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

Tim Kupferschmid

Tim Kupferschmid

President
NY OCME
Ex officio for all committees and task groups

Scott Ford

Scott Ford

President-Elect
Midwest Regional Forensic Laboratory
Symposium Planning Committee Chair; Advocacy Committee Co-Chair

Jennifer Naugle

Jennifer Naugle

Past-President
Wisconsin DOJ
Past Presidents Chair; Website Redesign

Sheri Lemons

Sheri Lemons

Secretary
West Virginia State Police
Communications Committee Co-Chair; Membership Committee Co-Chair; Website Redesign

Scott Hummel

Scott Hummel

Treasurer
Kansas City Police Department
Finance Committee Chair; Standards & Accreditation Co-Chair; Nominations & Awards Committee Chair

Henry Maynard

Federal Government Laboratory
Forensic Research Committee Chair; Training & Education Committee Co-Chair; Website Redesign; 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; Website Redesign

Mike Cariola

Mike Cariola

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

Lori Nix

Lori Nix

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

Claudine Carter Pereira

Claudine Carter Pereira

Broward County Sheriff’s Office
Advocacy Committee Co-Chair; Sponsorship Committee Chair

Brian Hoey

Brian Hoey

Missouri State Highway Patrol
Member Resource Committee Co-Chair; Nominating & Awards Committee Co-Chair

Kerri Heward

San Bernadino County Sheriff's Department
Ethics & Bylaws Committee Co-Chair

ASCLD Staff

John Byrd

John Byrd

Executive Director
Ex officio to the Board of Directors; Symposium Planning Committee; Finance Committee

Ramona Robertson

Ramona Robertson

Administrative Assistant
Symposium Planning Committee; Membership Committee; and Finance Committee