North Seattle (Lynwood) Phlebotomy Instructors
Tammy became a Certified Nursing Assistant in 1997 where she worked as a CNA in Hawaii before she moved to Washington State and completed her Phlebotomy Certification and Clinical Lab Assistant programs at Edmonds Community College in 2007. She worked in Federal Service for many years as a Phlebotomy Technician and Lab Assistant before she became the Phlebotomy Trainer and Education Coordinator for the Client Services Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the hospital where she worked in Seattle. Tammy genuinely enjoys teaching the art of phlebotomy combined with compassion of patient care reminding her students that behind every sample is a real person.
Samantha Archibald
Samantha was born and raised in Washington State and has loved living in and exploring the PNW her whole life. Rain or shine, her favorite thing is getting outside with her husband, four kids, and dog, Moose. Samantha completed the Phlebotomy Technician and Clinical Laboratory Assisting programs at Edmonds College in 2017 and has been drawing blood in a laboratory setting ever since. She has participated in teaching phlebotomy to MAs, new-hires, and externs in her current position and finds it to be incredibly rewarding. She is looking forward to providing you a positive learning experience, contributing to your successes, and supporting you in reaching your goals.
Madonna Murphy
MaDonna is a lifelong Washington resident. She started her phlebotomy career in 2000 and has been teaching phlebotomy for 4 years. She is certified through the America Society for Clinical Laboratory Science. MaDonna has worked with all kinds of patients but her favorite field is pediatrics. She has worked for several hospitals, in the office as a phlebotomist and medical lab technician. MaDonna is a skilled, and detailed oriented person. She loves to share her experiences and stories of all the different things she has encountered as a phlebotomist and lab technician. MaDonna is a military wife to husband Jamal who is active duty army. They have two sons and a daughter. She loves to watch football, cook, and shop for her grandson. MaDonna cannot wait to have you in her class. She is energetic, sarcastic, silly, and she is excited to introduce you to the world of phlebotomy.
Madisyn Gardner
Madisyn is a life long Washington resident from Snohomish. She started her phlebotomy journey in the summer of 2019 through PIMA medical institute in Renton, Washington as a way to obtain clinical hours for medical school. Madisyn has worked in many different fields including nursing homes/geriatrics, primary & urgent care as an in-office phlebotomist, as well as in outpatient hospital laboratories. Energetic and cheerful, she loves to help those around her and see her students succeed! Madisyn is a lover of science, cats, the color pink, and playing piano! She has both an Associates of Science in Biology from Cascadia College as well as a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology from the University of Washington and has ambitions to one day go to medical school. Madisyn is thrilled to have you in her class and can’t wait to help you take your first steps into the exciting field of phlebotomy.