FIRE Advisory Boards

External Board

The External Advisory Board identify areas where cooperation or partnering may be mutually beneficial and ways FIRE can serve their specific agency's needs, as well as the general needs of law enforcement, forensic science, and homeland security. Members include:

• William M. Bass, PhD, Forensic Anthropologist
• Mike Bottoms, District Attorney General
• James Cavanaugh, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
• Nick Fielder, TEMA (Homeland Security)
• Mark Gwyn, Director, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI)
• My Harrison, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Memphis Field Office (FBI)
• Roger Hawks, Executive Director, Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy (TFACA), State Fire Marshal's Office
• Richard L. Lambert, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Knoxville Field Office (FBI)
• Harry Sommers, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
• Michael Tabor, DDS, Forensic Odontologist

Internal Board

The Internal Advisory Board facilitate an on-campus, interdisciplinary approach. Members include:

• Dr. Mike Boyle, Dean, Continuing Education and Distance Learning
• Dr. Ngee-Sing Chong, Chemistry
• Ms. Rebecca Cole, Associate Vice President, MTSU
• Dr. Jackie Eller, Sociology and Anthropology
• Dr. Anthony Farone, Biology
• Dr. Saeed Foroudastan, Engineering Technology & Industrial Studies
• Dr. Andrienne Friedli, Chemistry
• Dr. George Murphy, Biology
• Dr. Deborah Newman, Chair, Criminal Justice
• Dr. Patricia Patterson, Chemistry
• Chief Carl "Buddy" Peaster, Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety
• Dr. Karen Petersen, Political Science
• Dr. Amy Phelps, Chemistry
• Dr. Saleh Sbenaty, Engineering Technology & Industrial Studies
• Dr. Kevin Smith, Sociology and Anthropology
• Ms. Connie Huddleston, College of Liberal Arts