Qualifications for Board Membership as specified by the ASCLD/LAB Bylaws include:

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1 ASCLD/LAB BOARD OF DIRECTORS CANDIDATE FORM 2016 Qualifications for Board Membership as specified by the ASCLD/LAB Bylaws include: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university Performance of casework in at least one of the ASCLD/LAB accredited disciplines A minimum of four (4) years experience in forensic laboratory management Satisfactorily completed the ASCLD/LAB-International assessor training course. Candidate Name: Organization/Laboratory: Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory, Seattle Accreditation Certificate Number: ALI-132-T Address: Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory 2203 Airport Way S, Building A, Suite 250 Seattle WA Telephone: terry.mcadam@wsp.wa.gov Education: Graduate of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Part 1 at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, 1979 Employment Experience: Laboratory Manager with the Washington State Patrol in the Seattle Crime Laboratory, June 2012 to present. Laboratory Manager with the Washington State Patrol in the Tacoma Crime Laboratory May 2007 to June Forensic Scientist 4 with the Washington State Patrol in the Tacoma Crime Laboratory, December 1998 to May Forensic Scientist 3 with the Washington State Patrol in the Seattle Crime Laboratory, October 1987December Scientific Officer with the Northern Ireland Forensic Science Service, October 1982-August Assistant Scientific Officer with the Northern Ireland Forensic Science Service, December 1977October

2 Prior ASCLD or ASCLD/LAB experience (previous Board member, assessor/inspector experience, committee member, meeting volunteer, etc.): Assessment/Inspections/Committees: 1. As an American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) Certified Assessor, performed as site leader for the California DOJ Crime Lab in Riverside, CA, in January As an ASCLD/LAB Certified Assessor, performed an assessment of the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory in November As an ASCLD/LAB Certified Assessor, performed an assessment of the joint POW/MIA Accounting Command Laboratory (JPAC) in Honolulu, HI, in March As an ASCLD/LAB Certified Assessor, performed an assessment of the Boston Police Department in May As an ASCLD/LAB Certified Assessor, performed an assessment of the Malaysian National Crime Lab in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in March As an ASCLD/LAB certified inspector, performed an inspection of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division in March As an ASCLD/LAB certified inspector, performed a inspection of the Corpus Christi, Texas Crime Laboratory in February Assessed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Laboratory in Halifax, Nova Scotia,, Canada as part of a Standards Council of Canada ISO Assessment Team, October As an ASCLD/LAB Certified Assessor, performed a review of the New Zealand Government Environmental Research and Science Crime Labs, September Assessed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Laboratory in Vancouver, BC, Canada as part of a Standards Council of Canada ISO Assessment Team, August As an ASCLD/LAB Certified Inspector, performed a review of the Maryland State Police Crime Laboratory, April As an ASCLD/LAB certified inspector, performed a review of the Virginia Department of Forensic Science, May Performed as Site Leader for the Norfolk, VA Lab and as Trace Evidence Inspector for the Richmond, VA Lab. 13. Assessed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Laboratory in Halifax, Nova Scotia,, Canada as part of a Standards Council of Canada ISO Assessment Team, May As an ASCLD/LAB certified inspector, performed a review of the Center of Forensic Sciences in Toronto, Canada, in May Assessed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Laboratory in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada as part of a Standards Council of Canada ISO Assessment Team, October Assessed the US Environmental Protection Agency National Enforcement Investigations Center in Denver, CO, as part of an ISO Assessment Team, August As an ASCLD/LAB certified inspector, performed a review of the National Fish and Wildlife Forensic Laboratory in Ashland, OR, June Assessed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Laboratory in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada as part of a Standards Council of Canada ISO 17025, Assessment Team, June Assessed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Laboratory in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada as part of a Standards Council of Canada ISO Assessment Team, November Appointed to the ASCLD/LAB Trace Evidence Proficiency Review Committee (PRC); first meeting at the American Academy of Forensic Science Meeting in February As an ASCLD/LAB certified inspector, performed a review of the Westchester County (NY), Inspected crime scene and controlled substances. This was the first ever ASCLD/LAB inspection of the crime scene discipline. 22. Assessed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Laboratory in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada as part of a Standards Council of Canada Assessment Team, As an ASCLD/LAB certified inspector, performed a review of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Inspected trace evidence, controlled substances, arson and photography

