MURIEL BOWSER
Mayor
July 12, 2022
The Honorable Phil Mendelson, Chairman
Councilofthe District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with section 2of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law
2-142; D.C. Official Code 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 12 of the Department of Forensic
Sciences Establishment Act of 2011, effective August 17, 2011 (D.C. Law 19-18; D.C. Official
Code 5-1501.11), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
Dr. Tracey Dawson Green
Liesfeld Pond Drive
Glen Allen, VA 23059
for appointment to the Science Advisory Board as a forensic scientist not currently employed by
the Department or by a law enforcement laboratory or agency that provides forensic science
services to the District member of the Board, replacing Robert Thompson, to serve the remainder
of an unexpired term ending November 26, 2024.
Enclosed you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-
mentioned nominee, along with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the
confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council's earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation.
Please do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayors Office of Talent
and Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
Sincerely,
I" Boyser
 Chairman Phil Mendelson
at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT
OFCOLUMBIA
To confirm the appointmentofDr. Tracey Dawson Green to the Science Advisory Board.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THEDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,That this resolution
19 may be cited as the Science Advisory Board Tracey Dawson Green Confirmation Resolution of
20 2022
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22 Sec. 2. The Council ofthe District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
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24 Dr. Tracey Dawson Green
25 Liesfeld Pond Drive
26 Glen Allen, VA 23059
a
28 as a forensic scientist not currently employed by the Department or by a law enforcement
29 laboratory or agency that provides forensic science services to the District memberofthe
30 Science Advisory Board, in accordance with section 12of the DepartmentofForensic Sciences
31 Establishment Act
of2011, effective August 17, 2011 (D.C. Law 19-18; D.C. Official Code 5-
32 1501.11), replacing Robert Thompson, to servetheremainder of an unexpired term ending
33 November 26, 2024.
34 Sec. 3. The Council ofthe District of Columbia shall transmit a copyofthis resolution,
35 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Officeofthe Mayor.
36 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
 Tracey Dawson Green*
Education
Ph.D. Molecular and Cellular Pathology
Departmentof Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
School of Medicine
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1995 - 1999
B.S. Microbiology
BSS. Zoology
cum laude graduate
North Carolina State
University Raleigh, North
Carolina
1991 - 1995
Professional Experience
Chair, 2019- present
Departmentof Forensic Science, Virginia Commonwealth University
Chief administrator for the Department
Develop strategic plans for the Department, including curriculum expansion, facilities &
personnel growth, & revenue generation
Responsible for implementing policies, promoting harmony, fostering teaching &
research excellence, & nurturing career development of faculty & staff.
Prepare annual reviews &recommend raises for 13+ full-time faculty
& staff
Determine teaching & committee assignments, including program directors & Assoc.
Chair
Prepare budgets and oversee all financial & facilities matters
Serve as the Department's liaison to the Dean of the College of Humanities & Sciences
Oversee accreditation processes
Coordinate and manage hiring processes
Represent VCU & Department at local, national, & international forensic science events
Pandemic response planning
Professor, 2018 - present
Associate Professor, 2009-2018
Assistant Professor, 2003-2009
Graduate Program Director (Forensic Science), 2005-2015
Virginia Commonwealth University, Departments of Forensic Science and Biology
As Director of Graduate Studies
responsible for oversightof the M.S. program in
Forensic Science, FEPAC accreditation, graduate admissions, curriculum
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 development, and recruitment of prospective students
Lead international search committees for tenure-track faculty and chairperson
Advise undergraduate & graduate students in the Forensic Molecular
Biology Concentration on coursework, research internships, and research
projects
Advise/ Mentor undergraduate& graduate (MS &PhD)students through development
and design of independent research & thesis projects
Manage the Forensic Molecular Biology laboratory, including grant management,
training, maintenance for all associated equipment, and supervision of all students
& staff
Participating faculty member of Molecular Biology & Genetics program
Developed (2004-2005) and revise Department by-laws and promotion &
tenure guidelines documents
Provide academic service to VCU community by serving as the Forensic Sciences
library coordinator, leading the Graduate Admissions committee, serving on
Forensic Sciences Awards/Budget/By-laws committees, Deans Graduate Academic
