2016 Pacific Northwest IAI 52nd Annual Educational

Conference

June 7-10, 2016

Tulalip Resort & Casino Tulalip, WA

Registration fees (see registration form in this packet)

Full week: Members $300

Non-members $400

Students $150

Single day: Members $125

Non-members $165

Students $62.50

Scholarship opportunities

Scholarships may be available for those needing financial assistance to attend the conference. See the division

website for details. The deadline to apply is March 20.

Location and directions

The Tulalip Resort and Casino is located just north of

Marysville, Washington, approximately 30 miles north of

Seattle.

From either north or south on I-5, take exit 200 and

head west on 88th Street NE.

Turn right at 34th Avenue NE and Quil Ceda

Boulevard to the hotel.

Room rates

Room rates for the conference are $149 per night plus tax.

For reservations please call 360-716-7162 or 1-800-716-

7162 and state that you are with the PNWD-IAI. Conference

attendees can also stay the weekend before and/or after

the conference for a special rate of $179. Reservations

must be made by May 15 to receive the group rate.

Certification testing

If you are awaiting approval for certification testing in your field

and wish to take the test at the conference, check the appropriate box on the registration form and return it by March

31 so that we can arrange for a proctor for your test. Testing is scheduled for Thursday, June 9. If you are unsure if your

application will be approved before the conference, please check with your certification committee.

2016 PNWD-IAI Conference Agenda

(Schedule subject to change)

Tuesday, June 7

General Session (8:00-5:00)

Opening ceremonies

Christopher Monfort Murder Trial – Jeff Baird and John Castleton Brady Issues – Dan Clark Snohomish County Property Crimes Task Force – James Maples

Travis Alexander Homicide (Jodi Arias defendant) – Heather Conner

President’s Social (6:00-8:00)

Wednesday and Thursday, June 8/9—Workshops

(Workshops are organized into four tracks, but participants may choose to attend any workshop.)

Latent Print Track: Wed Challenging Substrate and Matrix Processing Techniques – Lynne Dean and Mark Roberts

Approaches to Conflict Resolution in Latent Print Identification – Heather Conner Paradigm Shift: Changing Philosophies – Michele Triplett Vacuum Metal Deposition – Scott Verbonus and Brian Orr

Thur Lighting for Latent Print Photography – Jesus Valenzuela and Chris Mobley Specifying the Strength of Conclusions without Mathematical Models – Michele Triplett Latent Print Photo Workshop – Jesus Valenzuela & Chris Mobley (CLASS FULL)

Tenprint/Biometric Track: Wed Tenprint Testimony Workshop – Rachel Peterson Tenprint Topics Roundtable – Alan Christensen

Regional AFIS, Livescan and Mobile ID Technology – Judy Cordova Traumatic Stress – Kim Anderson and Tim Wear Identifying the Dead from the Oso Landslide – Jane Jorgenson

Thur Certification testing – offered for those seeking IAI Tenprint Certification Facial Recognition Globally and Locally – Steve Johnson

Advanced Crime Scene Track: Wed Crime Scene Management: From Large to Small – Brian Stampfl

Crime Scene Certification Q&A – Don Ledbetter (Ab)Using HemoSpat for Shooting Incident Reconstruction – Andy Maloney Forensic Evidence from Less Lethal Weapons – Rick Wyant TASER Evidence Workshop – Rick Wyant Burial Recovery Lecture – Lisa Haakenstad and Melissa Whipple

Thur HemoSpat Automated Bloodstain Pattern Analysis – Andy Maloney Explosive Detection K9s in Crime Scene Search – Craig Williams and Cheryl Bishop Burial Recovery Field Exercise – Lisa Haakenstad and Melissa Whipple

Basic Forensics Track: Wed Trace Evidence Workshop – David Northrop

DNA Collection Workshop – Mariah Low Basic Latent Print Processing Workshop – Scott Verbonus Basic Crime Scene Photography – Kris Kern

Thur Documenting and Collecting Firearms at Crime Scenes – Brian Smelser Identifying Firearms and ATF's eTrace System – Instructor TBA IBIS / NIBIN – Jennifer Tardiff and Levi DesRosiers

Thursday, June 9

General Business Meeting (4:00-5:00)

Election of officers and discussion/voting on important matters. All members are encouraged to attend.

Banquet (6:00-8:00) Friday, June 10

General Session (8:00-12:00)

Keynote Presentation: Forensic Science and Wrongful Convictions: Lessons Learned from DNA Exonerations Jacqueline McMurtrie, Innocence Project NW

Validation of Two Fluorescent Cyanoacrylates – Theresa Wood OSAC and Legislative Update – Steve Johnson (IAI Past President)

Board of Directors Meeting – for continuing and incoming Board members

Lecture/workshop summaries and speaker biographies are forthcoming. Please check

our web site for updates: www.pnwdiai.org.

