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SWAFS Committees

Admissions
Stacey Winkler – Chair
stacey.winkler@dps.arkansas.gov
Arkansas State Crime Laboratory

Blake Kinder
Quinton Bryant
Mariah Carson
Charlette Parnell

Audit
Brook Knapp – Chair
brook.knapp@mt.gov
Montana Department of Justice – Forensic Science Division

Jenifer Rumppe
Cloressa Guidry
Pamela Thorman

Constitution / By-Laws
Blake Kinder – Chair
blake.a.kinder@wvsp.gov
West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory
Historical
Kay McClain – Chair
kay.mcclain@ifs.hctx.net
Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences
Meeting Advisory
Quinton Bryant – Chair
Quinton.Bryant@dps.arkansas.gov
Arkansas State Crime Laboratory
Membership
Terra Lucas – Chair
Terra.Lucas@dps.arkansas.gov
Arkansas State Crime Laboratory

Lauren McDonald
Denise Williams

Nominating
Leslie Tschoepe – Chair
LJTschoepe@tarrantcountytx.gov
Tarrant County Medical Examiners’ Office

Brittany Koon

Peer Review
Erica Saldivar – Chair
erica.saldivar@dps.texas.gov
Texas Department of Public Safety

Alejandrina Mendoza

Professional Conduct
Brandon Conrad – Chair
brandon.conrad@dps.texas.gov
Texas Department of Public Safety

Sharla Hanke
Starla Copeland
Haleigh Balser
Chris Boydstun
Cynthia Zaragosa

Scholarship
Melissa N. Rodriguez – Chair
MNRodriguez@tarrantcountytx.gov
Tarrant County Medical Examiners’ Office

Maegan Huerta
Brittany Crawford
Starla Copeland

Website
Patrick Tynan – Chair
webmaster@swafs.us
Houston Forensic Science Center

Mariah Carson
Brady Lusk

SWAFS Representatives
AAFS
Mariah Carson
Houston Forensic Science Center

SWGDRUG
David Huang
United States Postal Inspection Service Forensic Laboratory Services