Acknowledgments

OVC gratefully acknowledges the dedicated efforts of Ray L. Blakeney, Director of Operations for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of the State of Oklahoma, and Sharon W. Bryson, Deputy Director of the Office of Family Affairs, and Brian Fiffick, Manager of Forensic Operations, both of NTSB, for their work on this bulletin.

OVC also gratefully acknowledges the following contributors and reviewers who provided a wealth of thoughtful recommendations:

Gwen Allen, M.S.W., M.P.H.
Director, Project Heartland
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Oklahoma City, OK

Joseph H. Davis, M.D.
Director (Retired), Medical Examiner Department
Miami-Dade County, FL

Anthony Falsetti, Ph.D., D–ABFA
Director and Associate Professor
C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory
Department of Anthropology
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Stephanie Frogge, M.T.S., C.T.S.
National Director, Victim Services
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Irving, TX

Fred B. Jordan, M.D.
Chief Medical Examiner, State of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK

Gary Moore
Director, Division of Emergency Preparedness and Operation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Twinbrook Metro Plaza
Rockville, MD

Mary Elizabeth Nelson, M.S.W.
Branch Chief, Emergency Services and Disaster Relief Branch
Center for Mental Health Services
Rockville, MD

Jack O’Brian Poe, D.Min., F.T., C.F.S.
Chaplain, Oklahoma City Police Department
Oklahoma City, OK

Thanks also go to OVC staff members Laura Ivkovich (nee Federline), Program
Specialist, and Writer/Editors Grace Coleman and Debra Christenberry for the
time and talent they invested in this bulletin.