A Newly Formed SAC

(formerly part of Crime Scene/ Death Investigation)

September 2021 Update

Craig Beyler, SAC Chair

Michael Kessler, SAC Vice Chair
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C. Stephen DeFrance

Paola Prada-Tiedemann

Philip Crombie, Jr.

Subcommittee Chairs

New Leadership
Crime Scene Investigation & Reconstruction

Tony Becker, Forensic Training Group, LLC

Richard Phillip Carter, Jr., U.S. Postal Inspection Service

Karen Green, Green Forensics Inc.

Jason Keller, Naval Criminal Investigative Service 

Matthew Noedel, Noedel Scientific

Clint Norris, State of New Mexico

Jane Northrop, Rhode Island State Police (Quality Task 

Group member)

Kevin Parmelee, Somerset County Prosecutor's Office (NJ)

Christine Pinto, Los Angeles County Sheriff Department

Ronald Reinstein, Arizona Supreme Court (Legal TG member)

Ryan Rezzelle, Leica Geosystems

Kimberley Shapiro, San Bernardino County Sheriff's - Scientific 

Investigations Division

Michele Smith, Louisiana State Police Crime Laboratory

Martha Smith-Blackmore, DVM, Forensic Veterinary Investigations, LLC

Barbara Spellman, Univ. of Virginia (Human Factors TG member)

Troy E. Wilson, Texas Department of Public Safety

Neil Zielinski, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

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Officers

C. Stephen DeFrance, Subcommittee Chair, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Jeffery Tomberlin, Subcommittee Vice Chair, Texas A&M University (NEW)

Kimberlee Sue Moran, Subcommittee Executive Secretary, Rutgers University – Camden

Members
Crime Scene Investigation Accomplishments

• OSAC Proposed Standards on Registry:

-OSAC 2021-N-0015, Guiding Principles for Scene Investigation and 

Reconstruction (moved to ASB)

-OSAC 2021-N-0016, Standard for Initial Response at Scenes by Law 

Enforcement (moved to ASB)

• Subcommittee Proposed Standards for FSSB Action:

-Standard Methods for Documentation and Processing of Shooting 

Scenes

-Standard Practice for the On-scene Collection and Preservation of 

Physical Evidence

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Crime Scene Investigation Accomplishments(2)

• Documents in subcommittee review:

-Standards for DNA-based taxonomic identification in forensic 

entomology

-Standard for the Clinical Veterinary Forensic Examination of the 

Suspected Abused Animal

• Many other documents are under development (see website)

• Forensic Nursing Task Group -> Subcommittee under Medicolegal 

SAC

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Crime Scene Investigation Priorities

Standards:

• Continue development of base of practice documents

• After base of practice documents, move into more specific methods

• Continue document collaboration with other subcommittees with shared 

interests/interfaces

Non-standards:

• Continue working with others generally, e.g. development of an app with 

Trace Evidence

• Outreach to enhance standards development and implementation

• Process mapping exercise to begin in FY 2022

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Fire and Explosion Investigation

Jason Bond, Indiana State Police Laboratory Division (Quality Task Group member)

Brittany Brown, Lovington Fire Department

Chris Connealy, Williamson County (TX)

Dan Gottuk, Jensen Hughes

Andrew Jurs, Drake University School of Law (Legal Task Group member)

Rick Lempert, University of Michigan (emeritus) (Human Factors Task Group member)

John Lentini, Scientific Fire Analysis, LLC

James Panos, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Randy Watson, SEA, Ltd.

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Officers

Philip Crombie, Jr., Subcommittee Chair, Travelers Insurance

David Sheppard, Subcommittee Vice Chair, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Members
Fire & Explosion Investigation Accomplishments

• Strengthening Fire and Explosion Investigation in the United States: 

A Strategic Vision for Moving Forward, Technical Guidance 

Document 0005 July 2021

• NFPA 1321, Fire Investigation Unit Standard is moving to the public 

input stage at NFPA, final publication is expected in 1-2 years.

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Fire & Explosion Investigation Priorities

Standards:

• Completing publication of the Fire Investigation Unit (FIU) Standard 

standard by NFPA and adding the standard to the OSAC registry. 

• Moving the new editions of NFPA 921-2021 and NFPA 1033-2022 to the 

OSAC Registry.

Non-standards:

• Publicity and advocacy for the Strategic Vision Document and its 

recommendations

• Template SOP development is underway to support the use of the FIU 

Standard and associated quality system as the basis for FIU accreditation.

• Process mapping is underway

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Dogs and Sensors

Deborah Davis, University of Nevada, Reno (Human Factors Task Group member)

Kenneth Furton, Florida International University

Fred Helfers, FH Consulting

Julia Leighton, Self-employed (Legal Task Group member)

Melanie McMillin, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (Quality Task 

Group member)

Herbert Nakamura, Hawaii K-9 Koncepts

Cindy Otto, University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine

John Pearce

Mark Rispoli, Self-employed

Craig Schultz, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Paul Waggoner, Auburn University 10

Officers

Paola Prada-Tiedemann, Subcommittee Chair, Texas Tech University

Sara Suzanne Perry, SC Vice Chair, Sumner County Tennessee Emergency Management Agency

Members
Dogs and Sensors Accomplishments

• OSAC Registry: ASB Technical Report 025, Crime Scene/Death 

Investigation - Dogs and Sensors - Terms and Definitions, First 

Edition, 2017

• General Guidelines for Training, Certification, and Documentation of 

Canine Detection Disciplines (ASB Standard 088) published 

• Four documents approved at SDO and awaiting publication

• Five documents at SDO and under development

• 28 documents planned and in development

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Dogs and Sensors Priorities

Subcommittee Level Standards:

• Disaster Live Human and Human Remains Detection Dogs Programs

• Human remains standards (water and land)

Non-standards:

• Develop task group for canine detection of COVID-19

• Facilitating networking opportunities between groups to encourage 

collaboration on interdisciplinary documents.

• Development of a “practical field guide”, simple pamphlets with essential 

points of canine training/certification. 

• Promote standards implementation and outreach within canine 

community

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