3 In your opinion, what are the two most important initiatives/issues that ASCLD/LAB should place resources into in the coming year and why? 1. A very high percentage of crime labs are now accredited. These accreditations are performed by ASCLD/LAB and other similar bodies. Yet it seems that the increased levels of accreditation do not mesh with the increasing number of stories titled "forensic science under scrutiny." ASCLD/LAB should be working with stakeholders to investigate this disconnect that undermines the fine work that the organization performs. 2. How will ASCLD/LAB adjust to the increasing calls for the individual certifications of scientists. Additional Information: (Include any additional information that voters should consider when making their decision) Recipient of the 2014 Longhetti-Keaton Assessor Excellence Award

4 Terry Mc Adam Laboratory Manager Washington State Patrol, Seattle Crime Laboratory 2203 Airport Way S, Building A, Suite 250 Seattle WA Phone: / Fax: / Cell: terrymcadam@wsp.wa.gov; mcadam.terry@gmail.com Degrees earned: Higher National Certificate in Chemistry at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, Graduate of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Part 1 at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, This is considered equivalent in the United States to a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry. Academic/Scientific Courses as Instructor Forensic Science, 3 credit course at St. Martin s University, Olympia, WA, August Present Advanced Forensic Science, 3 credit course at St. Martin s University, Olympia, WA, August Present Forensic Arson Investigation, 3 credit course at Centralia College, WA Crime Scene Technology, 4 credit course at Centralia College, WA Introduction to Forensic Science, 4 credit course at Centralia College, WA Crime Scene Investigation: A forty-hour course to sixteen other forensic scientists with the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab, WSP Academy, GRIM: Three, one day courses on how to operate GRIM (an instrument for Glass Refractive Index Measurement). Given to a total of nine Forensic Scientists on site at the Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane Crime Laboratories, Trace Evidence: Twelve, two hour lectures with subsequent practical exercises, to groups of up to twenty Scenes of Crime Officers, Breath Testing: Six, two hour practical and theoretical lectures on the Alcolmeter, (a breath alcohol testing instrument), to groups of twenty Police Officers, Glass analysis: A two-day course given to eleven Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory Forensic Scientists in December Public Speaking Talks/ Presentations

5 NIBIN/IBIS A 1-hour presentation at the Violent Crimes Investigation Conference in Seattle, Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation A one-day workshop for 60 students at the Violent Crimes Investigation Conference in Seattle, Documentation of Bloodstains at Crime Scenes. A 1-hour presentation at the first Violent Crimes Investigation Conference in Seattle, American Academy of Forensic Science 2001, Symposium on Hate Crimes, one hour lecture Uses of the Microscope in the Crime Lab A forty-minute paper delivered at Microscopy and Microanalysis 99, in Portland, Oregon. Crime Scene: ROTC Search and Rescue, Trace Evidence: University of Washington, three, one-hour lectures, Trace Evidence: Basic Police Training School, Criminal Justice Training Center, (CJTC), Burien, WA. Five, one hour lectures, Trace Evidence: Homicide Investigation Course, CJTC, six, one-hour lectures, Trace Evidence: Crime Scene Investigation Course, CJTC, 3, one-hour lectures, Trace Evidence: Seattle Police Department Homicide, Special Assault and Robbery Units, one, one-hour lecture, Trace Evidence: King County Police Department Major Crimes Unit. Three, one-hour lectures, GRIM: An instrument for Glass Refractive Index Measurement. A thirty-minute lecture on theory and operation of the instrument followed by a presentation of data obtained by original research. Lecture given at the fall meeting of the Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists in Coeur d Alene, Idaho, in October The Chromameter: A portable microscopic color measuring instrument. A thirty-minute lecture on theory and operation of the instrument followed by a presentation of data obtained by original research. Lecture given at the fall meeting of the Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists in Seattle in November Trace Evidence: Police Cadet Academy, Northern Ireland, approximately ten, one-hour lectures, Forensic Publications The Science of Crime Scenes, by M. Houck, F. Crispino, T. McAdam, 2012 Elsevier Press Law, Science and Experts, by W. Bailey, T. McAdam, 2014 Carolina Academic Press 2

