PBSA Committees, Councils and Advisory Groups
Background Screening Credentialing Council
Established to act as the governing body for the Background Screening Organization Accreditation Program (BSOAP).
2026-27 Chair: Justin Cameron, TNDM.ai
2026-27 Chair Elect: TBD
Staff Liaison: Angela Estes programs@thepbsa.org
Meeting time: 4th Tuesday of the month 11:00am-12:30pm ET
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Ethics Advisory Group
Established to investigate and make recommendations or take appropriate action upon any matters of ethical or professional conduct.
2026-27 Chair: Tim Gordon, InfoMart
Staff Liaison: Michelle Leblond michelle.leblond@thepbsa.org
Meeting time: As needed
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Finance Committee
Established to provide financial oversight for the organization.
2026-27 Chair: Judy Gootkind, Creative Services Inc.
2026-27 Secretary/Treasurer: Kellie O'Shea, Creative Services Inc.
Staff Liaison: Melissa Sorenson melissa.sorenson@thepbsa.org
Meeting time: 3rd Wednesday of the month 3:00-4:00pm ET
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Governance Advisory Group
Established to act as an advisory body to the Board of Directors on issues of governance and policy.
2026-27 Chair: Katie Hartley, Accurate Background
Staff Liaison: Michelle Leblond michelle.leblond@thepbsa.org
Meeting time: As needed
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Leadership Development Committee
The Leadership Development Committee (LDC) of the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA or Association) exists to coordinate the nomination and election process for the Association (Board and Councils) and successfully engage the future leadership of the Association. The main focus of the LDC is on ensuring comprehensive representation of the membership and diversity of that representation in leadership roles.
2026-27 Chair: Andy Hellman, REALi Data Solutions, LLC
Staff Liaison: Melissa Sorenson melissa.sorenson@thepbsa.org
Meeting time: 1st Thursday of the month 10:00 - 11:00am ET
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APAC Council
2026-27 Chair: Mario Perumal, International Investigators Network, (Pvt) Ltd.
2026-27 Chair Elect: Darshana Popat, SecureSearch Screening Services Pvt Ltd
Staff Liaison: Michelle Leblond michelle.leblond@thepbsa.org
Meeting time: 1st Tuesday of the month 10:00-11:00pm ET
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Education & Industry Practices Committee
Committed to ensuring PBSA is the go-to source for expert knowledge on the screening profession globally and developing and maintaining a robust program for identifying, reviewing, and distributing practical guidance for the screening profession.
2026-27 Chair: Shraddha Deshpande, Neeyamo Enterprise Solutions P Ltd
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Government Relations Committee
Established to fulfill the goal of effectively advocating for and representing PBSA member interests and ensuring PBSA’s model language being incorporated into appropriate legislation positively impacting the screening profession.
2026-27 Co-Chairs: Ray Liang and Summa McCosker, First Advantage Background Services Corp.
Staff Liaison: Michelle Leblond michelle.leblond@thepbsa.org
Meeting time: 2nd Tuesday of the month 9:00-10:00pm ET
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Australian Subcommittee
Established to promote the interests of the PBSA and its members in Australia.
2026-27 Chair: Craig Sharp, Kinatico
Meeting time: Quarterly, 1st Thursday of February, May, August and November
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Canada Council
2026-27 Chair: Luc van Dijk, Fama Technologies, Inc.
2026-27 Chair Elect: Nicole Weir, Xpera HR Services, Inc.
Staff Liaison: Michelle Leblond michelle.leblond@thepbsa.org
Meeting time: 2nd Wednesday of the month 1:00-2:00pm ET
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Education & Industry Practices Committee
Established to fulfill the goal of developing and maintaining a robust program for identifying, reviewing, and distributing educational materials and practical guidance for the screening profession in Canada.
2026-27 Co-Chairs: Marty Britton, Britton Management Profiles, Inc.; John Tomisec Sutej, Mintz Global Screening
Staff Liaison: Angela Estes programs@thepbsa.org
Meeting time: 2nd Tuesday of the month 12:00-1:00pm ET
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Government Relations Committee
Established to fulfill the goal of effectively advocating for and representing PBSA member interests and ensuring PBSA’s model language being incorporated into appropriate legislation positively impacting the screening profession.
2026-27 Chair: Kristin Jones, HireRight, LLC
Staff Liaison: Michelle Leblond michelle.leblond@thepbsa.org
Meeting time: 2nd Monday of the month 1:00-2:00pm ET
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Europe & Africa Council
2026-27 Chair: Sally Lacoste, Verifdiploma
2026-27 Chair Elect: Caroline Smith, HireRight, LLC
Staff Liaison: Michelle Leblond michelle.leblond@thepbsa.org
Meeting time: Monthly/varied schedule
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Education & Innovation Committee
Committed to ensuring PBSA is the go-to source for expert knowledge on the screening profession globally and supporting the adoption of innovative initiatives across the membership.
2026-27 Co-Chairs: Valerie Bertrand, First Advantage Europe Ltd. and Jenny Reid, iFacts (Pty) Ltd.
