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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 its aims are 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

Robin Ragsdale, Chair of OSAC's Biology/DNA SAC — Robin Ragsdale, Ph.D., 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

Richard Vorder Bruegge, Chair of OSAC's Digital/Multimedia SAC — Richard Vorder Bruegge, Ph.D., Chair of OSAC's Digital/Multimedia 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

FSSB member, Laurel Farrell — Laurel Farrell, FSSB Chair, Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) representative

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

Christopher Krug, member of OSAC's Forensic Science Standards Board — Christopher Krug, Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers (AFQAM) representative

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

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

Members at Large

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, Chair of OSAC's Statistics Task Group

David H. Kaye, Chair of OSAC's Legal Resource Committee — David H. Kaye, FSSB Executive Secretary, Chair of 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

William C. Thompson, Ph.D., Chair of OSAC's Human Factors Committee — William C. Thompson, Ph.D., Chair of OSAC's Human Factors Task Group

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 July 8, 2021