Committee, and the Accreditation committee
Teach Intro to Forensic Sciences I, Criminalistics & Crime Analysis Lab, and
Forensic Molecular Biology (Lecture & Lab course), Forensic Science
Seminar, DNA, Drugs, & the Law, Introduction to Forensic Serology & DNA
Analysis, Advanced Forensic DNA Analysis, Emerging Molecular
Applications for Forensic Biology, and Professional Practices in Forensic
Science
Current Research: Improving methods for microchip design for forensic modular
microchip systems, Newmethods for separationofepithelial/sperm cell mixtures,
Discovery & method development for analysis of biomarkers for prediction of donor
age & stature; Recovery ofhuman & non-human DNA from environmental samples;
WGA enhancement, collection, & DNA extraction strategies for touch DNA; Pre-STR
amplification detection of mixtures
Interim Laboratory Director (off-site), Fairfax Identity LaboratorievMitoTyping
Technologies, Health Network Laboratories, 2016 - 2017
Oversee relationship and forensic DNA testing operations
Actively participated in company management, including lab and administrative staffing,
client relations, lab-related cost-benefit analyses, budgeting, training, accreditation, lab
renovation, and implementation & revisionofquality assurance and safety programs
Review & signingofpaternity & immigration casework including complex relationship
studies
Data review, technical review, & reportingofforensic DNA casework
Forensic DNAConsultant, 2002-present
Serve as off-site (AABB, ASCLD/LAB required) Laboratory Director for
relationship and forensic DNA testing laboratory
Develop and deliver classroom training programs for forensic DNA and serology,
including DNA extraction/quantitation, PCR, STR biology, capillary electrophoresis,
STR genotyping, population stats, STR. mixture data interpretation, QC/validation,
forensic serology, Y-STR Analysis, and Expert Testimony for DNA analysts and
serologists
Serve as technical consultant for state DNA Databanking/forensic casework lab
Design and teach Forensic Science educational workshops for law enforcement,
laboratory personnel, and high school science teachers
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 Independent technical/administrative reviews of CODIS data, forensic casework, and
patemity/relationship testing casework
Assist with laboratory design, design of validation studies for new robotic platforms and
PCR setup procedures, validation data analysis and summary preparation, preparation of
annual audit materials, preparation of standard operating procedures, and reorganization
of sample flow and processing
Assist with forensic laboratory planning, marketing strategies, and lab training program
development & curriculum design
Visiting Assistant Professor, George Washington University, Department of Forensic
Sciences, 2002-2003
* Advised approximately 30 students in the Forensic Molecular Biology Concentration on
coursework, research intemships, and research projects
* Advised 4 thesis students through development and designofprojects
* Managed the Forensic Molecular Biology laboratory, including training and
maintenance for all associated equipment
Represented Department on the GWU Institutional Research Safety Committee
Taught Biological Aspectsof Forensic Sciences, Forensic Serology, and DNA
Profiling (Lecture course and laboratory course)
Research: Reduced volume PCR reactions for ABI Identifiler, Profiler Plus, and
COfiler kits; Altemative procedures for mtDNA analysis using single-primer
PCR methods
nt Director & Molecular Biologist, Fairfax Identity Laboratories, Genetics and IVF
Institute, 1999-2002
* Managedof Convicted Offender DNA Databanking laboratory; Assisted in technical
review of casework for Forensic, paternity, and kinship studies laboratories; Directed
the workof20 analyst-level scientists; served as DAB-qualified CODIS Analyst
* Designed experimental studies for the development and validation of new
methodologies, software, and instrumentation (including ABI 310, ABI377, & ABI
3100 DNA analyzers)
Consulted with and assisted the Institute's DNA Diagnostic and Infectious
Disease laboratories in new test development/validation, and high-throughput
testing
Proposed and implemented streamlining procedures for high-throughput DNA
genotyping of Convicted Offenders (increasing from a capacity of approximately
20,000 samples to 150,000 samples per year)
* Actively participated in company management, including lab and administrative
staffing, NIJ grant management, client relations, budget development, client relations,
lab-related cost-benefit analyses, and implementation of Quality Assurance and Safety
programs
+ Provided computer support, including hardware/software updates and installations; PC
& Macintosh maintenance and minor repairs(of 30 and 15 machines, respectively);
database design and management; database modification; purchasing and inventorying
all computer equipment and supplies; monitoring client and server backups;
troubleshooting network problems; company liaison tooutside consulting firms
Trained as an expert witness for court testimony in DNA identity cases
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Northern Virginia Community College- Loudoun Campus,
Natural& Applied Sciences Division, 2001 - 2002
Served as Professor for Biology 101, covering introductory topicsof scientific method,
