The Missouri Division of the IAI Welcomes You

The Missouri Division of the International Association for Identification was formed for the following reasons:
January 23. 2025
Greetings from your President,
We have just completed the 60thannual MOIAI Educational Conference. I am excited to be able to announce that our Missouri Division is not only solvent, but it is actively ready to provide training and resources for many years to come.
For us old ones, we were at the former Port Arrowhead, now known as The Resort at Lake of the Ozarks, but it has gone through many updates and is more of a destination than just a motel.
Some decisions were made at the conference that I would like to share with you. Since Covid-19 shut us down we have had only a few people paying their yearly dues. This was not all on their part but because we lost our web page along with web presence. No one knew how to contact the MOIAI, including myself. We went through several Presidents over the years but did not get the opportunities to get together.
We are proud to announce that the website is back up and running at https://themoiai.org/ and our Facebook page at The Missouri Division of the IAI is currently being monitored.
It was decided by the Board to waive all past due dues from 2020 to 2023. 2024 dues are due
and payable by February 28th. You will not lose your accumulated years if you are paid up by that day.
We will return to The Resort at Lake of the Ozarks in November next year. A big thank you to the speakers and vendors present this year.
Our new Board Chairman, John Cayton and then 2nd VP Teresa Weaver put a lot of effort in restarting our Division and we thank them for the work done. New officers are now in place and I am looking forward to working with our new board.
Wishing you a blessed new year and I look forward to hearing from you over the next year.
Dale Perry, CCSA retired
President
TO BE UPDATED AFTER JANUARY 2025 BOARD MEETING
The Board would like to thank all the members that attended and made the 60th MO IAI Educational Conference a success.
Schedule TBD.
The Resort at Lake of the Ozarks
3080 Bagnell Dam Blvd
Lake Ozark, MO 65049
(573) 693-9988
If you have a presentation you are willing to give or type of training you would like to request, please contact the board at missouriiai@gmail.com
Have a question or a suggestion? Contact us and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. missouriiai@gmail.com
TBD
MOIAI 2024 Conference Registration (docx)
DownloadThe Active Membership of the Division shall consist of heads of Bureau of
Identification and other forensic sciences (including persons under their supervision) who
are engaged in the science of identification, heads of police departments, chiefs of police,
chiefs of detectives, and sheriffs; provided however, the forgoing are bonafide employees
of, and receive salaries from, a national, state, county, or municipal government, or some
subdivision thereof, or who are active members of the parent body.” No member shall lose
their membership because of retirement or change of position so long as they remain in
good standing.
The Associate Membership of the Division shall consist of all reputable
persons, wholly or partially engaged in any of the various phases of the science of
identification, who are not qualified for Active Membership. Such members shall in all
respects be subject to the same rules, fees and charges as Active Members and shall be
entitled to the same rights and privileges, except that they shall not be entitled to election
as an officer of the Division, as defined in Article III. When applying for Associate
Membership the applicant must state the phase of the science of identification in which he
or she is qualified. Admission to Associate Membership will be on the basis of this
statement.
The Life Active Membership of the Division shall consist of Active and
Associate Members of the Division who have paid their membership dues and assessments
for the past consecutive 25 years. Life Active members shall be eligible to vote and be
entitled to all the same privileges of an Active Member, and shall be excused, during their
lifetime, from further payment of dues and assessments.
The Honorary Membership of the Division shall consist of persons who
have performed some particular service for the Division, or, who have in some way
performed some meritorious act for law enforcement. Such person or persons, upon
motion of any member in good standing, may be elected by the Board of Directors or by
the Division in conference to Honorary Membership for a period of one (1) year, and shall
be excused from the payment of dues and assessments. They shall not be eligible to vote
or hold office.
Instructions
Option 1:
Download membership form
Fill out the form on your computer and send it through e-mail to missouriiai@gmail.com,
Go to Purchase link below to pay fees (online processing fee applies)
OR
Option 2:
Download membership form
Print form
Fill out manually
Mail to MO IAI along with check made out to Missouri IAI at address
PO Box 104903
Jefferson City, MO 65110
MO IAI uses Square for online payments of membership, conference fees and merchandise.
