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Board of Directors
Board positions are open for election (typically at the spring seminar) as follows:
Even numbered years: Regional Director North, Recording Secretary, Membership Secretary
Odd numbered years: Regional Director South, Treasurer, Editorial Secretary
Every year: President-Elect
President:
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Mary Hong
Orange County Sheriff-Coroner
320 N Flower St
Santa Ana, CA 92703
(714) 834-4510
FAX (714) 834-4519
mmh@fss.ocgov.com |
Click here for a listing of Past Presidents |
- 3 year term, 1 year as President-Elect, 1 year as President, 1 year as Past-President
- Calls for Transitional Board Meeting immediately following the May Business Meeting
- Presides over business (2x) and board meetings (4x)
- Organizes the board meetings not held in conjunction with a seminar
- Answers all correspondence/inquiries or directs them to the appropriate board member or committee
- Assigns tasks to board members or committees
- Helps establish the board meeting agendas
- Resolves disputes within the organization
- Reads and hands off ethics matters to Ethics Committee Chairperson
- Fills committee assignments
- Passes the coconut and medallion of office to the President-Elect at the banquet.
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Immediate Past President:
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Jennifer Mihalovich
Oakland Police Department
455 7th St, Room 608
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 238-3386
FAX (510) 238-6555
jsmihalovich@oaklandnet.com |
- Last year of 3 year term
- Transfers all files to the President
- Insures an orderly transition to the next President
- Advises the President concerning on-going issues
- Coordinates the “New Member Receptions” at the two semi-annual seminars with the seminar chairperson(s)
- Tracks the W. Jack Cadman award
- Takes over acting President duties in case of the absence of the President and the President Elect.
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President-Elect:
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Adam Dutra
San Diego Police Department
1401 Broadway MS 725
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 531-2577
FAX (619) 531-2520
adutra@pd.sandiego.gov |
- 3 year term, 1 year as President-Elect, 1 year as President, 1 year as Past-President
- Replaces the President if the position is unfilled or the President is absent
- Ex-officio member of the Endowment Committee
- Ex-officio member of the Financial Review Committee
- Responsible for the yearly Salary Survey to be completed for inclusion in the 1st quarter CAC News
- Assumes the Presidency at the May Banquet.
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Recording Secretary:
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Jamie Miller
Orange County Sheriff-Coroner
320 N Flower St
Santa Ana, CA 92703
(714) 834-4510
FAX (714) 834-4519
jem@fss.ocgov.com |
- 2 year term
- Takes the minutes during the Board of Director and Business Meetings
- Maintains a policy file which records all motions passed during the meetings
- Keeps the seal of the Corporation and affixes it to documents as required
- Maintains the file of all official correspondence
- Prepares and sends out announcements of Business Meetings to the Membership thirty days prior to the meeting
- Sends out the announcement of Board of Directors Meetings to board members and committee chairs and assembles the package of reports for the meeting
- Prepares the agenda in conjunction with the President.
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Treasurer:
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Michael Parigian
Ventura County Sheriff
800 S. Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93009
(805) 662-6803
FAX (805) 662-6717
michael.parigian@ventura.org |
- 2 year term
- Receives and safely keeps all funds of the Corporation
- Deposits funds in designated banks
- Supervises and controls the keeping of the books and accounts of the Corporation
- Maintains bank accounts, pays expenses, prepares financial reports, collects dues
- Orders journals
- Prepares CAC budget
- Ex-Officio member of the Endowment, Seminar Planning and Financial Review Committees.
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Editorial Secretary:
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Greg Matheson
Los Angeles Police Department
1800 Paseo Rancho Castilla
Los Angeles, CA 90032
(323) 415-8112
FAX (323) 276-1942
B8927@lapd.lacity.org |
- 2 year term
- Edits and publishes the CAC News quarterly
- Writes an editorial column for the CAC News
- Communicates with the preparer of the CAC News
- Communicates with the Journal of The Forensic Science Society and the Journal of Forensic Sciences (AAFS journal) staff
- Communicates with other forensic associations
- Maintains an official mailing list
- Communicates with the CAC Webmaster
- Chairperson of the Publications Committee
- Appoints a committee for any required technical edits of the CAC News.
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Membership Secretary:
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Patricia A. Huck
LAPD/SID-Serology
1800 Paseo Rancho Castilla
Los Angeles, CA 90032
(323) 415-8815
FAX (323) 276-1945
N3190@lapd.lacity.org |
- 2 year term
- Maintains membership files
- Reviews applicant applications for qualifications and completeness
- Corresponds with applicants to obtain additional information as required
- Corresponds with applicants who have not successfully met the requirements or were not approved by the membership
- Maintains log regarding each applicant to track his/her status
- Prepares membership certificates
- Maintains email correspondence with membership to update them as to meetings and other important information.
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Regional Director North:
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Jeanette Wallin
California DOJ Jan Bashinski DNA Laboratory
1001 W. Cutting Blvd
Richmond, CA 94804
(510) 620-3300
FAX (510) 231-8744
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- 2 year term
- Represents CAC members in the Northern part of the state (Fresno County/San Luis Obispo-Southern Boundary) and northern Nevada and all other states except Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
- Assigns and helps with organizing regional study group/luncheon or dinner meetings
- Appoints study group chairs
- Responsible for the publicity of the meetings.
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Regional Director South:
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Janet Anderson-Seaquist
Ventura County Sheriff
800 S. Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93009
(805) 662-6804
FAX (805) 662-6717
janet.seaquist@ventura.org (Email for names of study group chairpersons). |
- 2 year term
- Represents CAC members in Southern part of the state (Kern County/Santa Barbara-Northern Boundary), Arizona, southern Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas
- Assigns and helps with organizing regional study group/luncheon or dinner meetings
- Appoints study group chairs
- Responsible for the publicity of the meetings.
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