The American Academy of Forensic Sciences is governed by an 18 member Board of Directors. Seven of the members are Officers of the Academy: President, President-Elect, two Vice Presidents, Immediate Past President, Secretary, and Treasurer.
The remaining eleven members of the Board are elected by their respective sections for a period of three years on a staggered basis according to a rotational plan established by the Board (AAFS Bylaws, Article IV, Section 2a).
* Indicates Member of the Executive Committee
** Alternate Member-at-Large
2016-17 Officers
President
John E. Gerns, MFS *
Quellenstrasse 17
Enkenbach‑Alsenborn, Rheinland Pfalz 67677
GERMANY
+49‑6303‑870‑988
gernsj@t‑online.de
Vice President
Jeri D. Ropero‑Miller, PhD
RTI International
3040 Cornwallis Road
PO Box 12194, Bldg 7, Rm 211
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
(919) 485‑5685
jerimiller@rti.org
Secretary
Susan M. Ballou, MS *
NIST
Special Programs Office
100 Bureau Drive, MS 8102
Gaithersburg, MD 20899‑8102
(301) 975-8750
susan.ballou@nist.gov
Past President
Victor W. Weedn, MD, JD
George Washington University
2100 Foxhall Road, NW
Somers Hall, Lower Level, L‑12
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 242‑5758
vweedn@gwu.edu
President-Elect
Betty Layne DesPortes, JD, MS *
Benjamin & DesPortes, PC
PO Box 2464
Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 788-4444
presidentelectaafs@gmail.com
Vice President
John L. Young, MD
Yale University
203 Maple Street
New Haven, CT 06511‑4048
(203) 623‑5623
John.young@yale.edu
Treasurer
Zeno J. Geradts, PhD *
Netherlands Forensic Institute
Laan van Ypenburg 6
Den Haag 2497 GB
NETHERLANDS
+31‑70‑888‑6413
geradts@uva.nl
2016-17 Directors
Anthropology
Laura C. Fulginiti, PhD *
Forensic Science Center
701 W Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 506‑3322
drfulgi@cox.net
Term: 2/14-2/17
Criminalistics
C. Ken Williams, MS, JD
NJSP Office of Forensic Sciences
Central Regional Laboratory
1200 Negron Drive
Hamilton, NJ 08691
(609) 584‑5054
lppwillc@gw.njsp.org
Term: 2/15-2/18
Digital & Multimedia Sciences
Douglas S. Lacey, BS
BEK TEK LLC
9 Kingsland Drive, Ste 111
Stafford, VA 22556‑1353
(540) 602‑2706
doug@bektekllc.com
Term: 2/16-2/19
Engineering Sciences
Laura L. Liptai, PhD
BioMedical Forensics HQ CA/FL
1660 School Street, #103
Moraga, CA 94556
(925) 376‑1240 CA office
liptai@biomedicalforensics.com
Term: 2/14-2/17
General
Julie A. Howe, MBA
Saint Louis University
Franklin, Jefferson & St Charles M.E. Offices
College of Health Sciences, 3084
St. Louis, MO 63104‑1028
(314) 977‑8707
howej@slu.edu
Term: 2/14-2/17
Jurisprudence
Paul Messner, JD
980 Dry Ridge Mt. Zion Road
Dry Ridge, KY 41035‑7672
(859) 903‑9368
firecycle@twc.com
Term: 2/16-2/19
Odontology
John P. Kenney, DDS, MS **
101 S Washington Street
Park Ridge, IL 60068‑4290
(847) 698-2088
frnscdds@aol.com
Term: 2/13-2/19
Pathology/Biology
Andrew M. Baker, MD *
Hennepin County ME
530 Chicago Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55415
(612) 215‑6312
andrew.baker@hennepin.us
Term: 2/16-2/19
Psychiatry & Behavioral Science
Christopher R. Thompson, MD
10850 Wilshire Boulevard, Ste 850
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 470‑7064
chthompson@mednet.ucla.edu
Term: 2/15-2/18
Questioned Documents
Carl R. McClary, BA
2600 Century Parkway, Ste 410
Atlanta, GA 30345
(404) 315‑4606
carl.mcclary@atf.gov
Term: 2/15-2/18
Toxicology
Ruth E. Winecker, PhD
OCME
3025 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699‑3025
(919) 743‑9025
ruth.winecker@dhhs.nc.gov
Term: 2/14-2/17