Welcoming Jen Spears to the Resolve Family

We are incredibly excited to welcome Jen Spears to the Resolve Forensics family as our Manager of Client Advocacy and Training.

At Resolve, this work has never felt like just a laboratory service or a piece of technology. It is personal. Every case represents a person, a family, an investigator, and a community still waiting for answers. We believe the best work happens when investigators, scientists, advocates, prosecutors, families, and partner organizations work together with trust, care, and a shared purpose.

That is one of the many reasons Jen is such a meaningful addition to our team.

Jen will be an essential bridge between Resolve and the law enforcement community. She brings the voice of the investigator into our work in a very real way. With more than 26 years of investigative experience, she understands what agencies are carrying: limited resources, complex cases, grieving families, difficult evidence, and the pressure to make the right decision when every decision matters.

Her role at Resolve is centered on advocacy, education, training, and support. Jen will help agencies feel informed and confident as they evaluate whether forensic investigative genetic genealogy or advanced forensic sequencing may help move a case forward.

That work will include helping investigators talk through potential cases, understand what makes a sample a good candidate for testing, and learn how the science fits into the broader investigative process. Jen will also play an important role in developing and delivering training for law enforcement, prosecutors, and partner organizations, helping make complex topics like forensic sequencing, genetic genealogy, case selection, investigative strategy, and testing limitations easier to understand and apply in real casework.

Just as importantly, Jen will help keep the investigator’s perspective at the center of our work. She understands that these cases are not abstract. They involve real people, real families, real evidence, and real decisions. Her experience will help make sure Resolve continues to support agencies in a way that is practical, thoughtful, and grounded in the realities of investigation.

Jen brings a vast and wide-ranging background in law enforcement, with experience spanning homicide, violent crime, missing persons, cold case investigations, narcotics, undercover operations, and criminal investigations. She served as a Special Agent with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, assigned to the Violent Crimes Squad, where she investigated cold cases and homicides. Jen began her career with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office and has worked across a broad range of investigative assignments, giving her a deep understanding of the challenges agencies face when working complex and long-unsolved cases.

Her leadership and service extend well beyond her investigative work. Jen is the President of the Southeastern Homicide Investigators Association, serves on the Florida Sheriffs Association Cold Case Advisory Commission, and serves on the National Advisory Board for ViCAP. She is also an experienced instructor in cold case and homicide investigations and has trained law enforcement professionals across the country.

Jen holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice/Psychology and completed the Graduate Certificate in Forensic Genetic Genealogy through the University of New Haven’s Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences.

For agencies, investigators, prosecutors, and partners who want to talk through a case, ask questions, better understand our testing options, or explore training opportunities, Jen will be a great person to connect with.

If your agency has a cold case, unidentified remains case, missing persons investigation, or violent crime case where traditional testing has not provided answers, Jen is here to help you think through the next step.

Whether you are ready to submit evidence, unsure if a sample is a good candidate, trying to understand your testing options, or simply wondering whether forensic investigative genetic genealogy or advanced forensic sequencing may be appropriate for your case, we would welcome the conversation.

Reach out to Jen directly at Jen@resolveforensics.com. Let’s talk about your case and what may be possible. We are honored to have Jen join Resolve. She brings experience, heart, perspective, and a deep commitment to investigators and families. Most of all, she shares our belief that more cases can be solved when good people work together. Welcome, Jen! Let's change the world!