Speakers

Michelle Madrid

Senior Criminalist and Assistant DNA Technical Leader, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

Michelle Madrid has 22 years of crime laboratory experience, most of which has been in the DNA and Crime Scene units. She is currently serving as the Assistant DNA Technical Leader for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Michelle's areas of interest include researching and validating new methods and technologies.

Pamela Marshall

Director, Duquesne University

Dr. Marshall has extensive graduate and undergraduate teaching experience in the forensic disciplines of serology, DNA, and microscopy. Her research interests include low copy number DNA, human and wildlife DNA identification challenges, nanoparticle technology, pressure cycling technology, and PCR enhancement.

Allison Massari

Allison Massari’s work is a celebration of the power of the human spirit. Her potent message has reached audiences in more than 75 countries and is a testament to hope, indestructible perseverance, and radical compassion. She has been named one of the Top Ten Best Motivational Speakers in North America by Meetings and Conventions Magazine and has forged her path to success with creativity, tenacity, and deep gratitude.

Kayleigh Matook

Assistant DNA Technical Leader. Colorado Bureau of Investigation

Kayleigh has been employed by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation in the Biological Sciences section since 2014. Prior to that, she was a student at the Boston University School of Medicine.

Amy McGuire

Director, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine

Amy McGuire, J.D., Ph.D., is the Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine. She researches ethical and policy issues related to emerging technologies and innovative therapeutics, with a particular focus on genetics and genomics, neuropsychology, and the clinical integration of novel neurological devices.

Wendy McLean

Practitioner-In-Residence FGG Program, University of New Haven | Contract Genealogist, Bode Technology

Wendy McLean is the owner of 23 Pairs Genealogy, LLC and a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists. She began using genetic genealogy to assist adoptees identify their biological parents in 2017 and later applied the same skills to provide investigative leads in UHR and forensic cases as a genealogist with the DNA Doe Project and Cold Case Coalition. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and serves on the Forensic Genealogy SIG board.

Colin McNally

Supervisor of the Forensic Imaging Unit, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

In 2017, Colin McNally became the supervisor of the Forensic Imaging Unit, whose mission is to create digital imaging resources for NCMEC cases, such as age progressions for long term missing children and facial approximations for unidentified deceased children.

Mary Merchan Merchan

Analista de ADN, Fiscalia General de Colombia

Juan Carlos Alvarez Merino

Universidad de Granada

Juan Carlos Alvarez, PhD, is an Associate Professor and the Associate Director of the Genetic Identification Laboratory at the University of Granada in Spain, where he has worked since 1991. He is the coordinator of the identification program for victims of the Spanish Civil War at the region of Andalusia and responsible for the DNA Database.

CeCe Moore

Chief Genetic Genealogist, Parabon

CeCe Moore, Chief Genetic Genealogist at Parabon, is the leading authority on investigative genetic genealogy (IGG), successfully collaborating with hundreds of law enforcement agencies across North America. Her small team boasts the unparalleled track record of 175 successful identifications of violent criminals and unidentified decedents, averaging one solved case per week. CeCe’s cutting edge work has led to the first conviction, the first conviction through jury verdict, and the first exoneration in cases where the suspect was identified through investigative genetic genealogy.

Carlos Morales

Universidad del Norte de Texas, Centro para la Identificación Humana

Britton Morin

Laboratory Director, Union County Prosecutor’s Office Forensic Laboratory

Britton is an experienced DNA analyst and laboratory manager. She is the Laboratory Director at the Union County Prosecutor’s Office Forensic Laboratory, where since 2016 she has supervised Forensic Biology and Controlled Dangerous Substances sections.

Urfan Mukhtar

Supervisor of Forensic Services, DNA Casework Section, New York State Police

During Urfan Mukhtar's career, he was afforded the opportunity to be trained in processing and analyzing kinship, missing persons, human remains, and complex mixture cases. He and a team specializing in kinship cases were tasked with designing, internally validating, and implementing the NYSP Familial Search program in 2018.

Dan Myers

DNA Analyst, New York State Police

As part of his duties as a DNA Analyst he has specialized in kinship analysis, bone/fetal sampling, and familial searching.  In addition, he has been tasked with training NYSP staff in kinship analysis and validation/implementation/improvement of familial searching for the state of New York.