Roger D. Smith, F-ABMDI
Chief Deputy
Education & Training
- Granite City Senior High School – South
- Belleville Area College: Associate of Applied Science in Administration of Justice
- Belleville Area College Police Academy: Illinois Certified Law Enforcement Officer #861126
- Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board: Basic County Coroner’s Training Course
- Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board Executive Institute: Police Executive Role in the 21st Century – 200 hours
- Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board: Certified Illinois Law Enforcement Basic Instructor
- Illinois Department of Public Health: Former certification as Emergency Medical Technician Intermediate, Emergency Medical Technician Basic
- Office of State Fire Marshal Illinois: Certified Firefighter 2, Illinois Certified Fire Instructor I
- Illinois Certified Emergency Rescue Technician
- St. Louis University School of Medicine: “Medicolegal Death Investigation”, Master's Course in Death Investigation – 1985, 1997, 1999
- Office of Chief Medical Examiner, New York City: “Forensic Specialties in Death Investigation”
- Texas A & M University: “Biomechanics for Accident Reconstruction”
- Illinois Emergency Management Agency: “Ground Search and Rescue”, “Mass Fatalities”, “Public Information Officer”, “Professional Development Series”, Illinois Professional Emergency Manager certification.
- Illinois Fire Service Institute: “Command & General Staff for Incident Command” “Hazardous Materials – Operations”, “NFA Incident Safety Officer”
- University of Florida, Maples Center for Forensic Science: “Veterinary Forensics”
Work History
- Madison County Coroner's Office
- Chief Deputy Coroner 2010 - Present
- Chief Investigator 2006 - 2010
- Supervisory Investigator 1996 -2006
- Investigator 1989 – 1996
- Deputy Coroner 1987 – 1989
- Troy Police Department
- 9-1-1- Telecommunicator (P/T) 1988 - 1993
- Laughlin Funeral Home & Ambulance Service
- EMT-Intermediate & Funeral Assistant 1984-1986, 1987-1989
- Pontoon Beach Police Department
- Patrol Officer 1986 – 1987
- Campbell Ambulance Service
- EMT-Intermediate 1983-1984
Memberships
- Board Certified Fellow, American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators, Registry Number 004
- Illinois Coroners & Medical Examiners Association
- Member & Former Committee Chair: St. Louis Area Regional Response System (STARRS) “Mass Fatality Committee”
- Former Associate Member, Missouri Coroners and Medical Examiners Association
- Former Member/Investigator, Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis
- Former Member (founding), Illinois Child Death Review Team East St. Louis Region
- Instructor/Lecturer for Illinois Coroners and Medical Examiners Association and Southwestern Illinois Law Enforcement Commission