EVIDENCE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Registration table open at 7:30 am daily
Breakfast (Wed-Fri) & Lunch (Tues-Thurs) included in registration fee
Join us for nightly hosted activities!
* Cornhole tournament * AUCTION
* Ax throwing! * Top Golf
* Hospitality Night
2025 PRESENTERS
TUESDAY
Ofc. Jason Schecterle
"Burning Shield"
On the night of March 26, 2001, a taxi cab, traveling at over 100mph crashing into the rear of Jason's patrol car.
Jason's journey chronicles his fight for life, his triumph over tragedy and the inspiration that enables him to continue to overcome unimaginable adversity.
This presentation is available with Evidence Academy registration or "one-day" general conference registration.
Darci VandenHoek, Salem PD
Lauren Jarrell, OSP
Evidence Academy
This conference "add-on" focuses on the basic functions and foundational principles of evidence room management from intake to disposal. We will cover Oregon laws that impact daily procedures, methods of disposal, researching adjudication and more.
This class is intended for the new evidence technician with less than 2 yrs experience.
WEDNESDAY
Brendan McGuire
Special Agent, Oregon DOJ
Forensic Genetic Geneology
Adam Knapp
Medicolegal Death Investigator Washington County
An ME's Perspective on Death Investigations
Julie Almand, Lead CPES
Oregon State Police
Everything Firearms
Nicole Hedley, CPES
West Linn Police
Case Study
Diana Kuyn Homicide
In 1978 20 year-old Diana Marie Kuhn, a Portland native, was sexually assaulted and murdered in the city of West Linn. Her murder remained unsolved until a full case review in 2023, where key evidence was located, and used in combination with the original investigative reports, to solve the 45 year old case.”
THURSDAY
Attorney Elmer Dickens
Liabilities in the Evidence Room
Mr. Dickens currently serves as General Counsel for OSSA. He is a veteran of the US Army and a former corrections officer at a maximum-security penitentiary. He is admitted to practice in all Oregon courts, the US District Court of Oregon, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.
Hailey Gates
Mei Pomegranate
Oregon SATF
Sexual Assault Evidence
Lt. Kelley Bean
Douglas County Sheriff's ofc.
KENDRA HANKS HOMICIDE - CASE STUDY
2022 Douglas County abduction and homicide of 18-year-old Hanks, who was last seen walking home from work.
FRIDAY
Jenn Donahue
International Keynote Speaker, US Navy Captain (ret), Entrepreneur, Engineer
The Unity Paradox: Creating Teams With Unparalleled Success
Jenn Donahue PhD is an author, retired US Navy Captain and former Commodore for an 1,800 personnel Regiment. Over her 27-year military career, Jenn has built a bridge across the Euphrates River in the midst of the Iraq war, commanded an 800-personnel Battalion in Afghanistan, and constructed combat outposts in the middle of deserts filled with insurgents.
Jenn passionately helps others overcome the obstacles that prevent them from achieving their grandest dreams and most ambitious goals. She is the founder of JL Donahue Engineering, Inc. and Dare to Rise. She also lectures at UC Berkeley, UCLA & CalPoly.
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