Presentation Summaries

Basic Crime Scene Photography – Kris Kern

The workshop will cover recommended equipment, basic shooting techniques, tips and tricks, and a general workflow. The

goal is to provide attendees with a better understanding of what images should be collected and how to capture the images

effectively.

Basic Latent Print Processing – Scott Hanna

This workshop is designed as a basic “patrol level forensics” workshop for those who want to better hone their skills in the

recovery of latent prints in the field.

Burial Recovery Lecture – Lisa Kaakenstad, CSCSA, and Melissa Whipple

This will be a brief introductory overview of the field exercise scheduled for Thursday, June 9th. We will address

appropriate attire, what to bring with you, and a snapshot of the burial recovery process.

Burial Recovery Workshop – Lisa Kaakenstad, CSCSA, and Melissa Whipple

Target Audience: Law Enforcement, Crime Scene Investigators, Forensic Anthropologists, Students, Emergency

Responders or Search & Rescue Operators.

What you will learn:

How to locate a clandestine gravesite

How to determine the extent of the grave

Proper Excavation Techniques

Sifting for Small items

Diagramming

Identification & Collection of Evidence.

Students should be prepared for outside work – rain or shine. Water, work gloves, sunscreen and bug spray are all

suggested items to bring.

PLEASE bring a change of footwear with you to class. Lunch is provided inside the conference area and we ask that you

change shoes to prevent tracking mud or dirt into the venue.

Challenging Substrate/Matrix Processing Techniques – Lynne Dean and Mark Roberts

We will be utilizing techniques to obtain latents that are dried on, made in grease, soot, as well as latents that are wet.

There will be hands-on exercises that demonstrate some of the principles involved and some of the development

techniques available. Weather permitting, some hands-on exercises will be outside.

The class is intended to be intermediate; however, attendees of all experience levels are welcome and should benefit. The

class is not intended to be a basic crime scene class but will focus on specific techniques applicable to latents that are dried

on, heated, sooted, grease latents and wetted latent prints.

Some aspects of the workshop will be held outside, weather permitting. Dress for a callout as some processes are dirty.

Christopher Monfort Homicide Trial – Jeff Baird and John Castleton

On October 31, 2009, Seattle Police Officer Timothy Brenton was shot and killed as he sat in his patrol vehicle discussing a

traffic stop with his student, Officer Britt Sweeney. The assailant pulled up next to the officers and fired multiple .223 rifle

rounds into the patrol car, instantly killing Officer Brenton. Officer Sweeney managed to escape serious injury. Nine days

prior to this attack, several SPD patrol vehicles were firebombed as they sat at the City of Seattle Charles Street

Maintenance Facility. The assailant in that attack left behind several fliers announcing his displeasure with police and his

intention to continue his assault on the police. At the time of Officer Brenton’s murder, it was unclear whether these two

incidents were connected. Then, on November 6, 2009, police, while following up on a tip, encountered Christopher

Monfort, who ran from the police and attempted to shoot SPD Sgt. Gary Nelson at point blank range. The officers fired

back at Monfort, hitting him twice and incapacitating him. Monfort was eventually charged for all of the above acts.

Mr. Monfort’s attorneys eventually elected to pursue a defense of insanity. But evidence of his guilt – evidence of

identification – was so overwhelming that they had no other choice. A wide variety of identification evidence, assiduously

developed by first responders, investigators, and forensic scientists, established that Monfort was, without question, the

person who shot Officer Timothy Brenton to death on October 31, 2009 and committed the violent crimes that preceded

and followed it. This evidence of identification includes:

Analysis of surveillance video

Retrieval, review and enhancement of in-car video

DNA analysis

Forensic computer examination

Firearms examination

Tool mark examination

Questioned document examination

Chemical Analysis

Crime Scene Management From Large to Small – Brian Stampfl

Lieutenant Stampfl will provide “lessons learned” from both working and supervising hundreds of major crime scenes.

Facial Recognition – Britt Toalson

This lecture aims to provide a broad overview of the Facial Recognition industry and the Regional Booking Photo

Comparison System (RBPCS) used in Washington State.

This program will cover a brief history and development of Facial Recognition, then discuss the RBPCS, usage, and

current progress toward standardization and expansion of the system. We will also be discussing broader issues such as

privacy and the CSI effect.

Forensic Science and Wrongful Convictions: Lessons Learned from DNA Exonerations – Jacqueline

McMurtrie

Professor McMurtrie has written extensively on the problems and perils of forensic science, including “Swirls and Whorls:

Litigating Post-Conviction Claims of Fingerprint Misidentification after the NAS Report” published in the Utah Law

Review. She will review the work of the Innocence Project Northwest, and lessons learned from litigating a number of

high-profile appeals.

