Archives: Team Members

Richard Castro, CPA

Richard Castro received his bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Virginia Tech in 1985 and earned his Certified Public Accountant designation in 1986. Rick is a member of the AICPA and the VSCPA. Rick joined EPL in 2018 as Chief Financial Officer. As Chief Financial Officer, he is responsible for all of the financial and administrative […]

Jeffrey C. Wolf, D.V.M., Diplomate, A.C.V.P.

Jeffrey C. Wolf received his D.V.M. degree from Michigan State University. Following ten years of clinical practice, he received pathology residency and graduate study training at the University of Florida and Virginia Tech.  In 1997, he earned certification by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists in anatomical pathology.  Currently, he is the Chief Scientific Officer […]

Thomas J. Steinbach, D.V.M., Diplomate, A.C.V.P. and A.B.T.

Thomas (Tom) J. Steinbach received his D.V.M. degree from the University of Minnesota.  He is certified in anatomic pathology by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and in toxicology by the American Board of Toxicology.  Currently, he is Vice President for Experimental Pathology Laboratories (EPLâ), Inc.  Before joining EPL, he was the Director of Pathology […]

Heath C. Thomas, D.V.M., Ph.D., Diplomate, A.C.V.P.

Heath serves as President, Senior Consultant, and Senior Pathologist for Aclairo Pharmaceutical Development Group, Inc., a subsidiary of EPL, Inc.

Kathleen A. Funk, D.V.M., Ph.D., Diplomate, A.C.V.P.

Dr. Kathleen A. Funk serves as the President of EPL and as a Senior Pathologist. Her areas of expertise include the evaluation of tissue reaction to biomedical devices, especially cardiovascular devices such as stents and grafts, in a variety of species and currently gene therapy studies in nervous tissue is a focus.