(Online processing fees apply)
Chairman: John Cayton
President: Dale Perry
Vice President: Teresa Weaver
Second Vice President: Kellie Greene
Secretary: Caitlin Coan
Treasurer: Matt Thompson
Editor: Katlynn Heagy
Historian: Don Smallwood
Regional Representative: Det. Lee Morris
Board Member: Ed Darabcsek
Board Member: Mollylin Best
Members that are interested in being on the board please contact us at missouriiai@gmail.com
New emails coming soon!
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Constitution and Bylaws (pdf)
DownloadA meeting was held November 28, 1964 at the Missouri State Highway Patrol Headquarters in Jefferson City, Missouri, for the purpose of organizing a Missouri Division of the IAI.
Fourteen members of the I.A.I. representing various law enforcement agencies from throughout the State of Missouri were in attendance and it was voted unanimously to apply to the I.A.I. for a Missouri Division Charter. Also, to apply to the Secretary of State for a charter, (as a non-profit organization).
Constitution and by-laws were approved as amended by the members in attendance.
An election of officers was held and the following persons were elected by acclamation, to serve until the next annual state conference.
President
Sergeant J. Buford McGahan St. Louis Police Department Bureau of Identification
First Vice President
Alfred J. Mettenburg Kansas City Police Department Laboratory
Second Vice President
Ray B. Jenkins Missouri State Highway Patrol Bureau of Identification and Records
Secretary – Treasurer
Gerald L. Lovell Kansas City Police Department Bureau of Identification
Board Members
Russell C. Griffing Kansas City Police Department Bureau of Identification
Donald Brocksmith St. Louis Police Department Laboratory
There will be one conference a year. The first to be held in October, 1965. The date and place to be selected by the Board of Directors.
All those present became members by majority vote, and the meeting was adjourned.
And the mission continues today...
Past Presidents
J.B. McGahan 1964-1965
Ray B. Jenkins 1965-1966
Donald Brocksmith 1966-1967
Russell Griffing 1967-1968
Frank Forgey 1968-1969
William Kaslick 1969-1970
Michael Fitzpatrick 1970-1971
Ray Hoevelmann 1971-1972
Joseph Brasser 1972-1973
Vince Manning 1973-1974
William Green 1974-1975
Douglas McGuire 1975-1976
Robert Dunsford 1976-1977
Richard Schweitterman 1977-1978
Alan Hunt 1978-1979
John Cayton 1979-1980
Ronald Stein 1980-1981
Gerald Lovell (acting) 1981-1982
Gerald Lovell 1982-1983
Ralph Baney 1983-1984
Timothy Zoll 1984-1985
James Davis 1985-1986
Stephen Warlen 1986-1987
James M. Duggan 1987-1988
Donald L. Lock 1988-1989
Donald F. Brian 1989-1990
Timothy Zoll 1990-1991
Robert C. Ahring 1991-1992
Kathy M. Hentges 1992-1993
R. Kevin Lawson 1993-1994
Michael L. Himmel 1994-1995
Steven P. Johnson 1995-1996
Roger L. Denton 1996-1997
Donald L. Lock 1997-1998
Stan L. Swaggart 1998-1999
Timothy D. Davis 1999-2000
Stephen C. Warlen 2000-2001
James Blaska 2001-2002
James Blaska 2002-2003
R. Kevin Lawson 2003-2004
Kathy M. Hentges 2004-2005
Carla Doll 2005-2006
Tom Krull 2006-2007
Steve Schicker 2007-2008
Michael Himmel 2008-2009
Gregory Owens 2009-2010
Timothy Zoll 2010-2011
Robert Paul 2011-2012
Stephen Warlen 2012-2013
Kevin Bushery 2013-2014
Dale Perry 2014-2015
Tanya Hiner 2015-2016 (April)
Chad Craig 2016 (April)-2016 (October)
Chad Craig 2016-2017
Kevin Bushery 2017-2018
Alan Mitchel II 2018-2019
James Yim 2019-2020 (February)
Emily Yim 2020-2021 (January)
Teresa Weaver 2021 (January)-2022
Teresa Weaver 2022-2023
John Cayton 2023-2024
The Missouri International Association for Identification would like to thank all the law enforcement professionals and practitioners that help keep our society safe. If you wish to support the MO IAI in it's mission to continue educating its members, you can click the button below to donate.
PO Box 104903 Jefferson City, MO 65110
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