I.A.A.R.S. Board Members

 

Dan Lofgren
President

Mr. Lofgren is currently President of Lofgren Associates, Inc., an accident reconstruction consulting firm outside the Minneapolis, Minnesota metropolitan area.  He has been a charter member of the IAARS from 1981 and was elected to the Board in 1998.

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Fred Rice
Vice President
Fred Rice is currently a member of the Idaho State Police and is a 21-year veteran of law enforcement. He was assigned to the Idaho State Police Training Section in 1985 as a Crash Reconstruction Instructor.  One of his duties is to coordinate the state's reconstruction program.  He was elected to the board on July of 1996 and is serving his second term.  Fred also instructs other areas of law enforcement training as well as coordinating various training for the department.

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Bill Brandt
Secretary/Treasurer
Bill Brandt has been a member of IAARS since 1984 and served 3 terms on the Board of Directors and is currently on his second term as Secretary/Treasurer.

He is a 25-year veteran of the Michigan State Police, and retired as the coordinator of the Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit within the Traffic Services Section, holding a rank of Specialist Lieutenant. Mr. Brandt has started his own business, BenchMark Traffic Services, LLC, located in Grand Ledge, MI specializing in traffic crash reconstruction, traffic crash investigation training and speed zoning issues.

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Brent Richter
Minnesota State Patrol
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Peter Murphy
Board of Directors
Mr. Murphy has been a member of the Massachusetts State Police since 1974.  He currently holds the rand of Segeant and serves as a shift supervisor.  In addition, he has instructed in all levels of traffic accident investigation to poice officers in Massachusetts.  He has also lectured at the University of North Florida's Institute of Poice Technology (IPTM) Special Problems Seminars, International Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists and for private corporations.

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Stephen Benanti
Board of Directors
 

 
Mr. Benanti has been a member of IAARS since 1986; he is ACTAR accredited and is also the IAARS representative to ACTAR.

He is a 25 year veteran of the Massachusetts State Police and retired with the rank of Lieutenant in September of 2004. Mr. Benanti began reconstructing accident for the MSP in May of 1984 and was later the Commanding Officer of the MSP Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section. Mr. Benanti has also been reconstructing accidents in the private sector since 1986.

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Ralph Cunningham
Board of Directors
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Eino "Butch" Thompson
Massachusetts State Police
  


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Dave Herzuck
Board of Directors
 

 
David Herzuck is a 1982 Bachelor of Science graduate of the Winona State University Paralegal Program. He has 22 years of practical experience in preparing civil actions for the courtroom from both the plaintiff and defense perspective and has lectured at seminars for Winona State University, MADD and the Minnesota Trial Lawyer's Association. 

Dave also has been an active member of IAARS since 1990 and was elected to the Board in 2004.

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Rick Kimball
Board of Directors
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