Dr. Midori Albert teaches the Buried Body Recovery course. She also co-teaches the Flies Foliage and Features course. She is a forensic anthropologist and associate professor of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She is also a forensic anthropology consultant who has worked with numerous law enforcement agencies including the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of North Carolina and the Naval Criminal Investigative Services at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, N.C.

Dr. Jason Byrd co-teaches the Flies, Foliage and Features course. Dr. Byrd is a board certified forensic entomologist, a diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Entomology and a qualified expert witness in forensic entomology. Dr. Byrd is director of operations and chief investigator for the Office of the Medical Examiner for Volusia County (Daytona Beach), Florida. He is also a guest lecturer for the National Training Academy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a consultant to the Behavioral Science Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Florida, a faculty member of the Virginia Institute of Forensic Science and Medicine and a founding member of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He is the author or co-author of six books on forensic entomology.

Ross M. Gardner teaches Bloodstain Pattern Analysis. He is co-author of the text Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, With an Introduction to Crime Scene Reconstruction, 2nd Edition and author of Practical Crime Scene Processing and Investigation. He is certified by the International Association for Identification (IAI) as a Senior Crime Scene Analyst. Gardner holds a Master’s degree in Computer and Information Systems Management from Webster University, a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Wayland Baptist University and an Associate’s degree in Police Science from Central Texas College. He is a former President of the Rocky Mountain Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts (RMABPA) as well as the Association for Crime Scene Reconstruction (ACSR) and has serviced as Chairman of the Education Committee for the International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts (IABPA). He is a current member of the FBI Scientific Workgroup on Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (SWGSTAIN).

Dr. David Hall co-teaches the Flies, Foliage and Features course. Dr. Hall is a forensic botanist, private consultant and former botany professor at the University of Florida, Gainesville.

Calvin Jackson, MFS, is AAAF’s instructor of General Forensics. Jackson teaches the Basic Crime Scene Academy, Chemical Detection of Blood, and the Forensic Death Investigation courses. Jackson has more than 20 years experience in the field of forensic science as a forensic investigator, consultant and instructor. He has been a forensic science instructor at CPCC for eight years. Jackson is a retired United States Air Force officer who served as the Air Force’s regional forensics consultant for the Pacific Northwest as well as chief of forensic sciences for Northern and Southern Europe. While in Europe, Jackson also was a forensics consultant to New Scotland Yard and a visiting instructor at Oxfordshire Police Training Center, Oxford, England. He has also served as chief of Disaster Preparedness for the Air Force and as a special agent for the Air Force Office of Special Investigation. Jackson is currently a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and was recognized as one of the top professors at CPCC when he was selected as the college’s first Ed O’Herron Fellow.

Lisa Mayhew teaches the Medicolegal Death Investigation course. She is a child death scene investigator and trainer with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for North Carolina. Mayhew provides assistance and consultation statewide for law enforcement agencies on child death cases and develops and implements statewide training programs on child death investigation techniques to agencies involved in these cases.

Greg Rodgers co-teaches Basic Crime Scene Academy. Rodgers is an attorney and senior agency legal specialist at the North Carolina Justice Academy where he specializes in criminal law and procedure, search and seizure, use of force, law enforcement risk management, police canine issues and a number of other criminal law issues. Rodgers received his Juris Doctor degree from Campbell University School of Law and is a member of the NC State Bar, NC Police Attorneys’ Association and NC Sheriffs’ Association.

Sergeant Ken Schul teaches the Evidence and Property Room Management workshop. He is crime scene manager for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department supervising one of the largest crime scene divisions in the U.S. He also supervises the department’s forensic photo lab, one of the few totally digital-capable departments in the nation for crime scene photos. He is a member of the International Association for Identification (IAI).

Christopher Scott teaches Forensic Latent Fingerprint Development. He is currently manager of the forensics division for the Aiken County, SC, Sheriff’s Office and a former instructor with the State Law Enforcement Division of South Carolina.

Dr. Jeffrey Tomberlin teaches the Medicolegal Death Investigation course. Dr. Tomberlin is a board-eligible forensic entomologist who is an assistant professor and extension specialist with the Department of Entomology at Texas A&M University.

Instructor for Shooting Reconstruction and Advanced Shooting Reconstruction,
Don Mikko- USArmy Crime Lab, Chief, Firearms Branch, AFTE Certified, 4930 N. 31st Street, Forest Park, GA 30297-5205

C. Jason Guffey has 10 years of experience as a Crime Scene Investigator and over 20 years Professional Photography experience. He served with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Union County Sheriff’s Office, & Stanly County Sheriff’s Office. He was responsible for documenting, collecting and preserving physical evidence at various crimes scenes such as homicides, suicides, robberies, sexual assaults, child abuse and assault with deadly weapons. He has also performed, blood detection, shooting reconstruction and fingerprint development and processing on the various scenes. Jason has provided expert witness testimony in criminal and federal court proceedings. Jason is an active member of the International Association for Identification (IAI) and The North Carolina Chapter (NCIAI). He’s currently on the sub-committee board for Forensic Imaging (IAI) and the Fuji Talent Team for Law Enforcement Training-Forensic Team. Jason Guffey teaches the Forensic Photography and the Advanced Crime Scene Photography workshops.