Oct. 29, 2010
Court Professionals Complete Three-Year Training Program
Forty-two Ohio court professionals graduated from a three-year course today that updates their skills and helps them perform their jobs better.
Offered through a partnership between the Supreme Court of Ohio’s Judicial College and the National Center for State Courts Institute for Court Management since 1992, the Court Management Program addresses specific training needs of court leaders. Several states, including Ohio, bring this training program to court professionals so they don’t have to travel to various national locations to complete the coursework.
The program consisted of five courses designed to develop a participant’s knowledge and skills in court performance standards, fiscal administration, caseflow management, human resources and information technology. The final course, a two-and-one-half-day concluding seminar, built upon the foundation courses and explored the roles and purposes of courts, dealt with the concepts of judicial branch independence and interdependence, and reviewed leadership and management theories as they apply to courts. Participants took two modules per year for three years.
Participants represent all jurisdictions and regions of the state and include court administrators, elected and appointed clerks, chief probation officers and other court staff in management positions.
Past classes graduated in 2004, 2007 and 2009. Below is a list of the Court Management Program Class of 2010:
- Margaret R. Allen, Education Program Manager, Supreme Court of Ohio
- Suzy Aukerman, Court Administrator, Champaign County Family Court
- Sandra M. Bishop, Supervisor - Civil Division, Mansfield Municipal Court
- Stephanie Bohrer, Administrator, Clermont Municipal Court
- Teresa Boothby, Chief Deputy Clerk, Clermont County Juvenile Court
- Jana K. Champ, Chief Deputy Clerk - Juvenile Court, Champaign County Family Court
- Mark E. Combs, Court Administrator, First District Court of Appeals
- Douglas F. Cubberley, Bailiff/Chief Probation Officer, Bowling Green Municipal Court
- Sharon M. Danko, Court Administrator, Medina County Juvenile/Probate Court
- Douglas W. Eaton, Deputy Court Administrator, 10th District Court of Appeals
- Kristina A. Furcsik, Clerk of Court, Lyndhurst Municipal Court
- Kerri J. Griffin, Deputy Director for Operations, Franklin County Domestic Relations/Juvenile Court
- Mark R. Groppe, Finance and Personnel Director, Hamilton County Court of Domestic Relations
- Scott Grossen, Administrator, Mahoning County Clerk of Courts
- Daniel M. Horrigan, Clerk of Court, Summit County
- Angela Hubbard, Fiscal Officer and Systems Administrator, Miami County Juvenile Court
- Anthony C. Ingram, Chief Probation Officer, Akron Municipal Court
- Amy Jo Jones, Court Services Officer/Grant Administrator, Warren County Probate-Juvenile Court
- Melissa Knopp, Manager, Specialized Dockets Section, Supreme Court of Ohio
- Sandra Kuhar, Bailiff, Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas
- Lisa Large, Clerk, Chillicothe Municipal Court
- Douglas W. Laser, Chief Deputy Clerk, Mansfield Municipal Court
- Melissa Litteral, Director of Probation, Greene County Common Pleas Court
- Carol A. Madewell, Judicial Administrator, Montgomery County Municipal Court, Western and Eastern Divisions
- Gina L. Messner, Court Administrator, Hardin County Common Pleas Court
- Keitsa G. Miles, Fiscal Officer and Systems Administrator, 11th District Court of Appeals
- Joanne Emilia Monaco, Court Bailiff--Fiscal Administrator, Geauga County Court of Common Pleas
- Lori Moore, Court Administrator/System Administrator, Shelby County Common Pleas Court
- Timothy L. Myers, Director of Administrative Services, Butler County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division
- Mary Niederhauser, Community Detention Manager, Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division
- David T. Reed, Magistrate/Court Director, Marion County Family Court
- Donald Rice, Chief of Staff, Office of the Clerk of Courts, Cleveland Municipal Court
- Peggy A. Rice, Clerk of Court, Sandusky Municipal Court
- Steffanie L. Sawmiller, Clerk of Court, Oregon Municipal Court
- Andrea C. Shrewsberry, Chief Deputy Clerk, Oregon Municipal Court
- Jennifer L. Shunk, Court Administrator, Belmont County Juvenile Court
- Julia Smith, Court Administrator, Union County Common Pleas Court
- Linda L. Sollars, Clerk, Madison County Municipal Court
- Constance S. Steward, Court Administrator, Hocking County Juvenile Court
- Linda S. Stower, Court Administrator, Bailiff/Paralegal, Huron County Common Pleas Court
- Pamela K. Thompson, Court Administrator, Henry County Family Court
Contact: Chris Davey or Bret Crow, 614.387.9250