Staff Liaison: Angela Estes programs@thepbsa.org
Meeting Time: 2nd Thursday of the month 3-4pm CEST
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Africa Education Subcommittee
Established to develop and maintain educational resources focused on the Africa Region.
For questions, contact programs@thepbsa.org
Meeting time: 1st Tuesday of the month 4:00 p.m CET
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Government Relations & Trade Bodies Committee
Established to ensure that legislation in Europe and Africa impacting the screening profession has considered the views of and consequences to the background screening industry. The Committee proactively presents the views of the background screening profession to European regulators and legislators.
2026-27Co-Chairs: Rob Allinson and Sonya Skipp, iFacts (Pty) Ltd.
Staff Liaisons: Melissa Sorenson melissa.sorenson@thepbsa.org and Rory Bogdon rory.bogdon@thepbsa.org
Meeting time: 2nd Monday of the month at 3pm GMT
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Criminal Record Trade Bodies Subcommittee
Operates to provide an authoritative and independent voice, of PBSA members who are registered agents of at least one of the three UK criminal record checking agencies who service UK and international clients with criminal record check information as part of their background checking process for employment purposes, in the UK.
2026-27 Chair: Rob Allinson
Staff Liaison: Rory Bogdon rory.bogdon@thepbsa.org
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Events Committee
Established to plan and execute activities to support PBSA Europe & Africa events annually.
2026-27 Chair: Sally Lacoste, Verifdiploma, and Diane Shepherd, iCOVER
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United States Council
2026-27 Chair: Andrew Cashman, SPI Researchers
2026-27 Chair Elect: Nicole Campion, HireRight, LLC
Staff Liaison: Michelle Leblond michelle.leblond@thepbsa.org
Meeting time: 1st Tuesday of the month 2:00-3:00pm ET
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Education & Industry Practices Committee
Committed to ensuring PBSA is the go-to source for expert knowledge on the screening profession globally and developing and maintaining a robust program for identifying, reviewing, and distributing practical guidance for the screening profession.
2026-27 Co-Chairs: Nicole Campion, HireRight, LLC, and Sarah Foster, iiX
Staff Liaisons: Angela Estes programs@thepbsa.org; Michelle Leblond michelle.leblond@thepbsa.org
Meeting time: 3rd Thursday of the month 2:00pm-3:00pm ET
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End-User Advisory Group
Established to act as an advisory body on issues relating to end-users of consumer reports (the advisory group is primarily composed of employer end-users initially).
Staff Liaison: Melissa Sorenson melissa.sorenson@thepbsa.org
Meeting time: 2nd Wednesday of the month 2:00-3:00pm ET
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Government Relations Committee
Established to fulfill the goal of PBSA’s model language being incorporated into appropriate legislation positively impacting the screening profession.
2026-27 Co-Chairs: Chris Lemens, HireRight, Todd Higey, Higey Law LLC, and Vu Do, Ministry Brands
Staff Liaison: Rory Bogdon rory.bogdon@thepbsa.org
Meeting time: 1st Wednesday of the month 1:00-2:00pm ET all member update, every Monday 4:00-5:00pm ET working group bill evaluation
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Access Subcommittee
Focused on ensuring ongoing access to both records and identifiers across U.S. court record systems with a focus on equal access, consistent content of records and efficient and technology enabled solutions.
2026-27 Co-Chairs: Wanda Hess, iProtect Screening LLC, and Cody Farzad, Employers Choice Screening
Staff Liaison: Rory Bogdon rory.bogdon@thepbsa.org
Meeting time: Every other Friday 2:00-3:00pm ET
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Tenant Subcommittee
Established to address legislative and regulatory issues specific to tenant screening including availability of eviction records, reusable reports, Fair Chance housing initiatives, and application fee caps.
Robyn Kunz, MRI Real Estate Software and Philycia Phillips, Contemporary Information Corp.
Staff Liaison: Rory Bogdon rory.bogdon@thepbsa.org
Meeting time: Every other Thursday 1:00-1:30pm ET
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Advocacy Task Force
Established to effect change for the screening profession and its stakeholders.
2026-27Co-Chairs: Alonzo Martinez, HireRight and Laura Randazzo, Verified First
Meeting time: As needed
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Litigation Committee
Established to provide strategic oversight, guidance, and coordination regarding legal matters that may have a significant impact on the background screening profession and the Association.
Staff Liaison: Melissa Sorenson melissa.sorenson@thepbsa.org
Meeting time: As needed
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Provider Advisory Group
Established to act as an advisory body to staff and the Board of Directors on issues relating to U.S. based service providers (e.g. provider visibility within the association, legislative, access and regulatory issues specific to service providers). Providers are considered Regular or Associate members within PBSA who deliver various services to Regular, Associate or Affiliate members.
2026-27 Chair: Robin Watkins, Equifax Workforce Solutions and Kori Blue, County House Research
Staff Liaison: Rory Bogdon rory.bogdon@thepbsa.org
Meeting time: 4th Thursday every other month 2:00-3:00pm ET
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