Kathie Koppenhaver — Systematic Examination of Handwriting

Katherine Koppenhaver has been a document examiner for the past 36 years. She has an international business. She has served as President of the National Association of Document Examiners and is Founder and President of the International Association of Document Examiners.

She has testified in court and deposition over 550 times and has handled over 3500 cases. She has lectured at 90 seminars. She has written a course, teaches it on a weekly basis, and has trained several hundred people. She is the author of several books including Forensic Document Examination: Principles and Practice.

Beverley East, MGA, CDE, CAM, DPGA-A – A Journey from Jail to Justice

Beverley East is a court qualified Forensic Document Examiner who has practiced in the field for over 32 years. She has testified across the globe in the UK, USA, and the Caribbean region.Court, and Superior Court.

In 2015 she was honored with the "Forerunner Award" by the Institute of Caribbean Studies for her work in forensic document examination. She received the trailblazer Women of Achievement Award from Flori Roberts cosmetic company in 2002.

Her opinion has been requested by the media on landmark cases such as Monica Lewinsky, Jon Benét Ramsey, and the DC Sniper. She contributed to a television documentary by National Geographic on the anthrax letters, "Uncover History – Hunting the Anthrax Killer," which aired nationally and internationally September 2009.

She is a member of National Association of Document Examiners (NADE), Scientific Association of Forensic Examiner (SAFE). She was appointed to the Ethics Committee of IADE in 2015 and served as the 2015 IADE's Conference Chair. She authenticated handwriting samples of explorer Alfred Wallace for a client from Troutman Saunders in Washington D.C., which resulted in a $4.5 million award to the client.

Ms. East hosts in-house training for bankers through the Jamaican Institute of Financial Services and accredited seminars for lawyers through the General Legal Counsel. In 2012 she designed and conducted an inaugural 18 month training course for the JCF Questioned Document Division.

Sharon R. Hampton - Oops! They did it again!

Sharon has been a practicing document examiner for 20 years. First working for USA Funds, the student loan organization, and then for Conseco in Carmel, Indiana, all prior to formal training, starting in 2005. Before formal training, tens of thousands of comparisons had been performed and a love for the work developed, working 6, 12-hour days a week for 16 months, which was a great privilege for experiencing the practice of document examination. Graduating and certifying in 2007 from The School of Document Examination, Dallas, Tx., was followed by future certifications from SAFE, and then IADE.

Kathy Carlson, CFDE
Webinar-Seminar Moderator – The Guided Hand

Kathy Carlson is a Certified Forensic Document Examiner in Montrose Colorado, who started her education in 2009. She attended a two-year mentorship program and has diligently continued her education by attending yearly conferences put on by numerous reputable organizations and monthly continuing education (CE) classes. She has handled over 360 cases, analyzing 1000's of documents, handled cases in many different states and abroad. She has traveled to Turks & Caicos to bring justice to a fraudulent case, where her client prevailed.

Kathy is Vice President and Education Chair of IADE. She has put together continued CE classes via Zoom, an online interaction application to help others to further their education. It is vital in this ever-changing world of technology to stay abreast in our field of new technologies. These classes assist other document examiners in their education to stay ahead of ways fraud has grown. Not only is it a great educational tool, it also provides document examiners with a way of communicating how others in our field handle difficult or interesting cases. They also enable other members to use up to date technology to present their cases.

Beth Chrisman, CFDE – The Guided Hand

Beth Chrisman is a Certified Forensic Document Examiner in Los Angeles, CA. She began her career in 2006 and has examined over 1100 document examination cases involving over 20,000 documents. She has trained and mentored students studying to be document examiners. She has testified over 85 times in civil, criminal, and federal trials. Her favorite part of being a document examiner is trial testimony.

Robert Baier, CFDE – You can't un-ring the bell

Bob Baier is a full time Forensic Document Examiner (CDE) with 3 different certifications and 3 different Degrees AS, BS, MA. Bob is a certified NY State law enforcement instructor for "General Topics" and trains law enforcement in other states as well in document examination, identity theft, bogus checks, as well as other areas. He has been an instructor at the International School of Forensic Document Examination where he received the 2008 faculty member of the year award.

Bob has rendered an opinion on more than 1,300 cases in more than 26 different states and 3 other countries and has examined more than 28,000 documents and testified more than 110 times for court, deposition, arbitration, and hearings

Bob had fun being on live radio nationally and was on the television shows "Inside Edition," "Law Talk TV" and the Discovery/Smithsonian channel televised in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Mr. Baier has spoken at national and international conferences.

Dr. Taz Talley – Two Presentations: Day One: Printers; Day Two: Digital Documents

Taz Tally engages in life as a photographer, geologist, author, and adventurer. He received his Ph.D. in Geology from the University of California – Santa Barbara. He has written numerous digital imaging books, including Photoshop Before & After, and enjoys presenting at photography and print industry trade shows and seminars throughout the country.

Taz also teaches photography and digital imaging classes for the University of Alaska and Session.edu and develops online training courses for Lynda.com and the Printing Industry of America. Taz's 10-Step Grayscale Target Calibration and Color Correction Kit is used world-wide for calibrating scanners and digital cameras and for color correcting images.

He loves his home in Homer, Alaska, where he delights in capturing images while mountain biking, kayaking, hiking, and Nordic skiing.

Alex Cuello – Being a Great Expert Witness

Alex Cuello, Esquire, a partner in Cuello & Hernandez, LLC has been admitted to practice law in Florida since 1996. Mr. Cuello received his B.A. from Florida International University, law degree from St. Thomas University and Master of Laws degree in Elder Law from Stetson University. Mr. Cuello's practice focuses on Elder Law with an emphasis in the areas of Probate Administration and Litigation.

Alex Hernandez – Surviving Cross Examination

Alex Hernandez is a partner in Cuello, Soto and Hernandez, LLC in Coral Gables, Florida. His earned bachelor's degree from the University of Miami in 2006. He received his law degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2010. Alexander Hernandez was admitted to the practice of law in 2013. Alexander Hernandez represents clients with Estate Planning & Probate issues.