With 30 more court professionals achieving national certification this week, Ohio now employs more than 300 Certified Court Managers working in courts statewide.

Offered through a partnership between the Ohio Supreme Court’s Judicial College and the National Center for State Courts’ Institute for Court Management since 2002, the Court Management Program addresses specific training needs of court leaders. Each court professional attained the credential by completing a three-year program of courses, including the purposes and responsibilities of courts, caseflow management, and court performance standards.

Ohio is among a handful of states that bring this training program to court professionals so that traveling out-of-state isn’t necessary.

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. Supreme Court Justice Sharon L. Kennedy offered her congratulations, as did Supreme Court Administrative Director Michael L. Buenger during a graduation ceremony today at the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center.

The members of the Class of 2016 are:

• Jody L. Barilla, Court Administrator, Lorain County Domestic Relations Court
• Annie Boitman, Chief Deputy, Municipal Civil Division, Hamilton County Clerk of Courts
• Amy Braddock, Clerk, Morrow County Municipal Court
• Ronda Carver, Director, Fiscal Resources, Supreme Court of Ohio
• Teresa Copp, Court Administrator/Director of Probation Services, Seneca County Juvenile/Probate Court
• Shannon M. Crabtree, Deputy Director of Probation Services, Montgomery County Juvenile Court
• Beth A. Cwalina, Chief Probation Officer, Lorain County Court of Common Pleas
• Vincent B. Dudley, Director of Enforcement & Information Services, Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court
• Susan M. Eller, Judge’s Clerk, Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court
• Katherine A. Gallagher, Court Administrator/Staff Attorney, Wayne County Probate/Juvenile Court
• Anthony Goff, Chief Probation Officer, Lake County Juvenile Court
• Dwaine R. Hemphill, Court Administrator/Magistrate, Stark County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
• Dean P. Jenkins, Chief Probation Officer, Cleveland Municipal Court
• Abbey Leonard, Probation Supervisor, Stark County Family Court
• Rindy Marcum, Manager, Appeals Division, Franklin County Clerk of Courts
• Brian J. Martin, Probation Supervisor, Greene County Common Pleas Court
• Theresa E. McNea, Training & Education Specialist, Cleveland Municipal Court
• Robert H. Menke, Manager, Court Administration, Butler County Court of Common Pleas
• James F. Nealon, Deputy Court Administrator, Second District Court of Appeals
• Dionna Hatfield Orr, Court Administrator/Mediator, Ross County Common Pleas Court
• Sandi G. Perry, Court Administrator, Champaign County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
• Kenneth C. Robinson, Assignment Commissioner, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Division of Domestic Relations
• Tasha Ruth, Manager, Case Management Section, Supreme Court of Ohio
• Gary Scalf, Court Administrator, Clermont County Common Pleas Court, General Division
• Andrea Scassa, Staff Attorney, Canton Municipal Court
• Craig A. Stevens, Clerk of Courts, Circleville Municipal Court
• Deborah Tansey, Deputy Court Administrator, Lorain County Court of Common Pleas, General Division
• Rhys M. Tucker, Chief Probation Officer, Bedford Municipal Court
• Becky VanScoder, Chief Deputy Clerk, Hancock County Probate and Juvenile Court
• Sandra Wilson, Assignment Commissioner, Fayette County Common Pleas Court