Leadership

Dr. Sachais joined NYBCe in 2014 and has been the Medical Director of BBD since 2017. In 2021, he and his wife moved to Wilmington so he could make BBD his primary location. In addition to his clinical work with the blood center, he is actively involved in translational research in transfusion medicine and hematology. This work is conducted in the TRDL, located in the Christiana center, and is collaborative with our clinical laboratories, laboratories in NY, as well as with others in the Delaware Valley. He is involved in the local biotechnology community as a member of the Delaware BioScience Association and as an Affiliated Professor in the Department of Medical and Molecular Sciences at the University of Delaware.

Dr. Sachais earned his BA in Chemistry at Lehigh University and his combined MD and Ph.D. at Washington University in St. Louis. He completed his residency in Clinical Pathology and fellowship in Transfusion Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, where he remained as faculty until 2014, attaining the rank of Associate Professor. He has authored/co-authored over 80 publications and has been awarded numerous grants and contracts to fund his research program.

Beau Tompkins began working at Rhode Island Blood Center (RIBC) in 2008 as the Operations Manager of Hospital Services. In 2012, he was promoted to Director of Hospital Services. In this role, he partnered with local and regional hospitals to ensure that blood product services were met with the highest quality.

In late 2022, Beau moved into the role of Vice President of RIBC Operations and, in November 2023, expanded that role to oversee the Blood Bank of Delmarva. His current role encompasses understanding all aspects of blood recruitment and collection while collaborating with his blood center colleagues in managing the day-to-day operations. Operations include donor testing, manufacturing, storage, inventory management, distribution, and hospital contracting/relations to provide the best possible service to our customers, donors, and the patients we serve.

Before joining RIBC, Beau worked for another blood center on the laboratory and quality assurance teams for three years. Beau holds a Bachelor of Arts from Clemson University.

“I’ve been fortunate enough to see firsthand how BBD blood donors have repeatedly helped make the difference between life and death.”

Margaret Hannan began her professional career as a nurse in traditional hospital-based positions. Originally from upstate New York, she relocated to Delaware and began working at BBD in 1987 as a phlebotomist in the Donor Services department. Over the years she assumed roles in apheresis collections and training, followed by a number of Donor Services supervisory and managerial positions. In 2013, Margaret became the organization’s Project Manager in the newly formed Program Management Office, and in 2015 assumed responsibility for organizational quality as the Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs.

Margaret holds a BS in Organizational Management and an MSM in Organizational Leadership from Wilmington University. She resides in Newark, Delaware.

Steve Corse is currently the Executive Director, Blood Operations, at the Blood Bank of Delmarva. Steve spent most of his career in manufacturing, where he held various positions before joining the Blood Bank in October of 2021. In his spare time, Steve enjoys working on his cars, home improvement projects, and spending time with his two daughters and their husbands. Steve lives in Pennsylvania and has an affinity for rescuing cats.

Kristin Frederick began working at BBD in 2012 as a Medical Technologist in the Donor Testing & Reference Laboratories, performing infectious disease testing, blood product quality control, and complex immunohematology patient investigations. During 2015-2019, she held several leadership positions, including Lead Medical Technologist, Supervisor of the Reference Laboratory, and Manager of the Reference Laboratory. In 2019, Kristin became Director of Laboratories, overseeing all aspects of the Component Manufacturing Laboratory, Immunohematology Reference Laboratory, Out of Hospital Limited Transfusion Services, and Blood Product Quality Control.

Kristin holds a B.S. in Clinical Laboratory Science from Bloomsburg University and is ASCP certified. In 2018, Kristin earned her Specialist in Blood Banking Technology, SBB(ASCP) Certification.