6 Forensic courses taken: American Society of Crime Lab Directors / Lab Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) International Assessors Class 40 hours, Seattle, WA, December 2005 Fire Investigation for the Forensic Scientist, 8 hours,, NWAFS Workshop, November 2005 Crime Scene Reconstruction, 40 hours, Eugene, OR. Crime Scene Investigation, 60 hours, Criminal Justice Training Center, Burien, WA, 2004 Bloodstain Pattern Interpretation, 40 hours, Criminal Justice Training Center, Burien, WA, 2004 Footwear Impressions, 8 hours, NWAFS Workshop, Portland, OR, 2003 Occult Crime Scenes, 8 hours, NWAFS Workshop, Portland, OR, 2003 Color Measurement, 16 hours, NWAFS Workshop, Coeur d Alene, ID, 2002 Explosives, 16 hours, NWAFS Workshop, Coeur d Alene, ID, 2002 Wood Identification, 16 hours, NWAFS Workshop, Spokane, WA, 2002 Crime Scene Reconstruction, 16 hours, NWAFS Workshop, Redmond, OR, 2001 Animal vs. Human Bones, 8 hours, NWAFS Workshop, Redmond, OR, 2001 ASCLD/LAB Inspectors Class Crime Scene Discipline 24 hours, Orange County, CA, January 2001 ASCLD/LAB General Inspectors Class, 24 hours, Santa Clara, CA, Statistics in Trace Evidence, 24 hours, WSP Bellevue, PDQ, Paint Database Query, (RCMP) 24 hours Tacoma WA, Microscopy of Botanical Traces, (McCrone RI.) 40 hours, Seattle WA, Recovery of Skeletal Remains, 16 hours, NWAFS Workshop, Portland, OR, 1998 Water Related Death Investigations, 8 hours, NWAFS Workshop, Portland, OR, 1998 Effective Expert Witness Testimony, 8 hours, NWAFS Workshop, Las Vegas, NV, 1997 Energy Dispersive Fluorescence Spectroscopy, 8 hours, NWAFS Workshop, 1997 Explosives Analysis, 16 hours, NWAFS Workshop, Las Vegas, NV, 1997 Statistics in Forensic Science, 24 hours, St. Petersburg FL, Buried Bodies Workshop, 16 hours, NWAFS Workshop, Spokane WA, Lamp Filament Examination Workshop, 16 hours, NWAFS Workshop, Spokane WA, Crime Scene Technologies Symposium, 16 hours, NWAFS Workshop, Salt Lake City UT, 1996 No-Body Homicide Investigation, 16 hours, Lecture Course, Olympia WA, Advanced Crime Scene, 32 hours, WSP Shelton, Advanced Forensic Microscopy (McCrone Assoc.) 40 hours, Seattle WA,

7 Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, 40 hours, Oregon Crime Lab, Tire Print Identification, 16 hours, NWAFS Workshop, Hair Identification, 20 hours, Seattle WA, Spectral Interpretation, 40 hours, Highline C.C. WA, Crime Scene Investigation, 80 hours, Seattle WA, Evidence Collection, British Forensic Service, 40 hours, Birmingham, England, Forensic Experience: Employed as a Forensic Scientist for 37 years. Laboratory Manager with the Washington State Patrol in the Seattle Crime Laboratory, June 2012 to present. Laboratory Manager with the Washington State Patrol in the Tacoma Crime Laboratory May 2007 to June Forensic Scientist 4 with the Washington State Patrol in the Tacoma Crime Laboratory, December 1998 to May Forensic Scientist 3 with the Washington State Patrol in the Seattle Crime Laboratory, October December Scientific Officer with the Northern Ireland Forensic Science Service, October 1982-August Assistant Scientific Officer with the Northern Ireland Forensic Science Service, December 1977-October In 39years as a Forensic Scientist I have acquired expertise in the following areas of forensic science: Trace Evidence Glass analysis, 20 years. Paint analysis, 20 years. Small particle identification, 20 years. Fibers, 14 years. Explosives - examination of devices and intelligence gathering, 1 year. Explosives Chemical Analysis 2 years. Hair, 17 years (including 3 years training). Clothing damage interpretation, 20 years. 4

