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BOD Advisors

Board of Director Advisors are listed alphabetically by last name.







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Richard E. Kipper Professional Biography

Kipper holds a master's in business administration from California State University, Long Beach, and a bachelor's of science from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Mr. Kipper joined the Alzheimer's Association's national board in 1996. From 1998 to 2001, he chaired the national board's Development Committee. In 1999, he was elected vice-chair of the board, a position he held through 2001. Kipper has also served on the board's Diversity and Inclusion, Finance and Chapter committees.

From 1991 and until his retirement in 1998, Kipper was co-owner, president and CEO of Major Legal Services, a multimillion-dollar document acquisition, process serve and court reporting service company headquartered in San Francisco.

Prior to that, Kipper spent nearly 25 years with AFSA Data Corporation, a student loan servicing company he co-founded in 1967. Initially serving as executive vice president for marketing and operations, Kipper went on to become president and CEO in 1970, continuing in top executive positions after the company was acquired by First Chicago Corporation in 1973. Kipper eventually bought back the company in 1980 and by 1986, established AFSA as the nation's largest company of its kind, with 500 employees and annual revenues in excess of $30 million.

When Fleet Financial Group acquired AFSA in 1986, Kipper went on to serve as chairman of the board and chief executive officer until December 1990. At Kipper's retirement in 1990, the company employed more than 1,000 people and had annual revenues that exceeded $65 million.

In addition to his chairmanship of the Alzheimer's Association's national board, Kipper is involved with a number of small business ventures and charities.

Board of Director Advisors

Board Member: Chris Buttner
Affiliation: Australian Federal Police
Biography: Chris Buttner setup the Sydney office of Australian Federal Police Computer Forensic Team in 1990. Since that time he has been active in the computer forensic discipline. In 1999 he was elected to the Board of IOCE (International Organization on Computer Evidence) and presently acts as chairman and is due to retire. From 2003 to 2005 he was responsible for national training and involved in development of procedures manual and computer forensic research and development.

Board Member: Daniel Dickerman
Affiliation: IRS Criminal Investigation
Biography: Mr. Dickerman was trained by the U.S. Treasury Computer Forensic Training Program in 1998 as a Seized Computer Evidence Recovery Specialist (SCERS). Throughout his career as a SCERS, Dan has had extensive training in digital evidence recovery, networks, computer security, intrusion investigations, and many other areas.

From 2000 through 2002, Dan was assigned as the lead IRS instructor for the U.S. Treasury Computer Forensic Training Program (TCFTP) at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), where he developed several of the forensic analysis procedures now used by SCERS from IRS, Secret Service, ICE (formerly Customs), and ATF. Dan continues to develop most of the advanced training provided by the TCFTP and has trained hundreds of Federal, State and Local law enforcement officers in basic and advanced computer forensics. He currently serves as the Technical Advisor to the Director of the IRS-CI Electronic Crimes Program in Washington, DC. As the lead technical investigator for the IRS-CI Electronic Crimes Program, his responsibilities also include providing support to other SCERS in the field, conducting research and keeping the Director up-to-date on technological advances and issues that affect computer forensics, developing computer forensic training and acting as a consultant on cases involving complex computer systems.

Board Member: Greg Dominguez
Affiliation: Forensic Computers
Biography: Mr. Dominguez is the Director of Forensic Computers. He is a retired US Air Force Office of Special Investigations Computer Crime Investigator. As an Air Force Special Agent he was the first Chief of the Air Force Computer Forensic Lab which later became the Department of Defense Computer Forensics Lab (DCFL). Since retiring in October 1997, he has held positions at Trident Data Systems; at Ernst & Young LLP as the Director of the National Computer Forensics Lab; and at Fiderus, Inc. as the Director of Computer Forensics. In these positions he has worked computer crime cases involving multi-million dollar fraud, computer intrusions, child exploitation, and matters involving national security. In his current position at Forensic Computers he manages the day to day operations including the manufacture of forensic systems. He continues to develop and teach classes in computer forensics. He is also responsible for developing and testing new forensic acquisition and analysis systems.

