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Certification Boards

These boards are established according to Section 5.04 of the IAI Constitution. Under the direction of the Forensic Certification Management Board (FCMB), these boards provide a program of certification for each of the forensic sciences listed.


Forensic Certification Management Board (FCMB)

  • Michele Triplett, Renton, WA, Director
  • Heather Conner, Mesa, AZ, Associate Director
  • Mary Ballen, Hollywood, FL, Associate Director
  • Chairperson for each Certification Board listed below also serves on this board


Bloodstain Pattern Certification Board

  • Richard Tewes, Loveland, CO,  Chair  2026
  • David Garber, Chula Vista, CA. Secretary  2025
  • Erin Sims, Lincoln, NE  2027
  • Susan Rinehart, Los Angeles, CA 2026
  • Holly Latham, Great Bend, KS  2025
  • Toby Wolson, Miami, FL  2026
  • Amy Santoro, Kansas City, NE 2025
  • Jeffery Gentry, Fresno, CA 2025 -  Ad Hoc Member


Crime Scene Certification Board

  • David Doglietto, Greenfield, CA , Chair  2027
  • Christine Craig, Sanford, FL, Secretary  2027
  • Mark Waldo, Santa Ana, CA 2025
  • Mallory Littman, Concord NH  2026
  • Jeremy Chappell, Kansas City, MO  2026
  • Jonesta Nolan, Grand Prairie, TX  2027
  • John Zakavec, Greeley, CO  2026


Footwear Certification Board

  • Sarah Bohne, Colorado Springs, CO  Chair 2027
  • Rodney Schenck, Huntsville, AL,  Secretary 2026
  • Troy Mohror, Kanas City, KS  2025
  • Kacey Amorello, Baton Rouge, LA  2025
  • Lisa ODaniel, Carbondale, IL  2027
  • Ian Oxton, Alberta, Canada 2025


Forensic Art Certification Board

  • Autumn Krick, Palm Beach County, FL. Chair 2028
  • Jorge Molina, Austin, TX Secretary  2027
  • Steve Johnson, Clarksburg, WV  2027
  • David Moody, West Palm Beach, FL  2027
  • Naomi Glixman, San Francisco, CA  2027
  • Joe Mullins, Allexandria, VA 2025


Forensic Photography & Imaging Certification Board

  • Tony Nguyen, Santa Ana, CA, Chair  2025
  • Robert 'Bob" Gallagher, Wellesley, MA Secretary  2025
  • Michael Sage, Seattle, WA  2025
  • Chris Engle-Tjaden, Wichita, KS 2026
  • Ioan Truta, Boston, MA  2026
  • Kate Snyder, Cleveland, OH  2025
  • Paul Kasper, Glynco, GA  2025


Forensic Video Certification Board

  • Patricia Mullaney, Richmond, VA, Chair 2026
  • Kyp Stavrou, Edna, MN  Secretary 2025
  • Brandon Epstein, New Brunswick, NJ,   2025
  • Blake Sawyer, Plano, TX  2026
  • Ryan Marquat,  Pleasant Prairie, WI 2026
  • Cory Winar, Eugene, OR  2027
  • Spencer Ledesma, Sugar Land, TX 2027


Latent Print Certification Board

  • Tim Fayle, Sydney, Australia, Chair  2027
  • Kaitlin Delphy, Missoula, MT  Sec. 2025
  • Trent Rundquist, Grand Junction, CO  2026
  • Jenna Alimberti, Worcester, MA  2025
  • Matthew Marvin, Collinsville, MS  2027
  • Shannon Prince, Quantico, VA  2025
  • Nicole Praska, St. Paul MN 2025


Tenprint Identification Certification Board

  • Amy Gordon, Chula Vista, CA, Chair  2027
  • Kari Coronado, San Diego, CA, Secretary  2025
  • Kevin Burke, Methuen, MA  2025
  • Summer Ogle, San Jose, CA 2026
  • Patricia Funderburk, Fort Lauderdale, FL  2027
  • Christie VanAndel Lincoln, NE 2026