8 Scanning Electron Microanalysis, 20 years. Shoeprints, 14 years. Tire prints, 13 years Chemistry Blood Alcohol Determination, 1 year. Toxicology - Morbid and Clinical, 1 year. Explosives - Chemical Analysis, 2 years. Arson Investigation, 1 year. Controlled substances, 1 year 6 months. Crime scene Explosives, approximately 30 scenes. Arson, approximately 30 scenes. Hit & Run accidents, approximately 45 scenes. Firearms, approximately 50 scenes. Homicide & Rape, approximately 175 scenes. Firearms/tool marks General theory and practice, 6 months. Biochemistry 6 months full-time in an Evidence Search section performing presumptive tests for blood and mapping for semen. Court As of March 30, 2016, I have testified throughout the state of Washington on 182 occasions, 133 on trace evidence and crime scene, and 49 on controlled substances. My testimonies have been in district, state superior and federal superior court. Membership of Scientific Organizations Member of the American Academy of Forensic Scientists, since 1989 The North West Association of Forensic Scientists (NWAFS) since Editor of Crime Scene the NWAFS Newsletter, Member at Large, Vice President, President,

9 Diplomate of the American Board of Criminalistics Passed General Knowledge exam in Passed Specialist exams in both Paint and Glass, and Hairs and Fibers in The British Forensic Science Society, Leadership in Scientific Organizations As an American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) Certified Assessor, performed an assessment of the California DOJ Crime Laboratory system in January Served as Site Leader of the Riverside lab. As an ASCLD/LAB Certified Assessor, performed an assessment of the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory in November As an ASCLD/LAB Certified Assessor, performed an assessment of the joint POW/MIA Accounting Laboratory (JPAC) in Honolulu, HI, in March As an ASCLD/LAB Certified Assessor, performed an assessment of the Boston Police Department in May As an ASCLD/LAB Certified Assessor, performed an assessment of the Malaysian National Crime Lab in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in March As an ASCLD/LAB certified inspector, performed an inspection of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division in March As an ASCLD/LAB certified inspector, performed a inspection of the Corpus Christi, Texas Crime Laboratory in February Assessed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Laboratory in Halifax, Nova Scotia,, Canada as part of a Standards Council of Canada ISO Assessment Team, October As an ASCLD/LAB Certified Assessor, performed a review of the New Zealand Government Environmental Research and Science Crime Labs, September Assessed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Laboratory in Vancouver, BC, Canada as part of a Standards Council of Canada ISO Assessment Team, August As an American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) Certified Inspector, performed a review of the Maryland State Police Crime Laboratory, April As an ASCLD/LAB certified inspector, performed a review of the Virginia Department of Forensic Science, May Performed as Site Leader for the Norfolk, VA Lab and as Trace Evidence Inspector for the Richmond, VA Lab. 6

10 Assessed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Laboratory in Halifax, Nova Scotia,, Canada as part of a Standards Council of Canada ISO Assessment Team, May As an ASCLD/LAB certified inspector, performed a review of the Center of Forensic Sciences in Toronto, Canada, in May Assessed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Laboratory in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada as part of a Standards Council of Canada ISO Assessment Team, October Assessed the US Environmental Protection Agency National Enforcement Investigations Center in Denver, CO, as part of an ISO Assessment Team, August As an ASCLD/LAB certified inspector, performed a review of the National Fish and Wildlife Forensic Laboratory in Ashland, OR, June Assessed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Laboratory in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada as part of a Standards Council of Canada ISO 17025, Assessment Team, June Assessed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Laboratory in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada as part of a Standards Council of Canada ISO Assessment Team, November Appointed to the ASCLD/LAB Trace Evidence Proficiency Review Committee (PRC); first meeting at the American Academy of Forensic Science Meeting in February As an ASCLD/LAB certified inspector, performed a review of the Westchester County (NY), Inspected crime scene and controlled substances. This was the first ever ASCLD/LAB inspection of the crime scene discipline. Assessed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Laboratory in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada as part of a Standards Council of Canada Assessment Team, As an ASCLD/LAB certified inspector, performed a review of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Inspected trace evidence, controlled substances, arson and photography. Glass analysis consultant to other Forensic Scientists in Oregon, Montana, Hawaii, Utah, Idaho, Indiana and California since West Coast representative on the Glass Analysis Subgroup of the Scientific Working Group on Materials Analysis (SWGMAT) from 1995 to This is a national group of trace evidence examiners that meets twice a year at the FBI in Virginia, to establish guidelines, perform collaborative studies and assess the status of the technology for the analysis of materials such as glass, paint, hair and fibers. Appointed to the SWGMAT Trace Evidence Proficiency Review Committee, 1998 Elected Co-Chairman of Glass Analysis Subgroup,

