In accordance with the SWGSTAIN Bylaws, Section V, the SWGSTAIN membership is organized into five (5) standing subcommittees that concentrate on different substantive areas of BPA. These subcommittees are described below.

Taxonomy and Terminology
This subcommittee has been tasked to develop a comprehensive classification system for the organization of recognized bloodstain pattern types and a companion lexicon for use in describing these patterns. The chair of this subcommittee is Ross Gardener of Gardner Forensic Consulting.

Training and Education
The members of this subcommittee have been tasked with developing guidelines for the basic educational and training requirements for practicing bloodstain pattern analysts and the basic content of specialized training courses in BPA. The chair of this subcommittee is Heather Seubert of the FBI Laboratory.

Quality Assurance
This subcommittee is developing guidelines for a comprehensive quality assurance program for BPA that mirrors those developed by other recognized forensic disciplines. This subcommittee is chaired by Lee Ann Singley of Grayson Singley Associates, LLC.

Legal
This group has been tasked with assembling the scientific materials necessary to support the acceptance of BPA in courts of law at both the admissibility and trial levels. This subcommittee is chaired by Rhonda Craig of the FBI Laboratory.

Research
This group has been tasked with strengthening the discipline of bloodstain pattern analysis by promoting and nuturing sound scientific research.