Ohio Supreme Court Administrative Director Michael L. Buenger (front left) and Ohio Supreme Court Justice Patrick F. Fischer (front right) pose for a portrait with 37 court professionals who achieved national certification through the Court Management Program in 2017.

Ohio Supreme Court Administrative Director Michael L. Buenger (front left) and Ohio Supreme Court Justice Patrick F. Fischer (front right) pose for a portrait with 37 court professionals who achieved national certification through the Court Management Program in 2017.

With 37 more court professionals achieving national certification this week, Ohio now employs nearly 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 Patrick F. Fischer offered his 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 2017 are:

RaMona D. Benson, Project Manager, Cleveland Municipal Court
Karen A. Berner, Court Administrator, Domestic Relations, Clark County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations Division
Kevin M. Bonecutter, Probation Supervisor, Hamilton County Municipal Court
Dana G. Brown, Director of Information Services, Montgomery County Clerk of Courts
Lisa Zeno Carano, Court Administrator, Summit County Probate Court
Tina A. Carpenter, Court Administrator, Ashland County Common Pleas Court
Michele Salvino Cercel, Assistant Court Administrator/Bailiff, Mahoning County Domestic Relations Court
Kimberly S. Coller, Court Administrator, Williams County Common Pleas Court
Lisa Kay Deters, Court Administrator, Lima Municipal Court
LaGina Enyart, Court Administrator, Van Wert County Common Pleas Court
Melissa M. Ferguson, Case Management Counsel, Supreme Court of Ohio
Kevin Floyd, Felony Disposition Supervisor, Summit County Juvenile Court
Ronald Fowler, Probation Officer Supervisor, Franklin County Municipal Court
Ann M. Garcia, Assistant Chief Probation Officer, Wood County Court of Common Pleas
Elizabeth Hill, Assistant Chief Deputy, Montgomery County Municipal Court
Montrella S. Jackson, Court Administrator, Akron Municipal Court
Orvell Johns, Court Director, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations and Juvenile Branch
Michelle (Mikki) Jones, Court Administrator, Jackson County Common Pleas Court
Suzanne E. Kallas, Court Administrator, Van Wert County Probate & Juvenile Court
Christina K. Kraft, Court Administrator, Scioto County Domestic Relations Court
Elisabeth A. Long, Director of Legal Resources, Supreme Court of Ohio
Terease Z. Neff, Court Administrator/Magistrate, Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court
Jeremy E. Payne, Director of Juvenile Probation, Knox County Juvenile Court
Veronica Marie Perry, Director of Probation, Medina County Court of Common Pleas
Amy M. Rife, Clerk of Court/Court Administrator, Perrysburg Municipal Court
Lisa A. Russell, Court Administrator/Civil Bailiff, Seneca County Common Pleas Court
Laura A. Schnecker, Chief Probation Officer, Warren County Juvenile Court
Andrea D. Sellers, Assignment Commissioner/Jury Commissioner, Knox County Court of Common Pleas
A. Nicole Shaw, Chief Probation Officer, Coshocton County Juvenile Court
Burma L. Stewart, Chief Probation Officer, Toledo Municipal Court
Leigh A. Taylor, Assistant Court Administrator, Licking County Domestic Relations Court
Tyler P. Tooman, Chief Probation Officer, Sandusky County Juvenile Court
Sondra Dee Troyer, Deputy Court Administrator, Massillon Municipal Court
Jessica Lynnette Wallace, Assistant Chief Deputy Clerk/Assistant Fiscal
Administrator, Marion County Family Court
Larry Withrow, Bailiff/Court Security, Butler County Area Courts
Michele Selig Worobiec, Chief Counsel, TASC, Inc.
Joel Andrew Zeugner, Chief Probation Officer, Dayton Municipal Court