the team at uncover forensics
Brianne Breedlove - Owner, Instructor, Consultant (United States)
Brianne Breedlove, owner of Uncover Forensics, has been a latent print examiner and crime scene investigator working with various law enforcement agencies since 2009. She has had the privilege of presenting training lectures for organizations such as the IAI and many of its divisions across the United States, as well as for multiple study groups of forensic professionals. Ms. Breedlove is also an observing member of the ASB Friction Ridge Consensus Body, where she participates in discussions on standards and best practice recommendations for the friction ridge community. Ms. Breedlove has provided instruction across multiple platforms including conferences, webinars, and classroom environments.
Anthony Delmonico (United States)
Anthony Delmonico has been an expert in the fields of crime scene examination, latent print comparison, latent print processing, and IBIS entry/comparison since 2011. He has worked at multiple agencies, volunteered for various schools and organizations, and trained multiple examiners in various fields.
Corey Schroeder (United States)
Corey Schroeder has over 25 years of major crime scene experience, beginning his career with the Fresno Police Department as a Crime Scene Investigator and Latent Print Analyst in 1996. While with FPD he worked thousands of criminal cases, including the Marcus Wesson mass murder case. In 2008 he was recruited by the California Department of Justice and began a new chapter of his career with the organization. During his tenure at DOJ he has also served as:
· Instructor: CSU, Fresno and Fresno City
· Lecturer/Trainer: Central Valley Arson Investigators, Central Valley Crime Scene Investigators, CA Friction Ridge Study Group, CA Association of Criminalists
Mr. Schroeder is an IAI Certified Latent Print Examiner, a member of multiple forensic communities, a subject matter expert for the State of California, and facilitator of the Technical Advisory Group for the latent print program for the CA DOJ.
Cristina Pino (United States)
Cristina Pino earned her Master’s Degree in Forensic Science from La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. She is a Certified Crime Scene Investigator through the International Association for Identification (IAI) and she is an expert in the fields of crime scene examination, latent print comparison and processing. Cristina started her career in the forensic filed in 2012 as Fingerprint Classifier with Long Beach Police Department. She is currently a Sr. Forensic Identification Specialist with Forensic Section of Torrance Police Department. Cristina passion for teaching started in 2006 teaching her mother tongue, Italian at Purdue University, IN. But her passion for forensic made her to relocate to Los Angeles where she interned for several agencies, including the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner – Coroner. Cristina taught a Forensic Science Bootcamp at East Los Angeles College and a Fingerprint Analysis course at National University. She is an active member of IAI, CSDIAI and SCAFO (Southern California Association of Fingerprint Officers. She served the Science and Practices and Membership Committees for CSDIAI. Outside of work Cristina is a mom of two Italian boys, she loves cooking and traveling with her family.
Gabriel Wimer (United States)
Gabrielle Wimer is a Forensic Specialist working for the City of Ventura. Gabrielle has worked in
Crime Scene Investigation for 12 years and has been a Latent Print Examiner for the past 5
years. She is an I.A.I Certified Crime Scene Analyst. Gabrielle received her Bachelor of Science in
Criminal Justice from San Diego State University and a degree in Forensic Technology from
Grossmont College. She is an active member of the IAI and CSDIAI. She currently serves on the
Ventura Police Department Peer Support Team and provides Crime Scene Investigation training
to the sworn personnel. Gabrielle actively volunteers her time in the community and partakes
in the Ventura Police Department’s Community Academy. She has been featured on the Today
Show with Matt Lauer for her help in solving a 35 year old cold case homicide. Gabrielle is the
Founder of The Walls Do Talk, true crime inspired Podcast. She currently resides in Ventura
County, California.
Heather VanDeGrift (United States)
Heather VanDeGrift is a Certified Latent Print Examiner and has worked in the field of fingerprints for twenty-four years. Heather works in the Latent Print Unit at Seattle Police Department as a Latent Print Supervisor and Quality Manager. She started her career as a Jail Identification Technician taking prints in the King County Jail, before becoming a Tenprint Examiner, and then a Latent Print Examiner for King County Sheriff’s Office in 2001. In 2009 she took a 6 month leave of absence to work in Afghanistan processing IED’s for fingerprint evidence. Heather became certified as a Latent Print Examiner through the IAI in 2009. As a supervisor she still conducts casework, processes evidence in the lab, and responds to scenes. She is a member of the International Association for Identification and the Pacific Northwest Division of the IAI, a committee member, former Board member, and past president for the PNWD-IAI, and an observer on the ASB Friction Ridge Consensus Body. Outside of work Heather is a busy mom of 3 boys, amateur photographer, and hiker.
