MEET THE TEAM
Sara Mollo
Public Defender of the Sixth Judicial Circuit
Greg Williams
Chief Assistant Public Defender
Directors & Supervisors
Tara Anderson
Misdemeanor Supervisor
Johnathan Duncan
Felony Supervisor
Catherine Garrett
Pasco Supervisor
Bethany LaPolla
Felony Supervisor
Morgan Nelson
Administrative Director
Steve Nelson
County Court Attorney Supervisor
Paige Parish
Misty Risener
Pasco County Office Manager, Legal Assistant Supervisor
Karen Rittenhouse
Chief Criminal Investigator
Ashley Roura
Director of Mental Health
Kari Schori
Chief Information Officer
Ari Benjamin Weisberg, B.C.S.
Juvenile Division Director
Aimee E. Wyant
Felony Supervisor
Assistant Public Defenders
Tricia Andrew
Attorney at Law
Joseph Call
Paralegal
Phil Cohen
Attorney at Law
Tisha DeAnne
Attorney at Law
Shadi Fackih
Attorney at Law
Brian Gibbons
Attorney at Law
Peter Gordon Beckstrom
Attorney at Law
Shahtia Gay-Hariston
Attorney at Law
Savannah Heavenridge
Attorney at Law
Steven Heusser
Attorney at Law
David Houston
Attorney at Law
Sheryl C. Johansen
Attorney at Law
Brittany Jones
Attorney at Law
Deirdre Kelsey-Holley
Attorney at Law
Kirby Kreider
Attorney at Law
Robert Lancaster
Attorney at Law
Michael Lavin
Attorney at Law
Rose London
Attorney at Law
Ryan J. Maguire
Attorney at Law
Jessica Manuele
Attorney at Law
Kayla McGreen
Attorney at Law
David Moran, B.C.S.
Attorney at Law
John Nohlgren
Attorney at Law
Keongela Norton
Attorney at Law, Juvenile Crossover Division
Yamilette Alvarez Pagan
Attorney at Law
Bailey Peterson
Attorney at Law
Mark A. Porrello
Attorney at Law
Robert Tager
Attorney at Law
Scott Tolliver
Attorney at Law
Tom Towzey
Attorney at Law
Samantha Van Scoik
Attorney at Law
Christina L. Walker, B.C.S.
Attorney at Law
Savana Williams
Attorney at Law
Rachel B. Jervis Wise
Attorney at Law
Support Staff
Brittany Alipour
Forensic Mental Health Therapist and Court Liaison for the Recovery and Diversion Program
LaKeith Amir-Sharif
Interviewer
Ken Astuto
Investigator
Joe Bailey
Investigator
Karen Bilcez
Legal Assistant
Jessica Brown
Forensic Mental Health Therapist
Shirley Darling
Juvenile Specialist
Mercedes Esquivel
Legal Assistant
Victoria Esquivel
Misdemeanor Legal Assistant Supervisor
Sarai Farias
Legal Assistant
Maria Giorgione
Legal Assistant
Briana Henzler
Deputy Felony Legal Assistant Supervisor
Bryanna Herron
Legal Assistant
Patty Hughes
Legal Assistant
Gloria Ktistakis
Legal Assistant
Maria Leyva
Legal Assistant
Liza Levesque
Forensic Mental Health Therapist
Tiki Nadeau
Fiscal Assistant
Amanda Nagle
File Opener/Reception
Donna Pea
Legal Assistant
Enrique Perez
Investigator
Kip Premru
Criminal Investigator
D.J. Price-Edstrom
Pasco Interviewer
Lynda Schroeder
Assistant
John Sharpe
Pasco Investigator
Betty Sicola
Legal Assistant
Marionette Solorio
Front Desk
Tiffany Vasquez
Legal Assistant
Rocio Vazquez
Pasco Interviewer
Joyce Wahlquist
Pasco Interviewer
Dana Worrell
Criminal Investigator
Beverly Zaleski
Forensic Mental Health Therapist