Innocence Project Northwest (IPNW), the only resource of its kind in Washington State, was founded in 1997 at the

University of Washington Law School to free innocent prisoners, remedy causes of wrongful conviction, and offer law

students an outstanding education. To date, IPNW has exonerated 14 people who collectively served over 100 years in

prison for crimes they did not commit; successfully advocated for Washington laws to compensate the wrongly convicted

and preserve biological evidence; and educated over 160 law students in its client and legislative advocacy clinics.

The Future of Facial Identification – Steven L. Johnson

With the increasing demand for forensic level facial recognition and identification support pursuant to criminal and

intelligence driven investigations, there is a growing need for specialized training that meets that demand from the public

and private sector. The IAI created a sub-committee for Facial Identification as part of a larger Science and Practices

Committee that represents 18 different elements of biometric and forensic practices. Additionally, Mr. Johnson’s company

was instrumental in creating a facial identification training program designed for the forensic applications of facial

recognition and comparison. This presentation will address the historical aspects of the IAI’s involvement, the future of

the discipline with the association and development of training programs to serve non-U.S. government and commercial

entities interesting in facial recognition and identification.

Identifying the Dead From The Oso Slide – Jane Jorgensen

On Saturday, March 22, 2014, a major landslide occurred four miles east of Oso, Washington, when an unstable hill

collapsed, sending mud and debris across the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River. The slide engulfed a rural

neighborhood, covering an area of approximately one square mile. Forty-three people were killed. The last victim was

recovered from “the pile” on July 22nd, four months after the date of the slide.

The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office was tasked with identifying the victims. Multiple agencies were brought

in to assist: National Guard troops, Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office detectives, volunteer dentists and more.

Attendees will learn the value of using a multi-agency, multi-discipline approach to identifying the victims of a mass

casualty incident.

Intro to Latent Print Processing with Vacuum Metal Deposition (VMD) and Superglue Vacuum – Scott

Verbonus and Brian Orr

This course will provide participants with instruction on the techniques and methodologies of processing physical

fingerprint evidence with Vacuum Metal Deposition (VMD) and Superglue Vacuum. Course instruction is through lecture

and practical laboratory instruction.

Latent Print Photography Essentials – Section 1 (Lecture) – Jesus Valenzuela

Latent Print Photography Essentials – Section 2 (Workshop) – Jesus Valenzuela & Christopher Mobley

The course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of latent print photography using a digital camera

to maximize depth of field, obtain proper exposure (ISO, f/stop, shutter speed), use specialized lighting techniques, lens

selection, alternate light source, filtration, and the use of remote capture software.

Students must attend both Section 1 (lecture) and Section 2 (workshop) to receive credit for the course. Attendance at both

Sections is limited to 12 students.

It is highly encouraged, but not required, for students bring a digital SLR, a normal zoom lens, and a macro lens. If a

student plans to bring his/her equipment then I would ask that they provide us with the make/model prior to the start of

the conference. We will be using remote capture software and I want to be able to load the software on a laptop

beforehand.

Mobile ID – Judy Cordova

The handheld fingerprint capture device allows an officer to search two fingerprints against multiple databases and

receive search results within minutes. This tool allows the officer to quickly confirm a person’s identity in the field and

make critical decisions, such as whether to detain or release the subject. It is much easier to use than a live scan and

promotes public safety by increasing the amount of time the officer is on the street.

Program Timeline and Statistics:

(Under Project Program Manager Patty Klopp)

2013: completed a successful Mobile ID pilot project. It involved testing and utilizing 15 handheld devices for 30

officers/deputies, which eventually resulted in more than 800 identifications.

October 2014: a 60-day acceptance test period was successfully completed which involved 13 agencies, 32 devices,

and resulted in 556 submissions.

During 2015, with 200 devices distributed and over 850 officers/deputies trained, a total of 5,926 searches were

submitted.

The King County Regional AFIS Mobile ID Program includes search capability with the King County AFIS, the Western

Identification Network (WIN), and the federal Repository for Individuals of Special Concern (RISC).

The Paradigm Shift: Changing Philosophies – Michele Triplett

Forensics is in the midst of a paradigm shift. Old philosophies gave good conclusions, but not good enough. Errors for

fingerprint conclusions were infrequent but could have been prevented. Newer philosophies are emerging to make

conclusions stronger, more accurate, and more scientific. This presentation will discuss the flaws in old-school

philosophies of fingerprint comparisons, and changes being made to improve conclusions.

