Science Advisory Board Nicole Roehm Confirmation Resolution of 2026

MURIELBOWSERMAYOR
January6,2026
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
ChairmanCouncil of the Districtof Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite504
Washington,DC20004
DearChairmanMendelson:
Inaccordancewithsection2 oftheConfirmationAct of 1978,effectiveMarch 3, 1979 (D.C.Law 2-
142;D.C.OfficialCode§ 1-523.01),andpursuanttosection12oftheDepartmentofForensicSciences
EstablishmentActof2011,effectiveAugust17,2011(D.C.Law 19-18;D.C.OfficialCode§ 5-
1501.11),Lampleasedtonominatethefollowingindividual:

Ms. NicoleRoehm
NorthGeneseeWoodsDrive
Oconomowoc,WI 53066
forreappointmentasaforensicscientistnotcurrentlyemployedbytheDepartmentofForensicSciencesorbyalawenforcementlaboratoryoragencythatprovidesforensicscienceservicestotheDistrictmember of the ScienceAdvisory Board, fora term toend April 18,2029.
Enclosed,you willfind biographicalinformationdetailingtheexperience of the above-mentioned
nominee,togetherwithaproposedresolutiontoassisttheCouncilduringtheconfirmationprocess.
Iwould appreciatethe Council’searliestconsiderationof thisnomination forconfirmation.Please
do not hesitateto contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
Appointments,shouldtheCouncilrequireadditionalinformation.
Sincerely,
‘MurielBhwser
Mayor
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3 at the request of the Mayor
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6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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15 To confirm the reappointment of Nicole Roehm to the Science Advisory Board.
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17 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
18 resolution may be cited as the "Science Advisory Board Nicole Roehm Confirmation Resolution
19 of 2026".
20 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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22 Nicole Roehm
23 North Genesee Woods Drive
24 Oconomowoc, WI 53066
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26 as a forensic scientist not currently employed by the Department of Forensic Sciences or by a
27 law enforcement laboratory or agency that provides forensic science services to the District
28 member of the Science Advisory Board, established by section 12 of the Department of Forensic
29 Sciences Establishment Act of 2011, effective August 17, 2011 (D.C. Law 19-18; D.C. Official
30 Code§ 5-1501.11), for a term to end April 18, 2029.
31 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
32 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Mayor.
33 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.

NICOLE L. ROEHM
PROVEN PERFORMER

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planning,andorganizationaltransformation.Extensivelifeandforensicsciencesexperienceacrossalllevelsofanorganization,
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COMMITTEES, &
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WisconsinDivisionofForensic
Sciences~SubmissionAdvisory
‘Committee,March2022~Present
Member,Washington,D.C.
DepartmentofForensicScience—
ScienceAdvisoryBoard,2024—
Present
Member,Wisconsin

ChiefsofPoliceAssociation(WCPA),
‘August2024~Present
NAB -ANSINational
AccreditationBoard
TechnicalAssessor~Biology,2016—
Present
ASCIA-Associ

jonofState
CriminalInvestigativeAgencies
ForensicScienceCommitteeMember,
2022-Present
ASCLD-AmericanSocietyof
CrimeLaboratoryDirectors
RegularMember,2022~Present
MAFS-MidwesternAssociation
ofForensic

