Forensic Science Advisory Board Members

Board Member Mandates

The advisory board members of the Forensic Science program at Albany State University were involved in building and driving the program to success via students’ and academic support. For service to have value and meaning and to build effective partnerships between students, faculty and the program advisory board members, there are five critical important elements that are require from the advisory board members and that is included in the design and direction of program, and providing synergy between the program and community. The five core values included

  1. Provision of technical and proficiency support via learning and service opportunities for the students and Faculty
  2. Facilitating Student Mentorship, Graduate school, Internship, and Employment opportunities
  3. Enabling Research and Grant writing support
  4. Encouraging Classroom Visitation and Lecture(s) delivery
  5. Supporting Student visitation of agencies. 

 

Alexandria Gordon: Database DNA Examiner
CODIS/EFDIS DivisionUnited States Army Crime Lab (USACIL)
 Fort Gillem
alexandria.n.gordon.civ@army.mil

 

Anita F. Allen 
Director of Campus Safety and Chief of Police
 Albany State University
anita.allen@asurams.edu

 

Attorney Greg Edwards:
District Attorney for the Dougherty Judicial Circuit
mleonard@dougherty.ga.us  

 

Chief Michael J. Persley
Chief Albany Police Department
APDChief@albanyga.gov

 

Desiree Hardy
Fingerprint Supervisor
Miami Dade Police Department.
DMHardy@mdpd.com

 

Dr.  Charles O. Ochie, Sr., (Ogbuefi):
Professor of Criminal Justice and the Director of Graduate Studies
Albany State University.
charles.ochie@asurams.edu

 

Dr. Jason Armstrong
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Associate Provost
jason.armstrong@asurams.edu 

 

Dr. Jennifer L Rayner
Senior Toxicologist at SRC Inc.,

 

Dr. Miron Gilbert
Chief Investigator
Tifton Judicial Circuit Office of the Public Defender
myronegilbert@hotmail.com

 

Dr. Patrick Ibe
Chair of the Criminal Justice Department
Albany State University. 
patrick.ibe@asurams.edu

 

Fahren Auriel Nipple
Assistant Program
DirectorForensic Medicine Program
University of Maryland, Baltimore,
fahren.nipple@umaryland.edu

 

Hailey Pollen 
Forensic Technician
Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office (FCME)
Hailey.Evans@fultoncountyga.gov

 

Michael Fowler, Sr.
Coroner of Dougherty County, Albany, Georgia
mfowler@dougherty.ga.us

 

Mr. Johann Claassens
Crime Lab Director
Georgia Bureau of investigation (GBI)
jnclusa@yahoo.com

 

Ms. Danielle Mitchell 
Forensic Scientist II-DNA Texas DPS Crime Laboratory
Danielle.mitchell@dps.texas.gov      

 

Sgt. Christopher Arline:
Albany police Department
carline@albanyga.gov