994 with a B.A. in Computer Science and Mathematics.
Responsibilities include laboratory software design, database administration, consultant software design, and consultant computing support.
Greg Meyer
Agricultural Lab Manager
Greg Meyer graduated from Ohio State University with a B.S.. in Agriculture in 1993. Greg started with Brookside Laboratories, Inc in 1996 and has over 30 years of laboratory experience.
Greg manages the Agricultural Laboratory Department. His responsibilities include managing the Agricultural Laboratory Technicians and testing animal feeds, manures, limes, fertilizers, plant tissue, fruit, and water.
Betty Welman
Customer Service Associate
- Soil, Ag, Geotech, and Environmental Reporting and Invoicing/Pricing
- Direct incoming phone calls
- Worksheet entry
- Shipping/Receiving of samples and supplies
John McGuire
Chief Innovation Officer
John McGuire is responsible for exploring new businesses and services for the laboratory and Amplify.
He has been providing support for the Brookside consultant network since 2003. John possesses a diverse mixture of experience and education in Management Information Systems, Geographic Information Systems, and Remote Sensing.
John's primary responsibility is to explore Brookside Labs' and Amplify's future regarding new technology and services that can be offered.
Ashley Boroff
Chief Financial Officer
Ashley has been employed at Brookside Laboratories since October 2019. She graduated from Wright State University with a B.S. in Business Management and a minor in Accounting.
Responsibilities include accounts payable and receivable, processing credit cards, collections, month-end reporting, and billing.
Erica Cheek
Environmental and Geotechnical Laboratory Manager
Erica Cheek has been with the Brookside Laboratories' team since March 2020 as the Environmental Laboratory manager. In July 2021, she was also named the Geotechnical Laboratory Manager. Erica had been employed at Defiance College as a graduate assistant coach for the women's basketball team before that, she was an Integrated Pest Management Scout at a greenhouse in Wapakoneta, OH.
Primary responsibilities will be the management of the environmental department, which includes maintaining proper EPA certifications, quality assurance, and quality control activities, customer service, sample analysis, and special projects. Erica also manages the Geotechnical Laboratory. Those duties include adhering to ISO 17025:2017 policies and A2LA applicable documents, sample analysis, A2LA accreditation maintenance, QA/QC, and special requests involving the Geotechnical Laboratory.
Erica is from Anna, Ohio. In 2017, she earned a B.A. in Biology from Ursuline College and graduated with an MBA from Defiance College in May 2020.
Liz Skinner
Soils Laboratory Manager
Liz Skinner recently joined the Brookside Laboratories team in April 2021 as the Soils Laboratory Manager. Before joining Brookside, Liz worked at a nearby laboratory for over 15 years.
Primary responsibilities will be the management of the soils laboratory that includes maintaining certifications, soil sample analysis, customer service, and university and research quotations.
Liz is from Lima, Ohio. She earned a degree in Applied Science from Stautzenberger College.
Heather Rindler
Research Agronomist
Heather Rindler has been employed at Brookside Laboratories since November 2019. She graduated from Wilmington College with a Bachelor of Science in Agronomy and a minor in Chemistry.
Heather Rindler is responsible for answering agronomy questions, communicating with the consultant network, training/educating consultants, data analysis and processing, field research, and more.