Board Member: Derrick Donnelly
Affiliation: BlackBag Technologies
Biography: Derrick Donnelly currently serves as the CTO of BlackBag Technologies, a leading provider of multi- platform forensic software and hardware solutions. Prior to BlackBag, he spent several years leading the IT Security Department at Apple Computer where he architected and deployed secure computer/network solutions and oversaw all technical investigations and forensic analysis. Focusing on protecting Apple's intellectual property, he played key roles in securely implementing iTunes, .Mac and the Apple online stores.

Before joining Apple, he served as a federal law enforcement officer for the Competition Bureau (Industry Canada) in Ottawa, Canada managing the computer forensics group, and lecturing at the Canadian Police College. He also worked closely with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police where he assisted on examinations of computers involved in many forms of crimes. Considered one of the foremost experts in Macintosh forensic analysis, he developed and delivered the first course at the Canadian Police College dedicated to Macintosh forensics. He has been a regular instructor for the FBI Computer Analysis and Response Team (CART) for the past eight years and has taught numerous other international, federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. He was also asked to participate in the first working groups on computer forensic training and cross border search and seizures at the United States Department of Justice. He attended St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, Canada where he studied Information Systems.

Board Member: James Doyle
Affiliation: Guidance Software, Inc.
Biography: James Doyle is a retired twenty-one year veteran of the NYPD and retired as an Executive Officer of the NYPD Computer Investigations and Technology Unit. From September of 2002 until September 2003, he was the President of Internet Crimes, Inc., a Madison, Connecticut based firm that specializes in the training of investigators in the realm of computer related crime, established a computer forensic lab, and continues to contribute in this field. In October of 2003, Jim established First Group Associates in New York City, a company specializing in electronic data recovery and investigative analysis. In November of 2003, Jim accepted the position of Director, Professional Services Division for Guidance Software's New York Office.

He has lectured extensively and has provided training in the area of computer crime to various law enforcement, and corporate entities. He has testified before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security regarding Identity Theft over the Internet. He has a BA from Fordham University and was trained at FLETC (Federal Law Enforcement Training Center) ,The Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, SEARCH Organization and The National White Collar Crime Center. In 2002, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the HTCIA at its International Convention. He is a member of the Technical Working Group on the Investigation of High Tech Crime. He has received 24 citations from the department for exemplary police duty.

Board Member: Craig G Earnshaw
Affiliation: Lee & Allen Forensic Computing Services
Biography: Craig Earnshaw is the Head of the Forensic Computing Services group at Lee & Allen Consulting, now part of CRA International, and is primarily based out of the company’s London office. He has worked in the forensic computing and electronic discovery field for the last eight years, initially setting up the Lee & Allen Forensic Computing Services group, and subsequently heading up the global electronic evidence capability within CRA International where he is responsible for all of the casework, staff management, and practice development projects undertaken by his group. He also speaks and writes regularly on the subject of forensic computing, electronic discovery, and electronic evidence.

The assignments on which Craig has worked over the years have been based in numerous legal jurisdictions around the globe, including North and South America, Europe and the Far East. He has experience of giving expert evidence in the High Court in London and within the United States.

Craig also regularly advises clients on the implementation and development of case strategies, data collection and processing methodologies, and review and analysis technologies, in relation to the international investigation and electronic discovery matters that his practice undertakes.

Board Member: William L. Farwell
Affiliation: Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP
Biography: William L. Farwell is the National Practice Leader for Computer Forensic Services for Deloitte and also leads the Analytic & Forensic Technology Practice in the Boston office. He has approximately 27 years investigative experience, 18 years obtained directly from federal and state law enforcement entities and 16 years specialized in financial investigations and computer forensics. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner and a seized computer evidence recovery specialist (SCERS) trained by the U.S. Treasury Department. He has served as an expert for numerous law enforcement agencies and corporate entities as well as the U.S. Department of Justice and Office of the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and has experience leading complex investigations in the United States and abroad. He has provided expert testimony in Disciplinary Hearing Committee’s of the Board of Bar Overseers of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts and North Carolina Superior Courts and has filed affidavits in support of petitions before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts and various U.S. District Courts. He is an Adjunct Professor for the Graduate School of Criminal Justice and University College at Northeastern University and is active in teaching computer forensics, computer investigative techniques, and network and Internet security. His combination of computer forensic expertise and investigative background has aided numerous clients in highly sensitive matters.

