Instructors:Shelley DillHeidi Nichols, CFPHLeonard Wolf, CFPH

Ms. Shelley Dill earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA) in Sociology with a concentration in Criminal Justice and with a Political Science minor from Westminster College in Pennsylvania in 1999.  After college she worked as a Juvenile Probation Officer for seven years.  During that time, she attended two Probation and Parole Academies and the Cyril H. Wecht Institute of Forensic Science and Law at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  In 2006, she was hired as a Crime Scene Technician with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office in Pensacola, Florida.  In 2014, she attended Troy University and earned a Master of Science in Criminal Justice.

While at Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Ms. Dill advanced to a Crime Scene Technician III after receiving specialized training in numerous investigative disciplines including crime scene processing, proper documentation, digital photography, alternative light source photography, sketching, shooting reconstruction, blood stain pattern analysis, latent print chemical processing, fingerprint comparisons, forensic supervision and much more.

In 2019, Ms. Dill became a National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) authorized Trainer by working closely with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) utilizing the Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS).  Ms. Dill is also a Certified Crime Scene Analyst through the International Association for Identification (IAI) in 2018, the world’s oldest and largest forensic science/identification association.  During that year she was certified as a Firearms Specialist through the International Firearm Specialist Academy.

As an adjunct instructor for Pensacola State College, Ms. Dill developed and instructed courses such as Advanced Crime Scene, Crime Scene Safety, Introduction to Criminalistics, Biological Evidence, Crime Scene Photography I, and Crime Scene Photography II.  Ms. Dill has utilized the skills she learned over the years in the forensic field to instruct crime scene technician trainees, deputies, cadets and District One Medical Examiner Investigators on crime scene techniques and photography.  She has written and co-authored numerous policies, manuals, grants and proposals for her agency.  Ms. Dill has focused the last few years on photography and chemical processing techniques for fingerprint development and has been instrumental in obtaining new technology for the agency.

Ms. Heidi Nichols earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA) in Biomedical and Forensic Photography with minors in Biology and Diving Education from Barry University in Miami, Florida in 1999. Heidi has since been employed with the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department as a Forensic Photographer, where she has gained extensive experience in autopsy and gross specimen photography, crime scene photography and taking photographs of evidence.

During her time at the Miami-Dade ME’s office Ms. Nichols has become an expert in the use of Alternate Light Source Photography and uses her knowledge to help other agencies to better understand and perform these techniques. In addition, Heidi provides lectures on Forensic Photography and provides training not only within the Medical Examiner Department but also with countless other outside agencies, including the Cayman Island Police Department, the Coronial Services of New Zealand, the Miami-Dade Police Department, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Customs and Border Protection.
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Ms. Nichols received her Master of Arts (MA) in Crisis, Emergency and Disaster Management from Florida International University in Miami, Florida in 2018.  She is a member of Florida Emergency Mortuary Response System (FEMORS), a group of professionals trained in mass fatality response.  Deployments have included Hurricanes Irma and Michael and the Pulse Nightclub shooting.
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Ms. Nichols is also certified as a Forensic Photographer through the International Association for Identification (IAI), the world’s oldest and largest forensic science/identification association, a certification she has held since 2006. Ms. Nichols’ photographs can be seen in numerous textbooks, and she also co-authored an article in 2010 entitled “Reflected Ultraviolet Digital Photography: The Part Someone Forgot to Mention” on the uses of Reflective Ultraviolet Photography in the Journal of Forensic Identification.
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Leonard Wolf is a certified Forensic Photographer who supervises the Forensic Imaging Bureau for the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department.

Lenny has been with the Medical Examiner Department since 1996.  Prior to establishing his forensic expertise, Lenny spent 11 years as a commercial photographer where he had various jobs including aerial, corporate, catalogue, and advertising photography.

After a successful career as an advertising photographer who specialized in still life special effects, Lenny now combines a professional photographic approach to documenting evidence.

Lenny provides training both within the Medical Examiner Department as well as providing lectures and consults for outside agencies.