Our Team

About the PreceptorLink®️ Team

Nationwide Preceptor Matching Service!
Our PreceptorLink®️ team is the best in the business!

Whether you need a preceptor last minute or you want to precept, we are dedicated to helping YOU! We pride ourself in excellent customer service. What we do is HARD. But we have the background, experience, connections, and reputation to help. No one knows this business like we do because no one has done it longer or does it better! We are working on many solutions to help with the preceptor problem and providing the best possible preceptor resources.

No one cares about NP students as much as we do
because we are an NP-owned and operated business.
Let's work together to help our great profession
and help educate the next generation of NPs!

About our Founder and CEO

Lynn McComas, DNP, ANP-C President and Owner of PreceptorLink®️ has over 20 years experience as a nurse practitioner. She is an active leader in the NP community and has held many leadership positions as an NP and nurse. She has a heart for medicine and a love of business! Previously a Principal at Advanced Practice Prep, Lynn helped connect hundreds of practitioners nationwide. She now brings her leadership, experience and dedication to PreceptorLink®️. Lynn has spoken nationwide on preceptor-related issues, and she also contributes to the topic on LinkedIn, YouTube and her blog. She is the two-time past President of the California Association of Nurse Practitioners (CANP) San Diego North Chapter and has held many other Board positions as well. Lynn has worked in primary care and has been a coach, advisor, mentor and preceptor for countless NPs, nurses, medical assistants and medical professionals over the years. She obtained her Doctorate at Duke University and did her DNP project on Solutions to the Preceptor Problem!

Lynn is a graduate of the prestigious Goldman Sachs Small Business 10K Program. This competitive program provides business education and support is to successful small business entrepreneurs. Lynn is passionate about helping find solutions to the "preceptor problem" for nurse practitioners as a nurse practitioner-entrepreneur. With her unique background and experience, Lynn understands both the business side and the clinical side of this complicated issue.

Lynn recognizes the rapidly growing NP and PA professions, the increased number of NP and PA schools, and the unmet need for preceptor sites. She recognizes the problem these issues are having on the NP profession. Whether change comes through a paradigm shift in NP schools, a reduction in barriers to precepting, incentives to precept, or changes within the profession, she is involved in the conversation and trying to be a positive change agent. Lynn wants to help her beloved profession grow stronger and loves to support her fellow practitioners- whether in the clinical setting or in the business world. Please follow her at Twitter for her medical and NP-related Tweets: https://twitter.com/LynnMcComas or on LinkedIn.

Lynn is currently practicing locum in the San Diego area but dedicates herself 365 days/year to PreceptorLink®️!

Matching preceptors is not "just our business."
Finding solutions to the Preceptor Problem is our business
and our passion.

Administrative Team

Helen Ransom, MS- Director of Clinical Operations: Helen wears a lot of hats at PreceptorLink! She oversees the technical aspects of the business as well as clinical coordination. We all marvel at her amazing memory and appreciate her unflappable nature. Helen is married to a nurse practitioner, so she understands who you are and what you need! She brings a wide array of skills gained from 13 years of experience in clinical research. She has been a study coordinator, clinical research associate and project manager for clinical trials. As a project manager, Helen was responsible for multiple studies from study start-up to completion and for overseeing training of her study team and management of study vendors. Her ability to communicate and complete multiple tasks on hand while maintaining flexibility and attention to detail makes her an asset. Helen received her BS in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and an MS in Health Sciences from George Washington University.

Jason Hope, CPA, CFA- Chief Financial Officer: Jason Hope is the CFO at PreceptorLink where he provides financial guidance and oversight to the business. He is the founder of Hope Financial Consulting, a CFO consulting firm specializing in offering CFO and financial advisory services to businesses. Mr. Hope has over 12 years of experience working in accounting and finance roles at various private and not-for-profit organizations. Mr. Hope graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.S. degree in 2005 in Accountancy and a Masters in Accountancy in 2006. Mr. Hope worked in the San Diego office of KPMG where he focused in the audit and advisory function on large public and private, including not-for-profit, organizations located in San Diego and the Southwest. Mr. Hope has had an active CPA license from the state of California since 2007. He helps businesses achieve financial and business success through meticulous attention to detail and impeccable accuracy and has built lasting client relationships founded on trust and results.

Linda Lesmeister, MS, MBA- Director of Site Operations: Linda oversees the Clinical Placement Team and assists in the day to day operations of the business. As a seasoned marketing consultant and certified relationship coach, she understands the wants/needs of students and preceptors and works hard to make a good match. Linda also brings a broad and diverse range of solid business experience to the team as she has worked in marketing, market research, business analysis, forecasting and finance at large companies such as General Electric, Kellogg USA, and Clorox. Linda has earned her BS in Finance, MBA in Marketing, life and business coach certification and real estate license. She also has experience in franchising, entrepreneurism, recruiting, consulting and sales. Her warm, humble, caring natural personality coupled with her great work ethics, integrity, follow-up dedication and organizational skills make her a true asset to PreceptorLink.