Board Member: Michael Finnie
Affiliation: Navigant Consulting
Biography: Michael Finnie is a Managing Consultant with Navigant Consulting's Discovery Services practice group. Mr. Finnie is responsible for obtaining and analyzing electronic evidence in civil litigation. He joined Navigant Consulting after a career in Public Service, including assignments with the Custer County, Colorado Sheriff's Department as the Director of that agency's high-tech crime unit. He participated as a member of the multi-jurisdictional Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.

Mr. Finnie has traveled to both Europe and South America on matters involving electronic discovery and the collection of evidence. He has participated in several Technical Working Groups sponsored by the US Department of Justice and the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the development and publication of guidelines for the examination of digital evidence. He is a member of several organizations dedicated to the support of investigators, prosecutors, and technicians tasked with the analysis and interpretation of digital evidence. He serves as an instructor in Computer Forensics for the University of Washington, and is a frequent speaker in the Puget Sound area to groups of lawyers and investigators on the topic of Electronic Evidence.

Board Member: Ron Green
Affiliation: Bank of America
Biography: Majoring in Mechanical Engineering, Ron Green graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1990. Upon graduation, he served in the United States Army from 1990 thru 1995.

In 1995, he joined the U.S. Secret Service and was assigned to the Phoenix Field Office where as a Special Agent, he was tasked with enforcing federal laws within the jurisdiction of the United States Secret Service in the Phoenix District to include the State of Arizona, and New Mexico. In 1999, he was assigned to the Electronic Crimes Branch of the United States Secret Service. His duties in ECB include providing National and International coordination efforts for high technology investigation such as network intrusion cases, and raids resulting in a large number of computer seizures, providing training, and material for 140 computer forensic examiners operating nationwide, developing new training and forensic techniques for use by examiners, the Secret Service, Law Enforcement, and Industry, reviewing House and Senate legislation for impact on the Secret Service's effort to counter electronic crimes, and providing written responses or testimony on these bills. He has also been the Agency's Project Manager for "Forward Edge" - a project to produce a scenario based computer-training application on the seizure of electronic evidence for use by law enforcement; "The Best Practice Guide for Seizing Electronic Evidence" - coordinating the development and distribution of guides that provide practical information on the seizure of electronic evidence and are for the use of any investigator; and "Black Horse" a distributed network attack system designed to counter suspect efforts with encryption. He was a Chairman of Training for the Scientific Working on Digital Evidence, participated in the National Institute of Standards and Technologies Computer Forensic Tool Testing, National Software Reference Library, and Investigations Involving the Internet & Computer Networks technical working groups.

In 2003, he joined Corporate Information Security for Bank of America, and currently manages a team that handles the Incident Response and Investigation for Information Technology concerns and support electronic discovery needs for litigation involving the bank. While with Bank of America he earned a Graduate Certificate in Computer Security and Information Assurance from George Washington University, and has become a member of the Sedona Working Group.

Board Member: Cynthia Hetherington
Affiliation: AON Consulting
Biography: Cynthia Hetherington is principal at AON Consulting heading intelligence and related services. She has over 15 years of experience in conducting text based, Internet and online database research, including a specialization in training law enforcement and private industry professionals' online investigative skills. She holds a Master of Library Science from Rutgers University and a Master in Science for the Management of Information Systems from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Publisher of the Data2know.com: Online and Internet Intelligence Newsletter and reoccurring columnist for PI Magazine and the HTCIA Newsletter.

Licensed Private Detective in New Jersey. Member of the American Library Association, ASIS International (Economic Crime Committee Board Member), Association of Independent Information Professionals, Cybercops, High Technology Crime Investigation Association, Internet, National Association of Legal Investigators, National Council of Investigation & Security Services, Inc., NJIT Alpha Epsilon Lambda Honor Society (Past President), United States Professional Investigator Association (Certification Board Member), New Jersey Licensed Private Investigators, Society of Professional Investigators

Board Member: Nigel Jones
Affiliation: AON Consulting
Biography: Nigel Jones is currently with AON Consulting. In addition to wide ranging experience in fraud and computer crime investigation, he was the Secretary of the Association of Chief Police Officers Computer Crime Working Group and the UK Internet Crime Forum as well as being the UK Police representative on the G8 sub group on high tech crime and UK coordinator of a series of G8 Industry conferences. During his time as a fraud investigator he designed and delivered an academically accredited fraud training programme.

