Forensic Science Oversight Board Members

FSOB members are appointed to four-year terms and drawn from a variety of relevant disciplines and fields of expertise.

Board Members

• Undersecretary of Forensic Science (Chair): Undersecretary Kerry Collins
• Forensic Science Expert: Dr. Sabra Botch-Jones
• Forensic Laboratory Management Expert: Dr. Robin Cotton
• Forensic Laboratory Management Expert: Professor Timothy Palmbach
• Cognitive Bias Expert: Professor Richard Lempert
• Statistics Expert: Gina Papagiorgakis
• Statistics Expert: Clifford Goodband
• Academia, Research Involving Forensic Science: Dr. Ann Marie Mires
• Clinical Quality Management Expert: Lucy A. Davis
• Massachusetts District Attorneys Association Nominee: Adrienne Lynch, Esq.
• Attorney General Nominee: Assistant AG Gabriel Thornton
• Committee for Public Counsel Services Nominee: Ira Gant
• Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Nominee: Lisa Kavanaugh, Esq.
• New England Innocence Project, Inc. Nominee: Judge Nancy Gertner