Page 4 - Parallel Death Investigations - AFI-LLC Newsletter November 2021

Parallel Death Investigations - AFI-LLC Newsletter November 2021

CONFERENCE UPDATES AND WRAP UP
NCISS Annual Meeting and Elections
Attended by over 40 people – 15+ Board members and Past Presidents, and 25+ members, the annual
meeting and elections were well attended and productive! Members will get a full briefing in the end-
of-year Your Advocate in December, including a synopsis of Officer & Director reports. The finances of
NCISS are the strongest in over a decade, and membership continues to grow as the investigative &
security professions continue to monitor and address legislation which will impact our professions. Elections were also
held, with appreciation for those ending their Board tenure for their leadership and contributions; and welcome to the
following:
➢ Officers (1-year term to 2022)
Board Chairman (elected by new Board) – Wes Bearden (Bearden Investigative Agency, Inc. Dallas TX (from President)
President – Lisa Turley (Legal Investigative Services, Inc. Charleston WV; from 1st Vice President)
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1 Vice President – Tina Thomas (Subrosa Investigations, Inc. Phoenix AZ; from 2nd Vice President)
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2 Vice President – Paul Cicarella (Advanced Investigations, LLC, New Haven CT; from 3rd Vice President)
Secretary – Ed Ajaeb (Nighthawk Strategies, Washington DC; new Board member)
Treasurer – Kelly Riddle (Kelmar Global, Inc., San Antonio TX; from Regional Director)

➢ Directors (alternating 2-year terms to 2023)
Region 1 (KY-IL-IN-MI-OH-PA-WV) – Brandy Lord (Integrity Investigations, Inc., Granger IN; from At Large Director)
Region 2 (CT-MA-ME-NJ-NH-NY-RI-VT) – Matt Spaier (Satellite Investigations, New York NY; incumbent)
Region 3 (DC-DE-FL-GA-MD-PR-NC-SC-VA – Alden Wheeler (Alden Wheeler Detective Agency, Anderson SC; incumbent)
At Large Director – Michael Cook (Signature Investigations Group, Grand Rapids MI; incumbent)
At Large Director – Stephen Komorek (Conflict International, New York NY and Greensboro NC; new Board member)

➢ Appointed Vacant Regional Directors (finishing terms ending 2022) – both are new Board members!
Region 4 (AL-AR-LA-MS-MO-NM-OK-TN-TX) – Greg Colton (PIMLAR Solutions, Helotes TX)
Region 5 (AZ-CO-IA-KS-MN-NE-ND-SD-UT-WI-WY) – Merrilee Riley (MerrTino Group LLC, Scottsdale AZ)

Iowa Association of Private Investigators!
The Iowa conference was open to in-person in Des Moines, and started with networking the evening
of 10/27/2021 and multiple topics for the conference on 10/28/2021. Dean presented on three:
Standards of Practice for a PI; Time is Money for a PI; and Evidence Inspection and Documentation.
Because another speaker could not make it at the last minute, Dean also presented Woodchipper
Fatality Investigation”.

Thanks IAPI for always being great hosts!

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