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Virginia Department of Forensic Science

Forensic Science Board

Board Members  |  Statutes Related to Board  |  Meeting Minutes  |  Upcoming Meetings

Board Members

  • Steven D. Benjamin – Term: ending 6/30/2013
    Criminal Defense Attorney having special knowledge in the area of forensic sciences
  • Leah Bush, M.D. – Term: period in office or employment
    Chief Medical Examiner
  • Jami St. Clair – Term: ending 6/30/14
    Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee
  • Garth L. Wheeler – Term: period in office or employment
    Director of the Department of Criminal Justice Services
  • Alan Katz (Designee of Attorney General Cuccinelli) – Term: period in office or employment
    Attorney General of Virginia or Designee
  • Colonel W. Steven Flaherty – Term: period in office or employment
    Superintendent of the State Police
  • Jo Ann Given – Term: ending 6/30/2014
    Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee
  • Karl R. Hade – Term: period in office or employment
    Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia
  • Kristen J. Howard (Designee of Chairman Bell) – Term: period in office or employment
    Chair of the Virginia State Crime Commission or Designee
  • The Honorable Rick Morris (Designee of Chairman Albo) – Term: period in office or employment
    Chairman of the House Committee for Courts of Justice or Designee
  • Sheriff A. A. Lippa, Jr. – Term: ending 6/30/2013
    Member of Law Enforcement
  • The Honorable Ryan T. McDougle (Designee of Chairman Norment) -- Term: period in office or employment
    Chairman of the Senate Committee for Courts of Justice or Designee
  • The Honorable Raymond F. Morrogh (Vice-Chair) – Term: ending 6/30/2013
    Member of the Virginia Commonwealth’s Attorneys Association
  • Caroline D. Juran (Chair) – Term: period in office or employment
    Executive Director of the Virginia Board of Pharmacy
  • Vacant Position -- Due to dissolution of Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine

Statutes Related to Board

Meeting Minutes

Meeting minutes are posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall website.

Upcoming Meetings

Upcoming meetings are posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall website.