Associate Qualifications
W. Mark Dale, MBA is past Director, Northeast Regional Forensics Institute (NERFI) at the University at Albany, State University of New York. Dale provides education in forensics biology, chemistry, and computer science and intense “DNA Academies” for newly hired DNA scientists. Previously, Dale was Director (Inspector in Charge) of the New York State Police Laboratory System and the New York City Police Department Laboratory. Mark is Past President of the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors and is an Emeritus Member, Chairman on the New York State Crime Laboratory Advisory Committee and member of the New York State Commission on Forensic Science. Mark is an ASCLD/LAB Legacy and International ISO 17025 trained auditor and has participated in many ASCLD/LAB Legacy inspections. ASCLD specializes in training supervisors in management, technology and quality service for the community. He has the Green Belt in Six Sigma Quality Processes and an MBA from the State University of New York at Albany.
Dr. Wendy S. Becker teaches management at Shippensburg State University and Management Law Center, Innsbruck, Austria. Previously, she was Vice President and Managing Principle at AON Consulting, and also Manager, Consulting Services for Development Dimensions International. She managed management training projects for Alcoa, Cargill, Coca-Cola, Colgate, Dow, Eli Lilly, GTE, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Miller Brewing, Northwest Airlines, Pillsbury, Sony, Toyota, TRW, among others. Becker earned her PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the Pennsylvania State University. Her dissertation was a Newman Award finalist at the Academy of Management and is published in Team Performance Management. In 2007, Becker received the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award from the State University of New York at Albany Business School. She is elected to the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, Delta Sigma Xi, and the Golden Key Honor Society.
W. Mark Dale and Wendy Becker are authors of The Crime Scene: How Forensic Science Works. This best-selling text and numerous articles, book chapters and professional presentations emphasize the importance of the supervisor in managing technology and organizational culture issues in public sector organizations.
Dr. Edward Pavur, Jr. is an expert trainer with specialized skills in job analysis and assessment technology. Ed designed and delivered testing, training and evaluation systemsfor the City of Toledo, Entergy Corporation,New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board, Sabine Transportation, Caterpillar, Florida Power and Light, Kellogg, Toyota, Atlantic Richfield, and Purdue University, among others. He teaches graduate classes in the MBA program at the State University of New York at Albany. Ed has a doctorate in psychology and is active in the American Psychological Association, the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology, the Houston Area I/O Psychologists and the Society of Psychologists in Management.