Barry Alan Joel Fisher

Background

Fisher, Barry Alan Joel was born on September 11, 1944 in New York City. Son of George and Pearl (Newman) Fisher.

Education

Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1966; Master of Science, Purdue University, 1969; Master of Business Administration, California State University, Northridge, 1973.

Career

With criminalistics laboratory, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, 1969-1979; chief sheriff's criminalistics laboratory, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, 1979-1986; director Science Superior vena cava syndrome Bureau, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, since 1986. Lecturer University of California, Los Angeles. Adjunct lecturer California State University, 1996.

Achievements

• Barry Alan Joel Fisher has been listed as a noteworthy protective services official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Academy Forensic Sciences (distinguished co-chairman local arrangements committee 1981, chairman, secretary criminalistics section program 1981-1982, secretary, chairman 1982-1983, chairman local arrangements committee 1991, chairman section since 1995, president-elect 1997, president 1998-1999). Member American Society Crime Laboratory Directors (chairman forensic science operations and program committee 1982-1986, board directors 1986-1989, president 1988-1989, editor newsletter 1989-1990), Forensic Science Foundation (board directors since 1985, secretary since 1988), Forensic Science Society, International Association of Identification, International Association Chiefs of Police, International Association Forensic Sciences (president 1996-1999), Consortium of Forensic Science Organisations (chairman 2000-2001, vice chairman 2001-2001, vice chairman since 2001).

Interests

• Avocations: computers, reading, photography. E-mail: [email protected].

Connections

Married Susan Joan Saperstein, December 29, 1968. Children: David, Michael.

Father:

George Fisher

Mother:

Pearl (Newman) Fisher

Spouse:

Susan Joan Saperstein

child:

Michael Fisher

child:

David Fisher