North Carolina Homicide Investigators Association

Board of Directors

Derek Moore, President

Major of Operations
Carteret County Sheriff’s Office
Derek.Moore@carteretcountync.gov

Dan Johnson, Vice-President

Lieutenant, Tactical Operations
Fayetteville Police Department
DJohnson2@ci.fay.nc.us

Nicholas Deming, Treasurer

Special Agent in Charge​
NC State Bureau of Investigation
Special Standards and Compliance Unit
ndeming@ncsbi.gov

Chad Suggs, Secretary

(Retired) Captain, Criminal Investigations Division
Pitt County Sheriff’s Office
suggschad@gmail.com

Adam Crozier, Board Member

Corporal, Homicide Unit
Greensboro Police Department
ea.crozier@greensboro-nc.gov

Justin Godwin, Board Member

Sergeant, Homicide Task Force
Wilson Police Department
jdgodwin@wilsonnc.org

Trish Fore, BS, D-ABMDI

NC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Program Director, Medical Examiner Training and Management
trish.fore@dhhs.nc.gov

Daniel Karratti​, Board Member

Sergeant, Patrol Division
Jacksonville Police Department
dkarratti@jacksonvillenc.gov

Joe Maccini​​, Board Member

Special Agent (retired), Cold Case Homicide Unit
NCIS Carolinas Field Office

Matt Hefner​, Board Member

Detective, Homicide Cold Case Unit
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
matthew.hefner@cmpd.org

North Carolina Homicide Investigators Association
2026