RegularMember,2008~Present
MWCLD -MidwestCrimeLab
Directors
RegularMember,2016~Present
DIRECTOR+WISCONSINSTATECRIMELABORATORIESBUREAU
2017-2019
‘OversawoperationsfortheMadison,Milwaukee,andWausaulaboratoriesandQuality
‘AssuranceBureau,Setstrategicgoals,plannedbudgets,andsupportedlabaccreditation
Directedpersonnelmanagementfor190+staff
DEPUTYDIRECTOR+WISCONSINSTATECRIMELABORATORIES
2016-2017
Managedoperationsandpersonnelacrossallthreelablocations.Oversawstrategic
planning,budgeting,andaccreditationefforts.
FORENSICSCIENTISTSUPERVISOR-DNACASEWORKUNIT+
WISCONSINSTATECRIMELABORATORY~MILWAUKEE
2011-2016
SupervisedDNACaseworkUnitstaffsetunitgoals,monitoredexpenses.andapproved
echnicalreports
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WISCONSINSTATECRIMELABORATORY~MILWAUKEE
2007-2011
PerformedSTRandY-STRanalysisofbiologicalsamplesandprovidedexperttestimonyin
fieldofforensicDNAanalysis.
COVANCE LABORATORIES 2006- 2007
PATHOLOGY STUDYTECHNICIAN
‘Conductedpathologyandhistologyworkforphaseonepharmaceuticalstudies.
EDUCATION
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UNIVERSITYOFWISCONSIN~MADISON
MASTEROFSCIENCEDEGREEINPHARMACY MAY 2012
(CERTIFICATEINFORENSICDNA ANDSEROLOGY
UNIVERSITYOFFLORIDA
BACHELOROFSCIENCEDEGREEINBIOLOGY MAY 2006
BIOMEDICALSCIENCECONCENTRATIONANDCHEMISTRYMINOR
UNIVERSITYOFWISCONSIN~LACROSSE
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AWARDS
StateofWisconsin,VirginiaHartSpecialRecognition‘Award,2022HonorableMention
PUBLICATIONS
Roehm,N.(2022).WisconsinDivision
ofForensicSciences:WinningHearts
WhileBreakingDownBarriers
ForensicScienceIntemational:Synergy
(|).
Availableuponrequest
CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAININGS
LEANSixSIGMA~GREENBELT
TDKPARTNERS,2024
PROJECTMANAGEMENTCERTIFICATE
UNIVERSITYOFWISCONSIN-MADISON,2016
FORENSICMANAGEMENTACADEMY
‘WestVIRGINIAUNIVERSITY,2014
PRESENTATIONS, PODCASTS, AND LECTURES
LECTURE,“DEADMENDOTELLTALES’
ForensicDNAAnalysis,
UniversityofWisconsin-Milwaukee,2011-2018
‘CO-HOST,MIDWESTCRIMELABORATORYDIRECTORS’ANNUALMEETING
2019,Madison,WI
CO-HOST,WISCONSINSTATECRIMELABORATORIESSYMPOSIUM
InPerson:2019,2022,and2024,Vireual:2021and2023
PRESENTATION,"WISCONSINDIVISIONOFFORENSICSCIENCES:WINNING
HEARTSWHILEBREAKINGDOWNBARRIERS
‘AmericanSocietyofCrimeLaboratoryDirectors(ASCLD)49%AnnualSymposium
Reno,NV,April26,2022
PRESENTATION,“WISCONSIN'SEFFORTTOINVENTORYANDTRIAGE6,800+
BACKLOGGEDSEXUALASSAULTEVIDENCEKITS”
PromegaCorporationandBodeTechnologiesSAEKSummerWebinarSeries
Webinar,August18,2021
PODCAST,“THEWISCONSINCASESUBMISSIONADVISORYCOMMITTEE’
TheCrimeLabCoachCastwithJohnCollins
Episode54,November6,2023
INTERVIEW,“DESIGNLIKEA| £.D.|:HOWWISCONSIN'SSTATECRIMELABIS
REDEFININGFORENSICSCIENCE”
LabDesignNews,WrittenbyJinheeLee,November2025
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ExecutiveOfficeoftheMayor— Mayor’sOfficeofTalentandAppointments
JohnA.WilsonBuilding|1350PennsylvaniaAvenue,Suite600|Washington,DC 20004
NicoleRoehm
Ms.NicoleRoehmistheAdministratorfortheDivisionofForensicScienceattheWisconsinDepartmentofJustice(DOJ).
Ms.RochmhasbeenattheWisconsinDOJWisconsinStateCrimeLaboratory(WSCL)since2007andhasbeentheAdministratoroftheDivisionofForensicSciencessince2019.Ms.Roehmstartedherforensic
sciencecareerasaDNA AnalystattheWSCL—MilwaukeeinJune2007.ShehasalsoworkedonvariousinitiativesfortheWSCL andcurrentlyservesasatechnicalassessorforANAB (ANSINationalAccreditationBoard),amemberoftheAmericanSocietyofCrimeLaboratoryDirectors(ASCLD),andamemberoftheMidwesternAssociationofForensic
Scientists(MAFS).
A Wisconsinresident,Ms.RoehmearnedherBachelorofScienceinBiologywithabiomedicalscienceconcentrationfromtheUniversityofWisconsinandherMasterofScienceinForensic
DNA andSerologyfromtheUniversityofFlorida.
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GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ExecutiveOfficeofMayorMurielBowser
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To: KimberlyA.Bassett,SteveWalkerFrom: BetsyCavendishDate: December11,2025Subject:LegalsufficiencyreviewofaresolutionreappointingNicoleRoehmasamemberoftheScienceAdvisoryBoard
This isto Certifythatthisofficehasreviewedtheabove-referencedresolutionand
foundittobelegallyunobjectionable.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsinthisregard,pleasedonot
hesitatetocallMichael Porcello,Deputy General Counsel, ExecutiveOfficeof the Mayor, at
202-727-0872,or me at202-724-7681.
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