Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the reappointment of Brian Kasbohm to the Forensic Laboratory Advisory Board.

Kasbohm, of Chanhassen, is a captain with the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, where he serves as commander of the Forensic Sciences Division and laboratory director. Previously, he was a laboratory supervisor, crime scene section supervisor, bloodstain pattern analyst, and has more than a decade of experience in the crime scene and latent fingerprint sections of the crime lab. A member of the American Society of Crime Lab Directors, he was the project manager for the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office Crime Laboratory accreditation with the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board. He has also served on the Forensic Science Building Project, Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office Committee on Government Center Security, Family Violence Coordination Council, and Domestic Violence Court Steering Committee. Kasbohm, who has been a member of the Forensic Laboratory Advisory Board since 2006, is reappointed to a position for an individual with expertise in the field of forensic science to another four-year term that expires on July 1, 2014.

The Forensic Laboratory Advisory Board was created by the Legislature to develop and implement a reporting system through which laboratories, facilities, or entities that conduct forensic analyses report negligence or misconduct that substantially affects the integrity of the forensic results committed by employees or contractors; encourage reporting of misconduct; investigate allegations of misconduct; and encourage laboratory accreditation with the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board. The board consists of 12 members, including one appointed by the Governor.