Property Crimes Task Force – Sgt. James Maples

Sgt. Maples will present the formation, objectives, and mission of the unit, lessons learned in the first year, and an

overview of some of the cases investigated, with an emphasis on the application of forensics to solving property crimes.

San Bernardino Attack – Lessons Learned – Jarrod Burguan

On December 2, 2015, San Bernardino was the site of a mass shooting that was classified as a terrorist act. The crime

garnered worldwide media interest as it was determined to be the largest terrorist-inspired act on United States soil since

the attacks of September 11, 2001. Fourteen people were killed and 22 were wounded. Within hours, members of the San

Bernardino Police Department located the attackers and the world watched as local law enforcement engaged the

attackers in a gun battle that wounded two officers and killed both suspects. Chief Burguan has been recognized for his

leadership in that incident and for his ability to communicate information to the public in the many press conferences

associated with the investigation and local response.

Specifying the Strength of Conclusions – Michele Triplett

Attempts to articulate the strength of fingerprint conclusions have persisted for decades (e.g., counting points, SWGFAST

sufficiency graph, statistical modeling, etc.). This presentation will review several past methods for determining the

strength of conclusions, discuss their limitations, and present an alternative approach that is both easy and effective.

Tenprint Testimony Workshop – Rachel Peterson

The Tenprint Testimony Workshop will be utilizing lecture, discussions, and exercises as we explore various topics on how

to prepare for testifying in court, organizing a CV, establishing a list of qualifying questions, creating a courtroom

presentation, and tips for trying to calm your nerves from the moment you receive the subpoena to when you are

dismissed as a witness.

Tenprint Topics Roundtable – Alan Christensen

If you work in tenprint identification, this is your forum to get to know your colleagues from other agencies and discuss

issues of importance to you. I have a few topics in mind—career opportunities, training needs, the state of forensic science

as it affects the tenprint community (is there a tenprint community?)—but participants will set the agenda.

Traumatic Stress – Kim Anderson and Steve Redmond

What is normal? Am I going crazy? I can’t stop thinking about that last crime scene callout. I can’t get that smell out of my

head, it’s like a bad movie that keeps playing in my head, I can’t fall asleep and I’m having weird dreams. This

presentation will give an overview on what is a critical incident stress, normal reactions, abnormal reactions, signs and

symptoms of stress, stress management, and how to access resources and assistance if needed.

The Travis Alexander Homicide – Heather L. Conner, CLPE, CCSI

Jodi Arias was convicted in 2013 of the first-degree murder of Travis Alexander. The investigation and subsequent trial

received extensive media coverage, including a made-for-TV movie.

In June of 2008, Alexander was found deceased in his shower stall. A camera found in the washing machine, a palm print

on the bathroom wall, and hair from the bathroom tied Arias to the scene. Arias’ account of her actions changed several

times, ending in a self-defense claim. Case photographs, interviews of Arias, and trial testimony will be reviewed.

Understanding Brady – Daniel J. Clark

Brady v. Maryland was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the prosecution withheld certain evidence

from the criminal defendant. The defendant challenged his conviction, arguing it had been contrary to the Due Process

Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Supreme Court held that withholding

exculpatory evidence violates due process "where the evidence is material either to guilt or to punishment." Dan Clark’s

presentation helps explain what Brady actually means to a forensic professional testifying in court and how the

Prosecutor’s Office maintains the “Brady List.” Anyone who routinely testifies in criminal court, from patrol officer to

detective to lab scientist, needs to understand the impact of Brady and the related Washington State court rulings.

Update on the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) – Steven L. Johnson

Since its inception in the summer of 2014, OSAC has been very progressive in the development of new, and improvement

on existing, standards and guidelines for the forensic sciences. Part of the process involves the creation of or adherence to

a Standards Development protocol wherein all current and newly created standards must be vetted by the forensic

community to ensure consistency, validity and viability before being approved for dissemination. Mr. Johnson will review

the organizational structure of the OSAC, provide a “status report” of accomplishments to date and give a summary of the

anticipated “way ahead” to include pending legislation that may impact future forensic science support.

Validation of Two Fluorescent Cyanoacrylates – Theresa Wood

Fluorescent cyanoacrylates are a newer option for processing for latent prints. This presentation will describe the WSP’s

validation of Lumicyano and PolyCyano UV. The presentation will go over the pros and cons of both products noted

during the validation and give attendees an insight into these new products and how they might be used in casework.

What If I Don't Agree? Conflict Resolution in Latent Print Analysis – Heather L. Conner, CLPE, CCSI

Do examiners disagree? What do examiners do when there are disagreements? Disagreements over conclusions may lead

to conflict between examiners. Procedures adopted by two Arizona agencies for conflict resolution will be addressed.

Discussion of the pros and cons of these procedures will be held.