Nigel formed the Kent Police Computer Crime Unit in 1993 and is co-author of the ACPO "Computer Based Evidence - Good Practice Guide" and member of the Technical Working Group on the Investigation of Electronic Evidence (TWGIEE) in the USA. Nigel has given presentations at numerous national and international events including the preparation and moderation of a hi-tech crime scenario at the United Nations 10th Crime Congress. In 2002 he was appointed by the UK as a member of the Interpol European Working Party on IT Crime and in January 2005 was elected as Chair of the Working Party.

In 2003 Nigel was appointed as project manager of a European Commission Agis funded program to develop a cybercrime training program for the 28 EU and candidate countries. Nigel is also a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Digital Forensics and Investigation and has just been appointed as a member of a technical working group that is developing recommendations for curricula for Computer Forensic programs to cover the qualifications for needed for a career in computer forensics, encompassing training and continuing education.

Board Member:Fred Kerr
Affiliation: Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)
Biography: Mr. Kerr is a senior Forensic Scientist in the Forensic Services Group of Saudi Aramco’s Corporate Security Services Division. His primary responsibilities are performing computer forensic examinations and mentoring Saudi colleagues in both computer forensics and other traditional areas of forensic science. He has over 30+ years investigative and forensic experience, and has been vitally interested in using computers to support investigations since the early 1980s when the first PC was introduced. He retired from the US Air Force in mid-1992, after serving 23 years primarily as an Office of Special Investigations investigator and Forensic Science Consultant. Following this, he held a number of corporate security positions prior to joining Saudi Aramco in 1998.

Board Member: Greg Kipper
Affiliation: Tenacity Solutions Inc.
Biography: Mr. Kipper a CISSP has been involved in the field of IT Security and information assurance over the past 13 years. Through his experiences in security sector as a systems engineer, security analyst and consultant he moved into the emerging field of digital forensics. The last 7 years of his career have been spent on working on forensic investigations studying the future of technologies and their forensic impact of that data to the process of evidence. Additionally Mr. Kipper has become an active student of the "Ethical Hacking" disciplines evaluating new methods of intrusions and their forensic consequences. Some of his notable works include the books "Investigator's Guide to Steganography", "Wireless Crime and Forensic Investigation" and "Proactive Forensics" as well as a Congressional report outlining technical methods of reducing the risk of Insider Threat. Mr. Kipper continues to actively contribute to the fields of security and digital forensics giving lectures annually at DoD Cybercrime, TechnoSecurity and TechnoForensics.

Board Member: Eric Loermans
Affiliation: Centre R&D and Inv.digital crime
Biography: Has been involved in the field of computer forensics since 1987.

Board Member: Kevin Manson
Affiliation: Department of Homeland Security
Biography: Kevin Manson has been the coordinator and Senior Instructor for Internet Investigators and Internet Forensics Training Programs, at the US Treasury Department, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. He is currently a member of US Secret Service New York Electronic Crimes Task Force and Co-Moderator for Task Force Internet Listserv. Mr. Manson serves as the adjunct Professor, at the University of New Haven, School of Public Safety and Professional Studies, instructing on topics related to online investigations and computer security. His role in the creation of online web content, training materials and communications systems for law enforcement (Created first online bulletin board system for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in 1993) has been noted since the early 90’s. Mr. Manson chaired the first Congressional panel of law enforcement testifying about the protection of children on the Internet. He participated in the hearings before the Committee on Science, and Subcommittee on Technology, and Subcommittee on Basic Research of the House of Representatives on: "Cyberporn: Protecting our Children from the Back Alleys of the Internet." July 26, 1995. Mr. Manson is the co-Founder of Cybercop Secure Portal VPN, a volunteer public-private PDD-63 initiative with over 1,000 system members providing secure delivery of training materials and resources to law enforcement across the globe and facilitating collaboration between the INFOSEC community and Law Enforcement. He chaired the "Cybercop" panel of law enforcement - crypto community members at MIT in 1996 and 1997 in San Francisco

