Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy
Dallas, Texas
Press Release
Contact person: Leslie Brinkley Lawson
Company name: Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy
Email address: Leslie@LawsonResearch.net
Website address: http://www.forensicgenealogists.com
New Board Members Welcomed
The Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy is pleased to announce its 2014-2015 Board of Directors.
Joining the board are:
Wanda Smith, Secretary: Wanda I. Smith is an attorney licensed to practice law in both Texas and Arkansas. She is a member of the National Genealogical Society, the Association of Professional Genealogists, Genealogical Speaker’s Guild, and Dallas Genealogical Society and serves on the board of the Collin County Genealogical Society. As an attorney, Ms. Smith spends much of her time locating lost and missing mineral heirs and performing courthouse title research. Ms. Smith is the owner of Wanda Smith Law, PLLC, and Professional Ancestry Research, LLC.
Juli Whittaker, Treasurer: Juli Whittaker is the owner of Genealogy Safari in Kansas City, Missouri where she focuses her research on kinship determinations. She is a member of the National Genealogical Society, the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Missouri State Genealogical Society, as well as other local societies. Juli has a BS in Accounting, an MBA and is a licensed CPA.
Amber Goodpaster Tauscher, Member Program Representative: Amber Goodpaster Tauscher is a professional genealogist based in Lincoln, Nebraska. She currently serves as the President of the Great Plains chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists. Amber has been researching her own family history since 1996 and started taking clients in January 2012. Her company, Antique Ancestors, provides forensic genealogy services plus family history research throughout the United States, specializing in Nebraska.
They join returning members Leslie Lawson, President; Michael Ramage CG, Vice-President; Kelvin L. Meyers, Registered Agent; and Catherine Desmarais CG, Mentor Program Coordinator.
The CAFG Board of Directors would like to thank outgoing board member Dee Dee King, CG for her years of tireless dedication as CAFG’s Secretary/Treasurer.
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