IAI Elected and Appointed Positions
2025-2026 Officers

President
1st Vice President

2nd Vice President

3rd Vice President
4th Vice President

Chief Operations
Officer

Division
Representative
Sergeant-at-Arms

Acting International
Representative
Legal Counsel

Historian
Editor,
Journal of Forensic
Identification (JFI)
Associate Editor,
Journal of Forensic
Identification (JFI)

Editor,
Identification News

Educational
Program
Coordinator

Director,
Forensic Certification
Management
Board

Conference Planner
Exhibit/Sponsor Coordinator
2025-2026 Board of Directors
The IAI Board of Directors consists of thirteen (13) elected members, the current IAI President, and a Chairperson (the immediate past IAI President) for a total of fifteen (15) members. These 15 members are entitled to vote on business properly brought before the Board of Directors.
In addition to the fifteen (15) members of the Board of Directors, the Chief Operations Officer of the IAI serves as the official Recording Secretary for the Board of Directors.
All members of the Board of Directors and the Recording Secretary must be members in good standing of this Association.

Board Chair
Past President

Board Member
Term Expires 2026
Board Member
Term Expires 2026
Board Member
Term Expires 2026
Board Member
Term Expires 2027

Board Member
Term Expires 2027
Michael Kessler
Board Member
Term Expires 2027
Board Member
Term Expires 2026
Board Member
Term Expires 2027
Board Member
Term Expires 2027
Board Member
Term Expires 2026
J.P. Rodriguez
Board Member
Term Expires 2027

Board Member
Term Expires 2026

Board Member
Term Expires 2026
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