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 enzyme kinetics, simple/ facilitated diffusion, active transport, reproductive genetics,
and simple inheritance pattems
* Lead 2-3 laboratory sections per semester teachingstudents hands-on lessons in fruit-fly
inheritance studies, spectrophotometers for development of absorption spectrun/
standard curve, fermentation (metabolic pathways), osmosis in plant/animal cells, and
active transport in yeast cells
Research Assistantship, Departmentof Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University
of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 1995 ~ 1999
Principal Investigators: Drs. Nobuyo Maeda& Oliver Smithies*
*2007 NobelPrize in Medicine & Physiology Recipient
Project 1: Role of chemokines and other chronic inflammatory mediators in the
pathogenesisofatherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice
Project 2: Production and characterization of genetically targeted knock-outmice,
including mice which are deficient in either CCR2, CCRS, or DARC
Proficiencies: Southem blot analysis, Norther blot analysis, PCR, RT-PCR, RFLP,
DNA isolation, RNA isolation, sequence analysis, RNase Protection assay, quantitative
PCR & RT-PCR, gene cloning, flow cytometry, viral load quantitation, bacterial
transformation, gross and histopathological analysis, cytological preparations, lipid
quantitation, immunohistochemistry, animal necropsy, tissue culture, biostatistical
analysis
Responsible forthe hiring, training, and day-to-day supervisionofseveral part-time and
full-time lab technicians who assisted in the aforementioned projects
Teaching Assistantship, DepartmentofPathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of
Medicine, University of North Carolina, 1996
Lead Professor: Dr. Frank Church
TA for Introduction to Pathology course in first year medical school curriculum
Teaching Assistantship, Departmentof Biochemistry, North Carolina State
University, 1995
Lead Professor: Dr. Joseph C. Hall
TA forundergraduate course, Introduction to Biochemistry
Organized and led problem sessions and tutored students
Student Research Associate, DepartmentofMicrobiology, North Carolina State
University, 1994 - 1995
Principal Investigator: Dr. Walter J. Dobrogosz
Honors Research Project: Optimal conditioningfortissue isolation and in vitro growth
ofLactobacillus reuteri
* Proficiencies: media preparation, dissection, traditionalmicroscopy,videomicroscopy,
bacterial isolation, anaerobic bacterial growth, embedding, fixing, cutting, and staining
tissues
Grants Funded
National Institute of Justice, Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of
Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories ($399,699), 2020-2021.
Towards Commercialization: Preliminary developmental validationof a high resolution
melt curve mixture prediction assay and SVM tool (PI)
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 VCU Quest for Innovation Commercialization Fund Award ($25,000), 2019-2020.
Developmental validationofan updated rotational microdevice platform for separation
and amplification of contributor DNA from sexual assault samples (PI)
VCU College ofHumanities & Sciences, 2018 Faculty Council Research& Professional
Development Grant ($750), 2018-2019. Applicationofoptical tweezers for cell separation
offorensic evidence (Co-P)
* VCU College of Humanities & Sciences, Seed Award ($5,000), 2018-2019. Utility of
optical tweezersforcell separationofforensic evidence (Co-PI)
National Institute of Justice, Research & Development in Forensic Science for Criminal
Justice Purposes (basic research) ($676,460), 2017-2019 A rotational platform-driven
microdevicefor differentialpurification and amplificationof sexual assault forensic
samples (PI)
VCU Quest for Innovation Commercialization Fund Award ($40,000), 2016-2017 A
rotational platform-driven microdevicefordifferential separation, purification, &
amplificationofsexual assault (PI)
National Institute ofJustice, Basic Research ($321,328), 2016-2017 qPCR-Genotype
determination & mixture detection using high resolution melting curve analysis of STR
loci (PI)
* National Institute of Justice, Basic Research ($255,047), 2015-2016 Methods for
obtaining STR-quality touch DNA from archived fingerprints (PI)
* National Institute of Justice ($385,386), 2014-2015 DNA Profiling of Complex
Biological Mixtures using HLA-Antibody Probes and Fluorescence Activated Cell
Sorting (co-PI)
National Institut e & The Forensic Science Foundation, Lucas Research Grant
of Justice
($3,000), 2013-2014 Prototype Developmentof a Forensic Microdevice on a Centrifugal
Platform& Integration ofa Pinwheel Quantitation Module (PI)
+ National Institute of Justice & The Forensic Science Foundation, Forensic Science Student
Research Grant ($7,000), 2012-2013 An Integrated Microdevice for DNA Extraction and
AmplificationofForensic Samples using Infrared-mediated heatingand centrifugal forces
(Mentor/PI)
National Institute of Justice & Forensic Science Foundation, Forensic Science Student
Research Grant ($7,000), 2012-2013 Development ofaScorpion-based multiplex qPCR
assay for pre-screening mixture detection (Mentor/PI)
National Institute of Justice, Forensic DNAR & D Research Grant 2005-DA-BX-K002
($225,616), 2006-2008 Development and Evaluation ofaWhole Genome Amplification
Methodfor Accurate Multiplex STR Genotyping of Compromised Forensic Casework