Actual latent prints that have resulted in disagreement or have gone through the conflict resolution process will be

presented.

Speaker Biographies

Kim Anderson has been a police officer with the Seattle Police Department for 21 years and has held assignments in

patrol, background investigations, audit, accreditation, policy, and peer support. Kim is currently assigned as one of the

peer support coordinators for the SPD Peer Support CISM Team. She has received extensive training in critical incident

stress management for first responders, suicide prevention, strategic response to crisis, as well as overall mental health

wellness. In her tenure she has assisted first responders and civilian employees following officer involved shootings,

traumatic deaths, police suicides, employee terminations, personal crisis, and family support.

Kim was tasked to deploy to the SR 530 Oso mudslide along with other colleagues from the Seattle Police, Seattle Fire and

US Coastguard CISM Teams to coordinate and provide support to the teams in the field in the search and recovery efforts.

Kim and CISM Team Seattle (SPD, SFD, USCG) are called upon frequently in the Pacific Northwest to provide mutual aid

support and guidance to other CISM Teams following tragic events. In her personal life Kim comes from a large family of

first responders of both police and fire and is aware of the unique challenges that this can present. Kim is also a breast

cancer survivor and is very involved in education, fundraising, and support for other cancer survivors. Kim enjoys

spending time with her husband Shane, who is also in law enforcement, and keeping up with her busy teenagers Gaby and

Gunnar.

Jeff Baird is a Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in the Most Dangerous Offender Project (MDOP) unit of the King

County Prosecutor’s Office. Jeff founded the MDOP unit over 20 years ago and has served as its supervising attorney for

most of that time. For over 20 years, Jeff has prosecuted some of the most high profile murders in King County’s history,

including Gary Ridgeway (the Green River Killer).

Chief Jarrod Burguan has been with the San Bernardino Police Department since January 1992 and has been serving

as the City’s Police Chief since December 2013. Throughout his career and rising through the ranks he has worked in,

supervised, or managed units in every division of the Department.

Chief Burguan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Master’s Degree in Management from the University of

Redlands. He is a graduate of the POST California Command College and the Senior Management Institute for Police held

at Boston University through the Police Executive Research Forum. Chief Burguan is the current president of the San

Bernardino County Police Chiefs’ and Sheriff’s Association. He is also a member of the California Police Officers

Association, the California Police Chief’s Association, International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Police

Executive Research Forum.

John Castleton is a Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in the Most Dangerous Offender Project (MDOP) unit of the

King County Prosecutor’s Office. John has been prosecuting homicides exclusively for over eight years and has been with

the Prosecutor’s Office for over 16 years.

Alan Christensen is a Tenprint Examiner with the King County Sheriff’s Office, where he has worked since 1986. He is a

Certified Tenprint Examiner and has taught classes in Fingerprint Classification and Tenprint Certification Preparation at

previous PNWDIAI conferences.

Dan Clark is the Assistant Chief of the Criminal Division in the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. Dan works at

the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent as the Managing Attorney. Dan has been with the Prosecutor's Office since

1995 and has served as a trial attorney on all types of cases—from murders to misdemeanors and everything in between.

He spent over three years on the Felony Appellate Unit and argued a number of cases before the Washington State

Supreme Court and the Washington State Court of Appeals. Dan was also the Chair of the Narcotics Unit before his

current assignment. Dan received his BA from Tufts University and his JD from UCLA Law School.

Heather Conner is a Forensic Latent Print Examiner III with the Mesa Police Department Forensic Services and the

Technical Leader of the Latent Print Unit. She is a certified latent print examiner and an IAI Certified Crime Scene

Investigator. Heather has been with the Mesa Police Department since 2004, holding the positions of Crime Scene

Technician and Forensic Services Laboratory Technician prior to joining the Latent Print Unit in 2005. She is a member of

the IAI and serves as the Secretary for the Arizona Identification Council. Heather received a Bachelor of Science in

Anthropology and Journalism from the University of La Verne and an Associate of Science in Forensic Technology from

Grossmont College.

Judy Cordova is an Educator Consultant and a Regional Trainer for the King County Regional AFIS Program in

Washington State. King County AFIS is a levy-funded, countywide program that provides the staff and technology to

support criminal fingerprint identification services for all 39 cities and unincorporated areas.

With 20 years of experience in the fingerprint identification field, she is responsible for the development, coordination,

presentation and training in regards to fingerprint identification, related technology, and other services provided by the

Regional AFIS Program.

In addition to her normal work duties, Ms. Cordova helped organize the Annual Violent Crime Investigations Regional

Training Conference for six consecutive years. She also taught Basic Fingerprinting for three years at the Washington

State Criminal Justice Training Commission and continues to educate officers on Livescan and Mobile ID technology.

