Welcome to the Puerto Rico Forensic Sciences Association (PRFSA), a non-profit organization whose primary purpose is to serve the community’s forensic professionals, students and other persons interested in the forensic sciences.
Our Mission is to unite all forensic specialists, professionals and students enrolled in
forensic and criminal justice programs to promote their professional and educational development through excellence and knowledge in the application and administration of justice.
Our Vision is to unify, promote and establish ethical and professional standards in the field of forensic sciences as practiced in our legal system of justice.
Established in 1984, the membership of the PRFSA consists of the following categories: professional, general, international and student members belonging to government, law enforcement, business, universities and as private persons.
Past Presidents of the PRFSA
1984 - 1984 Orlando Plá Ortiz, M.A. (deceased)
1984 - 1985 Enrique Pérez Ginorio, B.A., M.A. (deceased)
1986 - 1988 Evaristo Alvarez Ghigliotti, B.S., M.A., LL.B.
1989 - 1994 Vila Navarette, Esq.
1995 - 1998 Francisco Cortés, M.D.
1998 - 2001 Elpidio Batista Ortiz, Esq. (retired Superior Court Judge)
2002 - 2005 Araceli Ortiz, D.M.D. (deceased)
2006 - 2009 Carol Romey, Ph.D.
2009 - 2010 Evaristo Alvarez Ghigliotti, B.S., M.A., LL.B.
2010 - 2013 Beldredín Román Vélez, M.A.
Our Mission is to unite all forensic specialists, professionals and students enrolled in
forensic and criminal justice programs to promote their professional and educational development through excellence and knowledge in the application and administration of justice.
Our Vision is to unify, promote and establish ethical and professional standards in the field of forensic sciences as practiced in our legal system of justice.
Established in 1984, the membership of the PRFSA consists of the following categories: professional, general, international and student members belonging to government, law enforcement, business, universities and as private persons.
Past Presidents of the PRFSA
1984 - 1984 Orlando Plá Ortiz, M.A. (deceased)
1984 - 1985 Enrique Pérez Ginorio, B.A., M.A. (deceased)
1986 - 1988 Evaristo Alvarez Ghigliotti, B.S., M.A., LL.B.
1989 - 1994 Vila Navarette, Esq.
1995 - 1998 Francisco Cortés, M.D.
1998 - 2001 Elpidio Batista Ortiz, Esq. (retired Superior Court Judge)
2002 - 2005 Araceli Ortiz, D.M.D. (deceased)
2006 - 2009 Carol Romey, Ph.D.
2009 - 2010 Evaristo Alvarez Ghigliotti, B.S., M.A., LL.B.
2010 - 2013 Beldredín Román Vélez, M.A.
