About Us

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Board of Directors

President – Danielle Hankinson (MAFS)

Vice President – Shawn West  (AAFS, Criminalistics)

Secretary – Jason Linder (ASCLD)

Treasurer – Angelica Noyola (SWAFS)

Peter Diaczuk   (NEAFS)

Stacy Guess   (NWAFS)

Alice Hilker  (CAC)

David Koppenhaver   (At-Large)

Christine Pinto   (At-Large)

Jennifer Remy   (ASTM-E30)

Catherine Savage (MAAFS)

​Erin Tracy   (SAFS)

Rebecca Williams   (At-Large)

VACANT (Public Member)
                                                                                                          

Examination Committee

Chair – Audra Yovanovich 

Vice-Chair – Tanna Brown, Seized Drug Analysis Examination Coordinator

Chance Cline 

Ruth Damaso Neely – Biological Evidence Screening, Forensic DNA Examination Coordinator, and Molecular Biology Examination Coordinator

Amy Duhaime –  Fire Debris Examination Coordinator, Foundational Knowledge Examination Field Testing Coordinator

Esmeraldo Gorecho - Drug Analysis Examination Coordinator

Tammy Jergovich – Paint/Polymer Examination Coordinator

Stephanie Lambert 
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Amy Reynolds – Comprehensive Criminalistics, Hair/Fiber Examination Coordinator        

Marisil Wright-Pennant               

Member Organizations

The ABC is sponsored by various member organizations. Most of these member organizations are regional professional organizations in the United States, but the ABC By-Laws do not restrict membership to these organizations. Potentially, other professional organizations could become members of the ABC.

Member organizations pay yearly dues to the ABC, provide representatives to the Board of Directors and to the Examination Committee, and host certification examinations at their annual or semi-annual seminars.

The most important function of the member organizations is to sponsor peer groups which form the management committees for each of the ABC certification examinations. These management committees are responsible for the development of new tests, and continuing support of existing tests by evaluating test performance, developing new test questions, and, in the case of new examinations, developing job descriptions and KSA's for each test.

The current ABC member organizations are:

• American Academy of Forensic Sciences - Criminalistics Section (AAFS)
  
• ASTM Committee E30 (Forensic Science)
• American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD)
  
• California Association of Criminalists (CAC)
• Mid-Atlantic Association of Forensic Scientists (MAAFS)
  
• Midwestern Association of Forensic Scientists (MAFS)
• Northeastern Association of Forensic Scientists (NEAFS)
• Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists (NWAFS)
• Southern Association of Forensic Scientists (SAFS)
• Southwestern Association of Forensic Scientists (SWAFS)