Lynne Dean has been a Latent Fingerprint Examiner with the King County Sheriff’s Office, Latent Print Unit, King

County Regional AFIS, for 29 years. She has processed crime scenes for over 33 years. Lynne is also an adjunct instructor

for a community college, in the State of Washington, for a Science of Fingerprints class.

Lisa Haakenstad is a 22-year veteran of the Seattle Police Department. She has been assigned as a detective to the

Crime Scene Investigations Unit since 2005. Her primary duties involve processing major crime scenes within Seattle,

including Homicides, Assaults, Robberies, Sexual Assaults and Officer Involved Shootings.

Lisa is a graduate of the National Forensic Academy and is certified as a Senior Crime Scene Analyst for the IAI. She was

the lead CSI detective for the school shooting at Seattle Pacific University, and played a large part in the investigation of

the murder of Seattle Police Officer Timothy Brenton by Christopher Monfort.

Scott Hanna is a Forensic Scientist with the Oregon State Police. He brings a wealth of practical experience to the art

and science of latent print processing.

Jane Jorgensen has been a police officer with the Redmond Police Department, an Investigator for the King County

Medical Examiner’s Office, and for the last five years has been an Investigator with the Snohomish County Medical

Examiner’s Office. She is currently the Lead Medical Investigator and had a major role in the Oso Slide response. Ms.

Jorgensen has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and Chemistry.

Steven L. Johnson is currently Board of Directors Chair and Past President of the International Association for

Identification (IAI), the oldest and largest forensic science practitioner organization in the world. Although most of its

7500 members are located in North America, the IAI represents practitioners from 67 different countries over a broad

range of disciplines including latent print examination, crime scene investigation, bloodstain pattern analysis,

footwear/tire track examination, forensic photography, facial identification and many others. We are also a primary

certification body for eight different disciplines with over 2600 practitioners certified across an accredited spectrum. Mr.

Johnson served as a sworn police officer for a mid-sized, metropolitan law enforcement agency and held positions in the

Patrol and Criminal Investigation Division before retiring as the Identification Bureau Supervisor in 2005. After a short

tour as a Criminalist with the Iowa State Crime Laboratory, Mr. Johnson went on to serve as a contract forensics specialist

for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), supporting missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, East Africa and the United States.

He currently serves a contract Program Manager in support of the DoD and is a member of the Organization of Scientific

Area Committees, Forensic Science Standards Board.

Kris Kern is the WSP Crime Scene Response Team (CSRT) Manager. He began his career as a Trace Evidence scientist

with the Cuyahoga County Coroner’s Office Forensic Lab in Cleveland, OH, and he joined the WSP Seattle Crime Lab as a

CSRT scientist in 2010. As a CSRT primary investigator he has examined and reconstructed dozens of crime scenes.

Sgt. James Maples has been in law enforcement for more than 25 years, including participation in the Snohomish

Multi-Agency Response Team (SMART). He is currently assigned to the North Snohomish County Property Crimes Unit.

This multi-agency cooperative was initially formed as a 1-year project, but has been renewed after meeting with great

success.

Jacqueline McMurtrie is a Professor at University of Washington School of Law. In 1997, she founded the Innocence

Project Northwest–the nation’s third innocence organization–and served as Director until 2015. Prof. McMurtrie is a

founding member of the Innocence Network, serves on its Executive Board, and co-chairs the Committee on Amicus

Policies. Her scholarship focusing on the topic of wrongful conviction has been cited by numerous state supreme, state

appellate, and federal circuit courts. Prof. McMurtrie obtained her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of

Michigan.

Brian Orr is the Operations Manager at GoEvidence Forensic Laboratories, LLC. He has more than 27 years of

experience as a Latent Print Examiner, Forensic Photographer, and Laboratory Technician. Brian has been involved with

the Vacuum Metal Deposition process since 2009. He is currently a member of the IAI Provisional Latent Print

Processing Subcommittee.

Rachel Peterson has been a Tenprint Examiner for King County Regional AFIS for almost eight years, certified for the

last four. Prior to working for KCRA, she spent a year and a half working as a legal assistant for public defense

associations. She graduated from Green River Community College with an AA, an AAS in forensic technology, and a

fingerprint technology certificate before transferring to Eastern Washington University and finishing with a B.A. in

criminal justice, minors in government and psychology.

Steve Redmond is one of the founding members/volunteers of Code 4 Northwest. Code 4 Northwest is an RCW-

protected free crisis line/referral service for all Northwest first responders, EMS, corrections, family members, and

civilian support staff. Prior to the creation of Code 4 Northwest, Steve was one of the initial volunteers of Safecallnow,

where he remained for over 4 years. Steve and the other founding members of Code 4 Northwest are dedicated to giving

Washington State’s first responders, their families, and the civilian support staff the personal attention and service they

deserve.