Sam Melehy, MS Robotics- Technology Consultant: Mr. Melehy has been architecting, selling, and delivering technology and professional service solutions to IT organizations of the Global 5,000 for over 25 years. He is an Internationally experienced executive and entrepreneur. His accomplishments include building, growing, running, acquiring, and selling software and services organizations and companies from $0 to $100M in size, including an exit to a Fortune 100 company. His expertise spans many disciplines, including IT Service Management, DevOps, Automation, Cloud Computing/Strategy/Management, Monitoring, Application Development, CI/CD, Mobile, Big Data/Analytics, and others. He has a brilliant mind and a heart gold. We are honored to have Mr. Melehy as a part of the PreceptorLink Team.

Our Clinical Team

Ashley Hamiter- Clinical Coordinator, Social Media: Ashley assists the PreceptorLink Team with connecting students with preceptors. Her background in marketing and management prove to be very beneficial in helping her secure student placements. Previously she was the Marketing Manager and Office Coordinator at Windermere Homes & Estates, where she trained and oversaw the day-to-day operations of the personnel. Prior to that she was the Director of several health spas in Minnesota where her role included overseeing many aspects of the business. Ashley's upbeat attitude, incredible organizational skills, work ethic, and tireless dedication to students and preceptors make her a true asset to the PreceptorLink Team.

Carol Parr-Garcia, RN, BSN- Clinical Coordinator: Carol Parr-Garcia, RN-BSN originated from the UK. She has more than ten years of experience as a Nurse in the U.S. and the UK, both clinics and hospitals. In addition to clinical roles, she has been a study coordinator, clinical research associate, and project manager for clinical trials. Eventually, her passion to share her knowledge resulted in a natural progression into education. She obtained a Teaching Credential and began a career as a medical instructor. One of her teaching responsibilities was to help develop internship sites for high school students interested in the medical profession. This role has helped Carol easily transition into her position at PreceptorLink!
Living and working abroad has made Carol particularly sensitive to people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Her self-confident, excellent verbal communication skills, strong networking skills and active interpersonal skills are assets in her role with our team. We think she is the perfect addition to the PreceptorLink Team!

Debbie Davidson- Clinical Coordinator: Debbie also assists the team at PreceptorLink in securing clinical placement of students with preceptors. She works tirelessly searching nationwide for placements and is dedicated to helping students get one step closer to graduation. Her BA in Business Economics and her many years experience in sales, recruitment, marketing, and administration are valuable skills for the job! Combine this with her organizational skills, her warm and caring demeanor, and ability to connect with preceptors and sites, and you have a winning skill-set. She is the wonderful addition to the PreceptorLink team!

Norma Sarti, esq.- Clinical Coordinator, Legal Consultant: Norma graduated from UC Berkeley and earned her law degree from The University of San Francisco School of Law. She comes with 14 years of litigation experience. She is a zealous advocate for her clients and upholds the highest ethical standards. Norma's warm personality and kind heart really spoke to the PreceptorLink team, and we knew she would be a great addition from the moment we met her! She has a desire to help people- which is key in this role. Norma is fluent in both English and Spanish and is also learning Mandarin! She has a meticulous attention to detail which makes her an asset to our PreceptorLink team. Welcome to our newest team member!

Administrative

Michelle Huang, MS - Executive Assistant: Michelle works closely with CEO, Lynn McComas, DNP, ANP-C and the PreceptorLink Team by providing administrative support in all aspects of the business. Her background in engineering has fostered qualities that make her extremely organized, detail oriented, and able to foresee various business needs. Additionally, her warm, “can-do” demeanor make her a pleasure to have around! Michelle used her BS in Chemical Engineering and MS in Environmental Engineering in her previous position at Merck, Inc. She finds that her skillset and prior administrative experience lend itself well to the work she is doing at PreceptorLink. She is a wonderful and welcome addition to our PreceptorLink Team!

Accounting

Deborah Carlson, MS Accounting- Accounting Manager: Debbie is our amazing Accounting Manager. She is responsible for many areas relating to finances including processing payments to preceptors and maintaining accounting practices and procedures to keep our business finances running smoothly. Deb brings a diverse range of experience and perspective as she has owned and operated her own business, authored accounting textbooks, and experienced a career in the public accounting field including time with Price Waterhouse. Deb is a sincere pleasure to have on our team. Her dedication and attention to detail are incredible assets to our business. Deb earned her BS in Business Administration and her MS in Accounting from San Diego State University.