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The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science

Forensic Science Standards Board

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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.

Members of the FSSB include:

SAC Chairs
Professional Association Representatives (AAFS, AFQAM, AFTE, ASCLD, IAI, NAME, SOFT)
Members at Large
NIST Ex Officio Member

SAC Chairs

Craig Beyler, member of OSAC's Forensic Science Standards Board — Craig Beyler, Chair of OSAC's Scene Examination SAC

Melissa Gische, Chair of OSAC's Physics/Pattern Interpretation SAC — Melissa Gische, Chair of OSAC's Physics/Pattern Interpretation SAC

Marc LeBeau_OSAC FSSB member — Marc LeBeau, Chair of OSAC's Chemistry: Seized Drugs & Toxicology SAC

Lora Sims, FSSB Member, Chair of OSAC's Digital/Multimedia SAC — Lora Sims, Chair of OSAC's Digital/Multimedia SAC

Photo coming soon — Carl Sobieralski, Chair of OSAC's Biology SAC

Chris Taylor, member of OSAC's Forensic Science Standards Board — Chris Taylor, Chair of OSAC's Chemistry: Trace Evidence SAC

Jason Wiersema, Chair of OSAC's Crime Scene/Death Investigation SAC — Jason Wiersema, Ph.D., Chair of OSAC's Medicine SAC

Professional Association Representatives

David Fowler, National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) representative — David Fowler, M.D., National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) representative

Stephen Greene, member of OSAC's Forensic Science Standards Board — Stephen Greene, International Association for Identification (IAI) representative

Sarah Kerrigan, Ph.D., Forensic Science Department Chair, Sam Houston State University — Sarah Kerrigan, Ph.D., Society of Forensic Toxicologists

Christopher Krug, member of OSAC's Forensic Science Standards Board — Christopher Krug, FSSB Executive Secretary, Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers (AFQAM) representative & Quality Task Group liaison

Photo of Jeri Ropero-Miller, OSAC FSSB member, AAFS representative — Jeri Ropero-Miller, American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) representative

Andy Smith, Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE) representative — Andy Smith, Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE) representative

Photo of Ray Wickenheiser — Ray Wickenheiser, FSSB Chair, American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD) representative

Members at Large

Photo of Hal Arkes, OSAC Forensic Science Standards Board member — Hal Arkes, Ohio State University, FSSB liaison to OSAC's Human Factors Task Group

Frederick R. Bieber, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School — Frederick R. Bieber, Ph.D., Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School

William Guthrie, Mathematical Statistician, National Institute of Standards and Technology — William Guthrie, Mathematical Statistician, National Institute of Standards and Technology, FSSB liaison to OSAC's Statistics Task Group

David H. Kaye, Chair of OSAC's Legal Resource Committee — David H. Kaye, FSSB Vice Chair, Pennsylvania State University, FSSB liaison to OSAC's Legal Task Group

Jeff Salyards, Ph.D., MFS, Principal Analyst, Compass Scientific Consulting, LLC — Jeff Salyards, Ph.D., Principal Analyst, Compass Scientific Consulting, LLC

NIST Ex Officio Member

Photo of Karen Reczek — Karen Reczek, NIST Ex Officio

Presentations

OSAC FSSB Overview, International Association for Identification (IAI) Conference, July 30, 2018.
OSAC Affairs Update, International Association for Identification (IAI) Conference, July 30, 2018.

Forensic Science and Law enforcement

Created June 19, 2014, Updated December 21, 2021