NHIA Board of Directors

We have a comprehensive board of directors coming from various fields and specialties, such as Homicide, Death Investigations, Major Crimes, Forensics, and Medical Examiner Staff.

President

Detective Joseph Ruhlin

Clearwater Police Department, Florida

Detective Joseph Ruhlin has been with the Clearwater Police Department since 1992 and has been a homicide ...

Vice President

Detective Robert Miller

Miami Dade Police Department, Florida

Robert “Bobby” Miller is a veteran a homicide investigator with the Miami-Dade County Police Department ...

Treasurer

Detective Darren Norris

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Florida

Darren Norris spent over 30-years in law enforcement, primarily in supervisory and investigative roles, ...

West Coast Legal Director

Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman

Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, Major Crimes Division, California

Ms. Silverman has been a Deputy District Attorney since 1994 in the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s ...

Regional Director of Medicolegal Death Investigators

Assistant Coroner Brett Harding

Office of the Coroner / Medical Examiner, Clark County Las Vegas

Brett Harding began his career in Medicolegal Death Investigation in 1988 when he joined Florida’s ...

Secretary

Forensic Science Specialist Dawn Lyons

Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Florida

Forensic Science Specialist Dawn Lyons has been with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office since 2001 ...

Cold Case Director

Detective Christopher Lyons

Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Florida

Detective Christopher Lyons is currently a member of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case ...

Board Member

Detective Dan Loder

Clearwater Police Department

Detective Daniel Loder has a total of nearly 20 years of law enforcement experience between several police ...