Mr. Manson is also a lawyer, with specialized experience in developing and delivering training to federal law enforcement agents in computer security, search and seizure, Constitutional law, evidence, criminal procedure and legal implications of Internet investigations

Board Member: Dan Mares
Affiliation: Mares and Company
Biography: Dan Mares served a 27-year law enforcement career. Dan maintained an interest in computer programming, forensic software development. He began writing software programs to facilitate the analysis of seized electronic data in 1986, and developed the Maresware suite of investigative software programs. Dan provides ongoing technical and programming assistance to state and federal agencies in computer related cases.

Dan assisted in the development of: Seized Computer Evidence Recovery Specialist and Computer Investigation in an Automated Environment courses at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia, and the Basic and Advanced Data Recovery Classes at the National White Collar Crime Center.

In addition to providing instructional classes on forensic processing, and how to use his own suite of software, Dan Mares has also instructed computer forensics for the following: FLETC (Federal Law Enforcement Training Center), NWCCC (National White Collar Crime Center), University of Texas (McCombs Business School), FBI Academy, Quantico Va., IACIS (International Association of Computer Investigative Specialist), Norwegian National Police Academy.

Dan has been President and Vice President of the Atlanta area High Tech Crime Investigators Association, and a member of the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists, holding the Disk Processing and Seizure IACIS Certifications.

Board Member: Jack P. Mattera
Affiliation: Intelysis Corp.
Biography: Jack Mattera has been in the field of investigations and computer forensics for 24 years. Jack spent 15 years as an investigator with the United States Treasury Department and the United States Department of State. During his tenure as a special agent with the Treasury Department's Inspector General for Tax Administration, he served as one of four computer investigative specialists in the country. He was responsible for conducting computer forensic examinations, and directing investigations into computer intrusion and other computer related crimes. He also acted as a technical advisor to the agents and supervisors in the 11-state region that he covered.

While working as a special agent with the State Department's Diplomatic Security Service, Jack conducted criminal investigations related to the issuance of U.S. passports and visas, as well as counter-terrorism and counter-intelligence investigations. He also provided protective services for the Secretary of State and foreign dignitaries throughout the world.

Jack is a former President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS). His former duties with IACIS also include, Vice President and Director of Training as well as the Chairman of the Certified Forensic Computer Examiner Training Program.

Board Member: Bruce Middleton
Affiliation: The Middleton Group
Biography: Bruce Middleton, CISSP, CFI, NSA IAM, is a graduate of the University of Houston (BSEET), located in Houston, Texas, and is currently working on his Master's degrees in both electrical engineering and business administration (MBA).

Bruce has over 20 years of experience in the design and security of data communications networks. He began his career with the National Security Agency (NSA) while serving in the United States Army. He has worked on a number of extremely interesting projects for the intelligence community, Department of Defense, and other federal government agencies over the past two decades while working with government contractors such as Boeing, United Technologies, Houston Associates, Hughes, EDS, Pragmatics, BAE Systems and Harris. He also has significant experience in the commercial financial world due to his work with H&R Block Corporate, Kansas City Life Insurance Company, and American Family Insurance. Bruce was also a key player on the design/security of the communications system for NASA's International Space Station.

Bruce is an international speaker and has also authored numerous articles for Security Management magazine. He also provides training in Cyber Forensics through various government contractors and government agencies. He is a member of the High Tech Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA) and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA). Bruce is also a registered Private Detective in the state of Virginia.

