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The Forensic Science Standards Board (FSSB) serves as OSAC's governing board and aims to:
Facilitate the promulgation of standards that will support the development of quality benchmarks and enhance consistency across the forensic science community.
Discuss and address issues related to the OSAC standards development process.
Coordinate the activities of OSAC's Scientific Area Committees (SACs), subcommittees, and interdisciplinary committees.
FSSB Meetings:
The FSSB meets each virtually each month and in-person each quarter (in the spring, summer, fall, and winter). Beginning in March 2023, the FSSB will have a public session available during their quarterly meetings to provide stakeholders with an opportunity to share feedback with the FSSB related to agenda items or matters with the FSSB's authority. The FSSB will consider all feedback from the public, and remarks can be made by the submitter or by the OSAC Program Office on behalf of the submitter. Visit the FSSB Meetings page to see the agendas and calls for public feedback for upcoming FSSB meetings.
Chris Taylor, Chair of OSAC's Chemistry: Trace Evidence SAC
Professional Association Representatives
Sally Aiken, National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) representative
Stephen Greene, International Association for Identification (IAI) representative
Sarah Kerrigan, Ph.D., FSSB Executive Secretary, Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) representative
Christopher Krug, FSSB Vice Chair, Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers (AFQAM) representative & FSSB liaison to OSAC's Quality Task Group
Jeri Ropero-Miller, American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) representative
Andy Smith, Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE) representative
Ray Wickenheiser, FSSB Chair, American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD) representative
Members at Large
Hal Arkes, Ohio State University, FSSB liaison to OSAC's Human Factors Task Group