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Forensic Science Standards Board

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. 

Members of the FSSB Include:

SAC Chairs

Photo of Elissia Conlon, OSAC FSSB member
Elissia Conlon, Chair of OSAC's Medicine SAC
Michael Kessler, Chair of OSAC's Scene Examination SAC
Michael Kessler, Chair of OSAC's Scene Examination 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
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Carl Sobieralski, Chair of OSAC's Biology SAC
Henry Swofford, Chair of OSAC's Physics/Pattern Interpretation SAC
Henry Swofford, Chair of OSAC's Physics/Pattern Interpretation SAC ​​​​​​
 
 
Chris Taylor, OSAC FSSB member
Chris Taylor, Chair of OSAC's Chemistry: Trace Evidence SAC
 
 

Professional Association Representatives

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Sally Aiken, National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) representative
Jeffrey Gurvis, IAI Representative
Jeffrey Gurvis, International Association of Identification (IAI) representative
Sarah Kerrigan, Ph.D., Forensic Science Department Chair, Sam Houston State University
Sarah Kerrigan, Ph.D., Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) representative
Jeffrey Nye, FSSB Executive Secretary
Jeffrey Nye, FSSB Executive Secretary, American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD) representative
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Jeri Ropero-Miller, American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) representative
Andrew Smith, FSSB Chair
Andrew Smith, FSSB Chair, Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE) representative
Sara Walker, FSSB Vice Chair
Sara Walker, FSSB Vice Chair, Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers (AFQAM) representative
 
 

Members at Large

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Pate Skene, University of Colorado, FSSB liaison to OSAC's Human Factors Task Group
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Frederick R. Bieber, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School

Frederick R. Bieber, Ph.D., Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
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Lynn Garcia, Texas Forensic Science Commission, FSSB liaison to OSAC's Legal Task Group
 
David H. Kaye, Chair of OSAC's Legal Resource Committee
David H. Kaye, Pennsylvania State University
William Guthrie, Mathematical Statistician, National Institute of Standards and Technology
William Guthrie, National Institute of Standards and Technology, FSSB liaison to OSAC's Statistics Task Group

NIST Ex Officio Member

Marcela Najarro
Marcela Najarro, 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.
Created June 19, 2014, Updated January 4, 2024