Secretary (2021)

Executive Director of the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission

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 Guice Smith was appointed to the IAPE board in 2019. She currently serves as the IAPE Board Secretary and is a lead instructor for the 2-Day Evidence Management class, Advanced Concepts in Evidence Management class, and Evidence Management for Clerk of Courts class. She has been a member of IAPE since 2010 and an IAPE Certified Property and Evidence Specialist since 2011.

Lindsey is the former 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 day-to-day operations of the Commission, while at the Commission, Lindsey served as the Commission’s certified evidence custodian, managed the Commission’s federal grant to support post-conviction DNA testing, and conducted 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 the immediate Past President of the North Carolina Association for Property and Evidence. Lindsey has been a member of NCAPE since 2013, served as Vice President from March 2015 to March 2018, and President from March 2018 to March 2022. Lindsey also serves on NCAPE’s Audit and Technical Assistance Committee.

Lindsey previously served on North Carolina’s Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit (SAECK) working group to develop a strategic plan for testing of sexual assault kits in North Carolina. During her time on 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.

Lindsey Guice Smith

Secretary (2021)

Executive Director of the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission

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