Mission:
The mission of the Public Entity Investigative Genetic Genealogist Subcommittee is to promote robust, reliable, and ethical practice of Investigative Genetic Genealogy in the public sector in collaboration with subject matter experts across various fields including but not limited to forensic science, law, traditional genealogy, law enforcement, and bioethics.
Objective:
The subcommittee will promote recommended guidelines through publications by:
Establishing a working group for public entity investigative genetic genealogists
Recommending preferred qualifications for hiring in-house public entity investigative genetic genealogists
Developing model training plans and programs for in-house public entity investigative genetic genealogists
Creating recommendations for analyzing genetic genealogy data and working in direct-to-consumer genealogy databases
Setting quality guidelines for case records, documentation, record retention, reporting, and reviews of work products
Promoting continuous education for public entity investigative genetic genealogists
Members:
Center for Human Identification, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (Wendy McLean—Subcommittee Chair)
Idaho State Police Forensic Services (Cathryn Fahey--Subcommittee Vice Chair)
Florida, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (Stacey Baker--Subcommittee Vice Chair)
BODE Technology (Allison Ryall)
Colorado Bureau of Investigation (Melissa Kraker)
Compass IGG (Rhonda Kevorkian)
Idaho State Police Forensic Services (Daren Boyd)
Indiana State Police (Bradley Marchant)
Resolve Forensics (Andrea McCarthy)
Massachusetts State Police (Sidney Collins)
New Jersey, Union County Prosecutors Office Forensic Laboratory (Dana Philipps)
Pennsylvania State Police, Criminal Investigation Assessment/Missing Persons Unit (Jeffrey Baney)
Publications: