to the system have included automated DNA qualifying offense checks and a feedback mechanism to the booking station indicating that DNA was already on file at the state CODIS laboratory. Joanie is a black belt in Lean Six Sigma (LSS), and in 2010, LSPCL used LSS to eliminate the backlog of both casework and CODIS samples which resulted in unprecedented turn-around times serving law enforcement with real-time DNA analysis. In addition to her current role as the Department Head of the Clinical Laboratory Science program at Louisiana State University Health Science Center (LSUHSC), Joanie acts as a Rapid DNA User Group Facilitator and Implementation Advisor for agencies seeking to implement Rapid DNA responsibly and efficiently. She is a graduate of LSUHSC in Medical Technology and received her Ph.D. from LSU.