Jessica Winn (United States)
Jessica Winn earned her B.A. in Chemistry and her M.S. in Forensic Science both from California State University, Fresno. While completing her Master’s, she began an internship with the California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensic Services (BFS) Fresno Laboratory. In 2008, Jessica was hired as a Criminalist by the BFS Fresno Laboratory, where she began her career in forensic alcohol analysis and seized drugs analysis. From 2010 to 2011, she attended the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) National Firearms Examiners Academy (NFEA). In 2014, Jessica was promoted to Senior Criminalist working in multiple disciplines, including firearms and tool marks, at the BFS Fresno Laboratory. In 2019, Jessica was promoted to Criminalist Supervisor where she currently supervises the firearm and tool marks, seized drug, ignitable liquids, clandestine laboratory, and crime scene units. Jessica is a member of the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (AFTE), the California Association of Criminalists (CAC), and the Clandestine Laboratory Investigating Chemists Association. In addition to this, Jessica is certified in Firearm Evidence Examination and Identification by AFTE and is also certified as a Diplomat by the American Board of Criminalistics (ABC) in Drug Analysis.
Jeffrey Gentry (United States)
Jeffrey Gentry is an American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI) certified death investigator and an International Association for Identification (IAI) certified bloodstain pattern and senior crime scene analyst. He has more than 16 years of experience working for a law enforcement agency as a deputy coroner death investigator. Jeffrey has visited thousands of death scenes and has prepared more than 3600 death investigation coroner reports. He has investigated more than 1500 unnatural deaths, 315 homicide deaths, and 350 suicide deaths. Jeffrey’s education includes a BS degree in Biochemistry / Molecular Biology, a Master of Public Administration, and an associate degree in mathematics. He teaches death investigation, bloodstain pattern analysis, and college level forensic science and mathematics. Jeffrey has also worked as a forensic toxicology laboratory analyst. Jeffrey is a member of multiple death investigation and bloodstain pattern analysis organizations including the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI), International Association for Identification (IAI), International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners (IACME), California State Coroner Association (CSCA), International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts (IABPA), California State Homicide Investigators Association (CHIA), and the Rocky Mountain Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts (RMABPA). Jeffrey’s passion is death and crime scene investigation, bloodstain pattern analysis and forensic science. Jeffrey Gentry is the author of the following books that are available on Amazon:
• A Visual Guide to Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
• Suicide Death Investigation: A Scenario-Based Approach
• Death Investigation: Information to Obtain During a Forensic Death Investigation
• Death Investigation: What is a Death Investigator (self-illustrated cartoon book)
• Mr. Mosquito Bloodstain Pattern Analyst: Volume 1, 2 and 3 (cartoon book series)
Kimberlee Moran (United States)
Kimberlee Sue Moran has been a forensic consultant and educator since 2002. She currently serves as an Associate Teaching Professor in the Rutgers-Camden Department of Chemistry and she directs the graduate program in forensic science. She holds an undergraduate degree in archaeology from Bryn Mawr College and an MSc in forensic archaeological science from the Institute of Archaeology at University College London. She helped to launch the JDI Centre for the Forensic Sciences in 2010 and has run an educational organization, Forensic Outreach, since 2004. Her forensic research includes taphonomic studies, fingerprint development and enhancement, post-mortem toxicology, and the interface of forensic archaeology and crime scene investigation. She is the co-editor of the book “Forensic Archaeology; Multidisciplinary Perspectives.” Kimberlee serves on the Crime Scene Investigation sub-committee of the NIST-led Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC). Kimberlee is passionate about public outreach, STEM education, and science in the service of justice. She is the recipient of the 2021 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and the 2021 Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Michele Smith (United States)
Michele Smith earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences with a minor in Anthropology from Louisiana State University. She is currently the Crime Scene Unit Supervisor at the Louisiana State Police Crime Laboratory in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She is a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst (CSCSA) and a Certified Latent Print Examiner (CLPE) through the International Association for Identification (IAI). She is an active member of the International Association for Identification (IAI) and is part of the Crime Scene Sciences and Practices Committee, the Louisiana division of the IAI (LA IAI), the Louisiana Association of Forensic Scientists (LAFS), and is currently a board member of the Crime Scene Subcommittee for the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science. Michele shares her passion for the work she does by providing training seminars, presentations, and workshops for law enforcement agencies around Louisiana and the United States. She has been asked by numerous agencies, professional organizations, and educational programs to speak about forensics, crime scene investigations, and latent prints. She has testified and qualified as an expert in Print Processing, Print Comparison, and Crime Scene Investigation in the State of Louisiana. Michele also participates in archaeological excavations of prehistoric Native American sites around Louisiana.
Sarah Voeller (England)
Sarah Voeller holds a Master of Arts in Anthropology with a forensic specialization and a Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science from North Carolina State University. She has taught college level courses in forensic anthropology and forensic science. She has worked in cultural resource management conducting archaeological excavations. Mrs. Voeller worked as a crime scene investigator for the Durham Police Department in North Carolina for just over 6 years. She is a certified crime scene investigator through the IAI. Her professional memberships include the IAI, AAFS, and the Florida Emergency Mortuary Response System (FEMORS) where she acts as an evidence specialist. Outside of work she enjoys playing beach volleyball, traveling with her husband, and hiking with her dog.