Lindsey Guice Smith was recently appointed to the IAPE board. She has been a member of IAPE since 2010, and an IAPE Certified Property and Evidence Specialist since 2011.
Lindsey is the Executive Director of the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission, the first and only state agency in the United States charged with the neutral investigation of post-conviction claims of factual innocence. In addition to overseeing the Commission's day-to-day operations, Lindsey also serves as the Commission’s certified evidence custodian, manages the Commission’s federal grant to support post-conviction DNA testing, and conducts investigations for the Commission.
Lindsey also serves on the National Institute for Standard and Technology/National Institute of Justice (NIST/NIJ) Evidence Management Executive Steering Committee, which is working to identify guidance needs for the preservation, storage, and tracking of non-biological evidence types; revise existing standards to reflect current best practices in storage, tracking, and preservation; and promote awareness of challenges and solutions in evidence management.
Lindsey is currently serving a three-year term as President of the North Carolina Association for Property and Evidence. Lindsey has been a member of NCAPE since 2013 and served as Vice President from March 2015 to March 2018. Lindsey also serves on NCAPE’s Audit and Technical Assistance Committees.
Lindsey also served on North Carolina’s Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit (SAECK) working group to develop a strategic plan for testing sexual assault kits in North Carolina. During her time in the working group, Lindsey used her extensive background in evidence management and neutral criminal investigation to recommend workable solutions to improve North Carolina’s criminal justice system.
Lindsey graduated summa cum laude from Elon University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She graduated with Honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law in May 2008. Lindsey is admitted to practice law in North Carolina.
In addition to her work at the Commission, Lindsey also teaches a continuing education course on forensic DNA in private investigations.