Board of Directors and Staff

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Governance

ASCLD is governed by a Board of Directors and day-to-day operations are supported by staff employees.  Board members are elected by the organization membership and serve 4-year terms.

Board of Directors

Scott Ford

Scott Ford

President
Midwest Regional Forensic Laboratory
Ex officio for all committees and task groups

Scott Hummel

Scott Hummel

President-Elect
Kansas City Police Department
Symposium Planning Committee Chair

Tim Kupferschmid

Tim Kupferschmid

Past-President
NY OCME
Ex officio on the Board of Directors; Past President's Committee Chair

Sheri Lemons

Sheri Lemons

Secretary
West Virginia State Police
Communications Committee Co-Chair

Brian Hoey

Brian Hoey

Treasurer
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Finance Committee Chair; Ethics & Bylaws Committee Co-Chair

Henry Maynard

Alakai Defense Systems
Forensic Research Committee Co-Chair; ASCLD Leadership Academy Instructor Level II

Tate Yeatman

Tate Yeatman

Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Crime Laboratory
Ethics & Bylaws Committee Co-Chair, Membership Committee Co-Chair

Mike Cariola

Mike Cariola

Bode Technology
Member Resource Committee Co-Chair; Training & Education Committee Co-Chair

Lori Nix

Lori Nix

Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Standards & Accreditation Initiatives Co-Chair; Advocacy Committee Co-Chair

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Claudine Carter Pereira

Broward County Sheriff’s Office
Advocacy Committee Co-Chair; Sponsorship Committee Co-Chair; ASCLD Representative for the FBI CJIS Policy Advisory Board

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Laura Tramontin

New Jersey State Police Office of Forensic Sciences
Sponsorship Committee Co-Chair; Training & Education Committee Co-Chair; Nominating & Awards Committee Co-Chair; Forensic Research Commmittee Co-Chair

Kerri Heward

San Bernadino County Sheriff's Department
Communications Committee Co-Chair; Sponsorship Committee Co-Chair; Standards & Accreditation Initiatives Committee Co-Chair; ASCLD Representative for NFSA

Daniel Katz

Maryland Department of State Police Forensic Sciences Division
Membership Resource Commitee Co-Chair; Membership Committee Co-Chair; Nominating & Awards Committee Co-Chair

ASCLD Staff

John Byrd

John Byrd
BG(Retired)

Executive Director
Ex officio to the Board of Directors; Symposium Planning Committee; Finance Committee; ASCLD Leadership Academy Instructor Level III

Ramona Robertson

Ramona Robertson

Administrative Assistant
Symposium Planning Committee; Membership Committee; Finance Committee