Board Member: Bill Moylan
Affiliation: Aon Consulting
Biography: Bill Moylan is a twenty-six year veteran of the Nassau County, New York Police Department, spending fourteen of those years in the Detective Division. Bill is currently employed with Aon Consulting Inc. in the New York office as Senior Director of the High-Tech Investigations / Litigation Support group. Assigned in 1996 to the newly created Computer Crime Section, he helped develop one of the first high-technology crime investigation and computer forensics units in the country. In 2004 he completed a five-year full time assignment to the United States Secret Service's New York Electronic Crimes Task Force, where he assisted in investigations of national and international significance. In October 2000, Bill was appointed a founding Director of the Stephen E. Smith Cyber Crime Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, where he developed training programs for computer forensic practitioners and implemented a computer forensics research lab. He regularly participates in federal projects relating to digital evidence issues, and has been an invited participant in the Falcone Project of European law enforcement agencies. His certifications include the CNE (Novell), the CFCE (IACIS), and the CISSP (ISC2)

Board Member: Karen Panighetti
Affiliation: TechnoSecure, Inc.
Biography: Karen Panighetti has been in information technology for the past 20 years. She has worked in a variety of areas to include: computer forensics, information systems security, systems administration, networking, programming, implementation planning, systems analysis and design, troubleshooting and maintenance, and with accounting and financial systems.

Karen is experienced in Windows 95/98/NT/XP and various flavors of the Unix operating system. Before becoming involved in the field of computer forensics she spent the majority of her career as an Independent Consultant for small to mid-sized businesses in the Erie area. Karen is a graduate of Edinboro State University with a Bachelor of Science/Computer Science degree.

Board Member: J. Christopher Racich
Affiliation: CoreFacts
Biography: J. Christopher Racich, is managing director of the Electronic Evidence Group and Counsel for CoreFacts, LLC. He is the former Director of High Tech Investigations for the Mid-Atlantic Region at Kroll Associates. Over the last eight years, he has led numerous computer-related investigations dealing with computer forensics, network security, voice mail and PBX security, theft of trade secrets, and tracking and identifying hackers. Mr. Racich has also led and coordinated large electronic discovery projects dealing with massive amounts of electronic data. Mr. Racich has acted as an expert witness in numerous litigations, authored several articles on high-tech investigations, and was recently featured on the cover of ComputerWorld Magazine. He holds a JD from the Washington College of Law and a BA from Cornell University.

Board Member: Daniel L. Regard II
Affiliation: LECG, LLP
Biography: Dan Regard is a Managing Director with the Washington, DC office of LECG, LLC. He is a nationally recognized electronic evidence and case management expert with 20 years experience in consulting to legal and corporate entities. He has managed data collection and review projects for some of the highest profile financial investigations of the last decade.

He is responsible for the development and implementation of case and matter strategies that leverage technology to clients' best advantage in both litigations and investigations. He has both national and international experience advising on such issues as electronic discovery, computer forensics, database development, data analysis, and repository services. He has testified and worked as a court appointed neutral on issues of electronic discovery.

Board Member: Paul Sanderson
Affiliation: Sanderson Forensics Ltd.
Biography: On leaving school Paul served in the Royal Navy for 15 years, the last nine of which were spent as helicopter crew specializing in Search and Rescue. In between rescuing cliff fallers and Spanish trawler men he developed an interest in computing, leaving the Royal Navy with a BA in Computer Science from the Open University.

In the early 1990s, he joined the forensic/data recovery division of Dr. Solomon's and subsequent rapid promotion lead to him heading the Computer Forensic Division where he had responsibility for the specification and overall management of, what was at the time, the only integrated Windows based computer forensic toolkit in the world.

A merger of Dr Solomon’s with Vogon International and further promotion lead to Paul's position as the General Manager of the Munich office responsible for computer forensic and data recovery services in Eastern and Southern Europe. In 1999 he joined Network International where he gained invaluable experience as part of a team that specialized in all aspects of fraud and corporate investigations. He left Network in April 2000 setting up Sanderson Forensics Ltd. to act as independent computer forensic consultants.

Board Member: Amber Schroader
Affiliation: Paraben Corporation
Biography: Amber Schroader has been involved in the field of computer forensics for the past fifteen years. During this time, she has developed and taught numerous courses for the computer forensic arena, specializing in the field of wireless forensics as well as mobile technologies. Ms Schroader is the CEO of Paraben Corporation and continues to act as the driving force behind some of the most innovative forensic technologies. As a pioneer in the field, Ms Schroader has been key in developing new technology to help investigators with the extraction of digital evidence from hard drives, e-mail and, hand held and mobile devices. This includes innovative forensic software such as PDA Seizure and Cell Seizure. Ms Schroader has extensive experience in dealing with a wide array of forensic investigators ranging from federal, state, local, and corporate. With an aggressive development schedule, Ms Schroader continues to bring new and exciting technology to the computer forensic community world wide and is dedicated to supporting the investigator through new technologies and training services that are being provided through Paraben Corporation. Ms Schroader is involved in many different computer investigation organizations including HTCIA, HTCN, CFTT, IACIS, and FLETC.

