Our Executive Franchise Team

Clarissa has served as a Vice President of Client Services, COO, Vice President of Operations and CEO of both private and publicly held organizations. She has extensive experience with healthcare related organizations focused on physicians, insurance carriers, nursing professionals and dental practices.

Clarissa served as COO for Any Test Franchising since 2007, and was appointed to the position of CEO in April, 2014. Clarissa is very involved in the franchise community as Chair Emeritus for the Southeast Franchise Forum, and on the Leadership Committee for the IFA Women Franchise Network, Atlanta Chapter.

Ekan Essien, MD, MPH, a native Georgian, has pursued his interest in health and wellness as far back as he can remember. His curiosity and interest in health and medicine first emerged in his home environment observing both parents who are physicians. Dr. Essien graduated from high school at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire and received a BA from Duke University.

Dr. Essien continued his education at Florida A&M University where he received his Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology; received his medical degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee; and obtained training in general and trauma surgery at Grady Memorial Hospital at Morehouse School of Medicine. He is a candidate in the post graduate fellowship in anti-aging and regenerative medicine from the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.

Dr. Essien’s passion is Functional, Integrative and Rehabilitative Medicine, a growing field of research and investigation that integrates the practice of clinical medicine and preventive health to apply evidence-based interventions that span the spectrum from disease prevention to the promotion of health and wellness at the individual and population level.

Terri L. McCulloch is the Vice President of Business Development, and re-joined the company in June, 2018. Terri originally worked with ANY LAB TEST NOW® as Vice President, Sales and Marketing from July, 2010 through March 2016, taking two years to stay in Houston and care for her husband. She joined Pinot’s Palette in July 2016 as their Vice President, Sales & Marketing, leading franchise system sales and marketing efforts, including franchise development. From March, 1999 to April, 2005, Terri served as the Director of Business Development for the first direct-to-consumer DNA identification testing laboratory, IDENTIGENE, Inc., creating best practices within the retail DNA testing industry that are still used today. She has also served as Chief Development and Operating Officer for DNA Services of America, the first retail DNA testing franchise concept; and Director of Sales & Marketing for ExperTox, Inc., a toxicology laboratory. Terri has provided educational presentations to over 75 business and community associations across the U.S., including hospitals, pregnancy outreach centers, human resources managers, attorneys and private investigators, and other local organizations.

Kelly Crompvoets is the Vice President of Marketing and joined the company in October 2021. Kelly has an extensive background in franchising as she's been in the industry for 20+ years. Prior to joining ANY LAB TEST NOW®, she served franchise owners at Home Franchise Concepts, LLC (HFC), parent company to seven home service brands, most notably Budget Blinds, LLC. During her time at HFC she served as Vice President of Marketing, Vice President of Franchise Relations, and Vice President of Operations - Budget Blinds.

Kelly couples her deep franchise business knowledge, along with her passion for marketing and communications, to help drive franchisee success in their local markets. During her time at HFC she played a role in supporting and driving tremendous growth within the individual franchise brands to help make HFC one of the largest home service brands in the US. Prior to HFC she worked at FranWise, a franchise operations consulting firm and Money Mailer, LLC, a direct mail company as their Director of Internal Communications.