Our Team

About the PreceptorLink®️ Team

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

Providing the best resources available for students, preceptors, and schools.
Whether you need a preceptor last minute or you want to become a paid preceptor, we are dedicated to helping YOU! We pride ourselves 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 was a contributor in the medical reference 101 Primary Care Case Studies: A Workbook for Clinical and Bedside Skills, and also wrote the Foreword for this valuable clinical resource. 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 also 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 still maintains some practice hours in the San Diego area because she still loves clinical practice and working with patients, but she 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.

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 and 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 a real estate license. She also has experience in franchising, entrepreneurism, recruiting, consulting and sales. Everyone who interacts with her, appreciates Linda. Her warm, humble, caring natural personality coupled with her great work ethics, integrity, follow-up dedication and organizational skills make her invaluable 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.

Norma Sarti, esq.- Schools Program Manager, Legal Consultant, Clinical Coordinator: 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! Due to her law background, Norma developed meticulous attention to detail and her big heart has made her a strong advocate for students and preceptors. She's a perfect fit for the PreceptorLink Team, and we are delighted to have her!

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. We love Ashley's upbeat, can-do attitude and our team, students and preceptors all enjoy working with her.

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!

Laura Sommer- Clinical Coordinator: We are excited to have Laura as part of our Clinical Placement Team. Her experience in marketing and sales in the medical industry are very beneficial to our PreceptorLink family. She has over 20 years of experience in networking and relationship management. Her excellent planning and project management skills are a valuable asset to PreceptorLink and those we serve. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree and is a talented editor and published author. She is passionate about helping others, as demonstrated by the many religious, school, and club boards on which she serves. She enjoys having fun with her wonderful husband and children in sunny San Diego- especially at the beach!

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. She earned her BS in Business Administration and her MS in Accounting from San Diego State University.