11 Appointed Chairman of Glass Analysis Subgroup, January Designed a glass proficiency that was submitted to thirteen labs affiliated to the NWAFS. A report of the findings was subsequently published in the Association Newsletter in Chairman of the Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory Division Instrument Committee, As Chairman of this committee, helped to draft a prioritized list for instrumentation purchase. Acted as liaison between larger scientific manufacturing companies, (such as Bio-Rad, Hewlett-Packard etc.), the different Crime Laboratory sites and Crime Laboratory Headquarters. This position also entailed obtaining quotations, writing detailed instrument specifications and evaluating competing instruments. Reappointed to this team in 1999 Senior Employee Representative Safety Inspector at the Northern Ireland Forensic Science Laboratory, Conducted quarterly safety inspections and prepared written reports. Career Development and Supervisory Courses taken: Leadership in Police Organizations, Washington State Patrol, 120 hours, June Conflict Resolution, State of Washington, June Effective Communication Skills for Managers, February 2003 Professional Development for Supervisors, State of Washington, Hiring, Performance, Corrective Action and Discipline, State of Washington, Success Habits, 8 hours, State of Washington, Entry Level Management Phase 2, 40 hours, State of Washington, Entry Level Management Phase 1, 40 hours, State of Washington, Advanced Public Speaking, 16 hours, State of Washington, Supervisory Challenge: Self-paced, correspondence course, State of Washington, People Management, 8 hours Refresher, UK Civil Service, Employee Evaluation, 16 hours, Workshop, UK Civil Service, Effectiveness Management, 40 hours, UK Civil Service, Employee Evaluation, 24 hours, UK Civil Service, Safety Inspector, 80 hours, UK Civil Service, People Management, 24 hours, UK Civil Service,

12 Managerial Experience Lab Manager, Seattle Crime Lab, June 2012 present. In addition to being a Manager of a full-service crime lab, I also have the responsibility for firearms sections in this and two other crime labs, and I have oversight of the purchase of multi-million dollar instrumentation for all seven WSP labs. Lab Manager, Tacoma Crime Lab, May 2007 June Supervisor of the Trace Evidence Section, Tacoma Crime Lab, 2001 present. Supervisor of the Chemistry and Trace Evidence Sections, Tacoma Crime Lab, As a Scientific Officer, supervised three Assistant Scientific Officers and up to seven summer project interns in their work in the Trace Section in the Northern Ireland Forensic Science Laboratory, from October 1982 to August Responsible for the Assistant Scientific Officers' initial training, for all interns training and for written annual evaluations. As part of an Effectiveness Management Unit, responsible for setting goals and effectiveness areas for each of three Assistant Scientific Officers. Scientific Committee Memberships Appointed to the West Virginia University's Forensic Science Initiative Research Advisory Panel, January Appointed Chairman of SWGMAT Glass Analysis Subgroup, January Elected Co-Chairman of SWGMAT Glass Analysis Subgroup, ASCLD/LAB Trace Evidence Proficiency Review Committee, Chairman of the Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory Division Instrument Committee, This is a policy and purchase recommendation committee. Reappointed to this committee, September present. Member of the Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory Division Computer Committee, This was a policy and purchase recommendation committee. Member of the Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory Division VER Team, This was a committee composed of a vertical slice of the organization that made recommendations to management on policy and procedures. Elected statewide facilitator of this team,