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SPADA Executive
Steering Committee
SPADA Sets Standards 2007 ‐ 2013
• A voluntary consensus
standards body originally
established via a DHS S&T
contract with AOAC
SPADA
First Responder
INTERNATIONAL
• Includes representatives
from DHS, CDC, DoD, DoJ,
FDA, EPA, USPS, NIST,
State & Local Public Health,
First Responders, Industry,
and Academia
B. anthracis Working
Group (PCR)
Y. Pestis
Working Group (PCR)
F. tularensis Working
Group (PCR)
B. anthracis HHA
Working Group
Ricin HHA Working
Group
Burkholderia
Working Group (PCR)
Working Group
• Establishes method
performance requirements
and panels of reference
materials (and validation
protocols)
All SPADA members volunteer their time
and expertise
Environmental
Factors Working
Group (PCR)
Public Health
Actionable Assay
Working Group*
Assay Control
Working Group (PCR
)
Variola Working
Group (PCR)
SPADA Working Group Chairs 2007 ‐ 2013
B. anthracis
Working Group (BaWG)
Paul Jackson, LLNL and Ted Hadfield, MRI
B. Anthracis
Handheld Assay Working Group
(BaHHAWG)
Marian McKee, BioReliance Corp.
Y. pestis
Working Group (YpWG)
Luther Lindler , DHS
F. tularensis
Working Group (FtWG)
Peter Emanuel, DoD
Mark Wolcott, DoD
Environmental Factors Working Group (EFWG)
Stephen Morse CDC
Ricin Handheld Assay Working Group (RicinHHAWG)
Mark Poli, DoD
Burkholderia
Working Group (BurkWG)
Paul Keim, NAU and Alex Hoffmaster, CDC
Assay Controls Working Group (ACWG)
Christina Egan, NYSDH and Larry Blyn, Ibis
,
Public Health Actionable Assay Working Group
(PHAAWG)
Peter Estacio, LLNL
Variola Working Group (VWG)
Victoria Olson, CDC and Ted Hadfield, MRI