Cairenn Binder, MS, AIGG is the Director of the Ramapo College of New Jersey Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center. Cairenn has been at the forefront of IGG since its inception, applying genetic genealogy to identify human remains with the nonprofit organization DNA Doe Project from 2018 through 2023. In 2022, she co-founded Coast to Coast Genetic Genealogy Services to fulfill the need for additional IGG practitioners to generate leads in violent crimes. She began working at Ramapo in October of 2022, helping to launch the IGG center in December 2022. Her casework has been featured on BBC news, ABC, NBC, Fox, Oxygen, and CourtTV, in addition to podcasts and digital media. Cairenn is an Accredited Investigative Genetic Genealogist (IGG) and a member of the Investigative Genetic Genealogy Association (IGGA) as well as an advisory board member of the Investigative Genetic Genealogy Accreditation Board (IGGAB).
