Women At Work / Season II/ Ep. 11/ Forensic Femmes : Office of the Medical Examiner
Channel: SFGovTV
Date: 2019-02-01

Forensic science and investigation are fascinating subjects but they are also interesting careers that are suitable for anyone seeking the truth, as do the four women featured in Women At Work- Forensic Femmes: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Look inside the new state-of-the-art facilities and hear first-hand accounts from some the women who work within its walls.

Medical Examiner Investigator Trish Bubnis began her career as Reserve Police Officer for Suisun City Police Department in November 1999. She was hired as a fulltime officer in January 2001. She participated and joined many different units and positions within the department to include: Field Training Officer, Marine Patrol Unit, Crime Scene Investigator, Major Crimes Detective, Report writing Instructor and Police Academy Liaison. She was promoted to Senior Officer and later Master Officer until she retired October 2007. Following her departure she pursued her Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice Legal Studies at California State University Stanislaus and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration at California State University East Bay. She began working as an Adjunct Professor teaching Criminal Justice Courses at California State University Stanislaus, Turlock and Los Medanos Community Colleges. She also works part time as a personal trainer as she loves fitness and promotes living a healthy lifestyle. Trish Bubnis joined the San Francisco Medical Examiner’s Office in January 2018 as an Investigator II. 
 
Assistant Medical Examiner Dr. Ellen Moffatt is an forensic pathologist working in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, San Francisco.  She is a licensed physician in the state of California.  Her pathology residency was completed at the University of California, San Francisco.  Dr. Moffatt took her board certifications by the American Board of Pathology.  Her board certifications include Anatomic and Clinical Pathology as well as Forensic Pathology.  
 
Medical Examiner Clerk Rikki Moore is a San Francisco native, and single mother of one. She started her career with the City and County of San Francisco in 2012, working as a Public Service Trainee for the County Adult Assistance Program, from there she moved on to work for a non-profit organization RAMS, where she was an Administrative Assistant, as well as Case Worker serving the same community, helping people overcome barriers and facilitating work groups. Miss Moore then become a Medical Records Clerk for County Adult Assisted Program. She then want to further challenge herself in the IT world, where she began working in the IT Call Center for SFMTA.  From MTA she received notice regarding a new opening for a Medical Examiner Clerk working with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the rest is history!
 
Toxicology Supervisor Sue Pearring currently oversees work completed in the Forensic Laboratory Division of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, San Francisco. She has previously served the Los Angeles County Department of the Medical Examiner-Coroner and the Santa Clara County Crime Laboratory as a criminalist and toxicologist. She actively participates in NIST’s Organization of Scientific Area Committee, the Society of Forensic Toxicologists and invests in local communities through Career Day activities and other engagements. She obtained a BS in Biochemistry from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a MS in Pharmacy, Forensic Drug Chemistry, from University of Florida. She is certified as a Diplomate in Forensic Toxicology by the America Board of Forensic Toxicologists (D-ABFT-FT). 


Executive Producer: Jack Chin 
Production Supervisor: Derek Fernandez 
Operations Supervisor: Thomas Loftus
Series Creator: Joshua Alexander 
Series and Segment Producer: Aracelli Frias 
Editor and Graphics: Aracelli Frias
Segment Sound: Aracelli Frias 
Photographer: Michael Baltazar
Photographer: Christopher Manners
Photographer: Leonardo De Asis, Jr.
Photographer: Jennifer Low
Production Assistant: Maya Hernandez
Production Assistant: Matthew Ignao

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