Steve started his law enforcement career as a Spokane Police Reserve in 1989. In 1992, he was hired by Seattle PD as a

full-time sworn officer. During his career with Seattle, he has worked as a patrol officer, mountain bike officer, field-

training officer, DUI officer, traffic officer, motorcycle officer and is currently assigned as the department’s safety officer.

During his time with Safecallnow and now with Code 4 Northwest, Steve has had opportunity to present at many first

responder conferences, as well as police and fire departments around the region. Steve’s presentation offers his unique

perspective on SURVIVING THE JOB, surviving personal crisis, and surviving family crisis. This perspective is based on

his personal journey through the disease of alcoholism and the chaos it causes, as well as his experience in helping over

3000 first responders, EMS, civilian employees and families deal with their own personal crisis such as addiction,

secondary trauma, PTSD, depression, stress and more.

Mark Roberts CLPE has been a Certified Latent Print Examiner with the King County Sheriff’s Office, Latent Print

Unit, King County Regional AFIS, for 8 years. He has a keen interest in the application of latent print field work to difficult

environments, as is the case with fire scenes.

Lieutenant Brian Stampfl is a former detective and sergeant in the Seattle Police Department’s Crime Scene

Investigations (CSI) Unit. The CSI Unit is dedicated exclusively to the investigation of Major Crimes, which include

homicides, officer-involved shootings, gang violence, sexual assaults, robberies, domestic violence and crimes with

complex crime scenes.

Brian is a graduate of the National Forensic Academy and is an IAI Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst. He is an adjunct

faculty member of Seattle University, where he teaches a course in Crime Scene Investigation, and is a member of Seattle

University’s Criminal Justice Program Advisory Board.

Lt. Stampfl began his law enforcement career in 1991, serving in Southern California with the San Bernardino Police

Department. In 1995, he was hired by the Seattle Police Department, where, as an officer, he has held positions in Patrol,

as a Field Training Officer, and as an instructor and tactical officer with the Seattle-King County Joint Police Academy. As

a detective, he has worked in the Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit and was one of the founding members of Seattle’s

CSI Unit in 2004. Lieutenant Stampfl is currently assigned to SPD’s Office of Professional Accountability.

Britt Toalson has served as a Senior Photographer for the Seattle Police Department for the last 22 years. Britt is an IAI

Certified Forensic Photographer and teaches numerous classes to the SPD and governmental agencies around the nation.

He was a member of SWGIT for seven years. Currently he works on the Facial Recognition program at SPD, and is the

RBPCS Co-Administrator He is an associate member of the IAI Provisional Facial Identification subcommittee and serves

as the NIST-OSAC Facial Identification subcommittee Vice-Chair.

Michele Triplett is the Forensic Operation Manager for the King County Regional AFIS Program in Seattle, WA. She is a

Certified Latent Print Examiner and holds a BS in Mathematics and Statistical Analysis. She has been employed in the

friction ridge identification discipline since 1991 and is actively involved with several organizations, committees, and

educational events.

Jesus R. Valenzuela is a video specialist with the Seattle Police Department. From 2005 to 2010 he was employed by

the Tucson Police Department as a crime scene specialist responsible for processing and photographing crime scenes. In

2010, Jesus deployed to Afghanistan as a forensic photographer and was assigned to the Joint Expeditionary Forensic

Facility 5 laboratory. His duties included the photography of latent prints and documentation of evidence. During his

deployment he trained a group of Afghan counterparts from the Ministry of Interior in crime scene and latent print

photography. In 2011, he joined the Seattle Police Department as a Senior Photographer directly supporting the Latent

Print Unit. He is assigned to the Forensics & Digital Imaging Section and is currently focused on the recovery and

processing of video evidence and involved with the testing and evaluating body-worn cameras for the department. Mr.

Valenzuela holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Photography from Northern Arizona University. He is certified as a

Forensic Photographer through the IAI, and as a Forensic Video Technician through the Law Enforcement & Emergency

Services Video Association. He is an active member of the Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence.

Scott Verbonus is an IAI Certified Latent Print Examiner. He has been a Latent Print Examiner since 2001 and started

his career in fingerprint work in 1987 with North American Morpho Systems. He is the co-owner of GoEvidence Forensic

Laboratories, LLC and was introduced to Vacuum Metal Deposition in 2010.

Melissa Whipple has been a Commissioned Officer in Washington since 2004 and a Detective for the Seattle Police

Department Crime Scene Investigations Unit since 2015. Her primary duties involve processing major crime scenes within

Seattle, including Homicides, Assaults, Robberies, Sexual Assaults and Officer Involved Shootings.

