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
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