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SEARCH is governed by a Membership Group that includes one gubernatorial appointee from each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories. Members are primarily state-level justice officials responsible for operational decisions and policy on managing criminal justice and criminal history information, and related identification and telecommunications technology. The SEARCH Chair also selects eight At-large Members from government, organizations and academia. They provide a balanced representation of justice disciplines and bring special expertise and broad perspective to the Group. Learn more
Our Members
Alabama
Daniel Urquhart
Deputy Director
Information Bureau
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
Alaska
Kathryn M. Monfreda
Acting Director
Department of Statewide Services
Alaska Department of Public Safety
Arizona
Lt. Colonel Timothy Chung
Assistant Director
Technical Services Division
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Arkansas
Jay B. Winters
Director
Arkansas Crime Information Center
California
Commissioner Joseph Farrow
California Highway Patrol
Colorado
Chris Andrist*
Deputy Director
Criminal Justice Information Systems
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Connecticut
Michael Lawlor
Under Secretary
Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division Connecticut Office of Policy and Management
Delaware
Renee Rigby
Assistant Director
State Bureau of Identification Delaware State Police
Florida
Donna M. Uzzell
Special Agent in Charge, Statewide Investigative Services
Criminal Justice Information Services Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Hawaii
Liane Moriyama
Administrator
Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center Department of the Attorney General
Idaho
Dawn A. Peck
Bureau of Criminal Identification Manager
Idaho State Police
Illinois
Lt. John Rattigan*
Bureau of Identification Illinois State Police
Indiana
Major Michael White
Assistant Chief of Staff
Communication and Information Services Indiana State Police
Iowa
Mitchell Mortvedt
Assistant Director
Division of Criminal Investigation
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Kansas
Leslie Moore
Director
Information Services Division Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kentucky
Major Shane Bates
Chief Information Officer
Technical Services Division
Kentucky State Police
Maine
Matthew R. Ruel
Director
Maine State Bureau of Identification Maine State Police
Maryland
Carole J. Shelton
Director, CJIS Central Repository
Information Technology & Communications Division Maryland Dept. of Public Safety & Correctional Services
Massachusetts
Curtis M. Wood
Undersecretary
Forensic Science and Technology Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
Michigan
Dawn T. Brinningstaull
Director
Criminal Justice Information Center Michigan State Police
Minnesota
Oded Galili
Deputy Director
Justice Information Services
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Missouri
Major Sarah L. Eberhard
Commander
Technical Services Bureau
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Montana
Eleanor Cooperider
Criminal Records Business Analyst
Criminal Investigations Criminal Records and Identification Services Montana Department of Justice
Nebraska
Tony Loth*
Research Manager
Nebraska State Patrol
Nevada
Julie Butler
Administrator
General Services Division Nevada Department of Public Safety
New Hampshire
Jeffrey Kellett
Chief Administrator
Criminal Records Unit New Hampshire State Police
New Jersey
Major Brandon Gray
Commanding Officer
Identification & Information Technology Section
New Jersey State Police
New York
Joseph N. Morrissey
Director
Office of Criminal Justice Operations New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
North Carolina
Wyatt Pettengill
Assistant Special Agent In Charge
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation
North Dakota
Molly Goebel*
Director
North Dakota Criminal Justice Information Sharing
Ohio
Rickeya N. Franklin
Director
Identification Division Bureau of Criminal Investigation Ohio Attorney General’s Office
Oklahoma
Bryan Rizzi
Assistant Division Director
Information Services Division Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Pennsylvania
Robert Merwine
Director
Office of Criminal Justice System Improvements Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
South Carolina
Major Jennie M. Temple
Criminal Justice Information Services South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
South Dakota
Chad Mosteller*
Supervisory Special Agent
Identification Section
South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation
Tennessee
Brad Truitt
Director of Information Systems
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
Texas
Mike Lesko
Deputy Assistant Director
Crime Records Service Texas Department of Public Safety
Utah
Alice Moffat
Division Director
Bureau of Criminal Identification Utah Department of Public Safety
Vermont
Dean Hamel*
Director of Information Technology
Vermont Department of Public Safety
Virginia
Captain Tricia Powers*
Criminal Justice Information Services Division
Virginia State Police
Washington
Jim Anderson
Commander
Criminal Records Division Washington State Patrol
Wyoming
Jeff Cullen*
CJIS Supervisor
Criminal Justice Information Services
Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation
At Large Appointees
Alfred Blumstein, Ph.D.
J. Erik Jonsson University Professor of Urban Systems and Operations Research
H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management Carnegie-Mellon University
Mr. Daniel M. Foro
Senior Advisor
New York State Sheriffs’ Association Institute
David Steingraber
Senior Policy Advisor
National Criminal Justice Association
James Buckley
Special Agent
Department of Homeland Security
Robert Wessels
Vice Chair
Judicial Committee on Information Technology State of Texas
Members Emeritus
Charles M. Friel, Ph.D. (Retired)
Professor
College of Criminal Justice Sam Houston State University
Hugh M. Collins, Ph.D. (Retired)
Judicial Administrator
Louisiana Supreme Court
*Designated Alternate