Board Member: Craig Wilson
Affiliation: Kent Police
Biography: Craig Wilson is a Detective Sergeant heading one of the largest Computer Forensic Units in the United Kingdom. With numerous years experience in this field, he has been involved in hundreds of investigations involving the extraction and analysis of digital evidence, and has managed the digital evidence collection plans for serious cases involving terrorism, murder, rape, drugs distribution, fraud, counterfeiting and pedophilia.

Craig regularly lectures in the field of computer forensics at the Centre for National High Tech Crime Training in the UK, and has acted as a forensic consultant to other law enforcement agencies. Craig runs his own software company developing forensic computing tools, and is the author of the renowned Internet history extraction software NetAnalysis. His software is used by law enforcement and commercial agencies all over the world. He is also a member of the British Computer Society and Institution of Analysts and Programmers.

Board Member: Donald Wochna
Affiliation: Vestige Ltd.
Biography: Since 1999, Donald Wochna has been a pioneer in the application of Computer Forensics to the practice of law. Mr. Wochna combined his 22 years as a practicing attorney with his experience in the Computer Forensics and Digital Investigation fields to form Vestige Digital Investigations.

As Chief Legal Officer, Mr. Wochna is helping attorneys and IT professionals recognize and respond to the legal and technical issues related to discovering facts that have been created, processed, stored, or hidden by electronic means. He is responsible for creating the protocols used by Vestige to extract evidence in civil discovery matters, internal investigations, and criminal defense matters. He is a frequent CLE speaker on the subject of Computer Forensics and the law. He is active in a number of organizations such as NOITR (Northeast Ohio IT Roundtable), Computer Forensic Tool Testing subdivision of NIST, Metropolitan Crime Clinic, and multiple bar associations and divisions.

Mr. Wochna has testified in both State & Federal court as a Computer Forensic expert, has been interviewed on the Legal Broadcast Radio Network and has testified before the Judicial Conference of the United States on proposed changes to Rules of Civil Procedure that affect Computer Forensics and litigators.

Board Member: Brian Wolfinger
Affiliation: Core Discovery, LLC
Biography: Mr. Wolfinger is the Director of Digital Forensics & Consulting Services for Core Discovery, LLC, a global provider of digital forensic, electronic discovery and corporate investigative services. He coordinates and oversees the collection, analysis and processing of digital evidence by Core Discovery’s experts and manages all corporate investigations and investigative personnel. Core Discovery is headquartered in the DC Metro area with offices in Philadelphia and Chicago. Mr. Wolfinger worked previously for industry-leading security vendor Internet Security Systems (ISS). At ISS he was the Regional Manager of their renowned X-Force Emergency Response Service, a global computer security incident response provider. He was responsible for investigation of computer security incidents at Fortune 500 companies and Government installations in all parts of the world. These incidents ran the gamut from penetration of secure networks to criminal acts by employees. Prior to joining ISS, Mr. Wolfinger spent six years with the Philadelphia, PA Police Department, leaving at the rank of Sergeant. As a Detective, he was assigned to the Philadelphia District Attorney's Economic & Cyber Crime Unit, where he personally designed and constructed their digital forensics laboratory. As their lead cyber crime investigator, he performed digital forensic analyses and conducted investigations into crimes such as fraud, identity theft, computer intrusion, and harassment via e-mail. He has both received and provided hundreds of hours of training in digital forensics and information security practice and policy, and holds multiple certifications in these fields such as the CIFI, CCNA, CHS-III and Security+. He has lectured for Carnegie-Mellon University, the American Prosecutor's Research Institute, and dozens of other institutions. He has designed digital forensic and information security curriculum for, and currently serves as adjunct faculty at, both Community College of Philadelphia and Chestnut Hill College.

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