She received her Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology in 2003 and a Professional Certificate in Forensics in 2011 from the

University of Washington. She completed the Buried Human Remains Recovery course held by the Seattle Police

Department in 2008. She attended the National Forensic Academy and completed Surface Scatter Recovery and Buried

Human Remains Recovery at the University of Tennessee’s Anthropological Research Facility (“The Body Farm”) in 2015.

Theresa Wood is a Forensic Scientist in the Latent Print Section of the Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory

Division. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Eastern Washington University and her Master of Science in

Forensic Science from California State University, Fresno. She is a member of the International Association for

Identification and a current member and Treasurer of the Pacific Northwest Division of the IAI.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST DIVISION

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR IDENTIFICATION 2016 EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE, JUNE 7-10, TULALIP, WA

Full registration Includes Tuesday– Friday attendance including workshops, all lunches,

President’s Social, and Banquet Dinner.

Registration: MEMBER NON-MEMBER FULL-TIME STUDENT & BOD

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SPECIAL MEAL REQUIREMENTS:

Daily registration includes workshops and lunch for one day. PER FULL DAY: MEMBERS ………… $125.00

Lunch is provided Tuesday – Thursday. NON-MEMBERS … $165.00 STUDENTS … $62.50

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TUESDAY GENERAL SESSION

Opening Ceremonies, Hosted by Tulalip Tribal Police Department

Christopher Monfort Murder Trial – Baird/Castleton

Brady Issues – Clark North Snohomish County Property Crimes Task Force – Maples

Travis Alexander Homicide (Jodi Arias) - Conner

WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Lunch provided on workshop days Breakout sessions will follow in four tracks: Advanced Crime Scene, Basic Forensics, Biometrics (including

Tenprint), and Latent Prints. Participants may choose to attend any workshops, and room assignments will be available at the conference.

SELECT BREAKOUT SESSIONS – Wednesday, June 8

8:00 – 9:50 a.m. ☐ Challenging Substrate & Matrix Processing Techniques Dean/Roberts

☐ Tenprint Testimony Workshop Peterson

☐ Crime Scene Management, Large to Small Stampfl

☐ Trace Evidence Collection Northrop

10:10-11:00 a.m. ☐ Tenprint Topics Roundtable Christensen

☐ Crime Scene Certification Q&A Ledbetter

10:10-12:00 p.m. ☐ Approaches to Conflict Resolution Conner

☐ DNA Collection Low

11:00-12:00 p.m. ☐ Mobile ID Cordova

☐ (Ab)Using HemoSpat for Shooting Reconstruction Maloney

1:00-2:50 p.m. ☐ Paradigm Shift in Latent Prints Triplett

☐ Traumatic Stress Anderson/Wear

☐ Forensic Evidence from Less Lethal Weapons Wyant

3:10-5:00 p.m. ☐ Vacuum Metal Deposition Verbonus/Orr

☐ Identifying Deceased in Oso Mudslide Jorgenson

☐ Basic Crime Scene Photography Kern

3:10-4:00 p.m. ☐ Taser Evidence Workshop Wyant

4:15-5:15 p.m. ☐ Burial Recovery Lecture Haakenstad

SELECT BREAKOUT SESSIONS – Thursday, June 9

8:00 – 9:50 a.m. ☐ Lighting for Latent Print Photography Valenzuela/Mobley

☐ Documenting and Collecting Firearms Smelser

8:00 – 12:00 p.m. ☐ HemoSpat Automated Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Maloney

8:00 – 3:30 p.m. ☐ Burial Recovery Field Exercise Haakenstad

10:00-12:00 p.m. ☐ Specifying Strength of Latent Print Conclusions Triplett

☐ Identifying Firearms & ATF’s eTrace Pine

1:00-3:00 p.m. ☐ Latent Print Photography (CLASS FULL) Valenzuela/Mobley

☐ Facial Recognition Globally and Locally Johnson

☐ Explosive Detection K9s at Crime Scenes Williams/Bishop

☐ IBIS/NIBIN Tardiff

THURSDAY CERTIFICATION TESTING

If you would like to test for a discipline other than those listed below, please note which discipline so

arrangements for a proctor can be made in advance.

Tenprint Certification 7:30 – 12:30………….………….. ☐

Latent Print Certification 8:00 – 5:00…………..………...☐

Crime Scene Certification 8:00 – 2:00……………..……..☐

FRIDAY GENERAL SESSION

Keynote Presentation: Forensic Science and Wrongful Convictions:

Lessons Learned from DNA Exonerations

Innocence Project NW

Fluorescent Cyanoacrylate Validation – Wood OSAC Updates - Johnson

*Presentations and workshops are subject to change – If this occurs, you will be notified.