IAI Elected and Appointed Positions
2026-2027 Officers
President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
3rd Vice President
4th Vice President
Chief Operations
Officer
Division
Representative
Sergeant-at-Arms
International
Representative
Legal Counsel
Historian
Director,
Forensic Certification
Management
Board
Editor,
Journal of Forensic Identification (JFI)
Associate Editor,
Journal of Forensic
Identification (JFI)
ID News
Conference Planner
Educational
Program
Coordinator
Exhibit/Sponsor Coordinator
Mary Mattingly
Conference Registrar
2026-2027 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 2028
Board Member
Term Expires 2028
Board Member
Term Expires 2028
Board Member
Term Expires 2027
Board Member
Term Expires 2027
Board Member
Term Expires 2028
Michael Kessler
Board Member
Term Expires 2027
Board Member
Term Expires 2027
Board Member
Term Expires 2027
Board Member
Term Expires 2028
J.P. Rodriguez
Board Member
Term Expires 2027
Board Member
Term Expires 2028
Board Member
Term Expires 2028
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