MEET THE TEAM

Sara Mollo
Public Defender of the Sixth Judicial Circuit

Greg Williams
Executive Director and Chief Assistant Public Defender
Directors & Supervisors

Kari Schori
Chief Information Officer

Bethany LaPolla
Felony Supervisor

Catherine Garrett
Pasco Supervisor

Ari Benjamin Weisberg, B.C.S.
Juvenile Division Director

Aimee E. Wyant
Felony Supervisor

Howard Williams
Pasco Supervisor

Ashley Roura
Director of Mental Health

Paige Parish
Liaison for MCU

Tara Anderson
Misdemeanor Supervisor

Steve Nelson
Senior Assistant Public Defender, County Court Attorney Supervisor

Misty Risener
Pasco County Office Manager, Legal Assistant Supervisor

Karen Rittenhouse
Chief Criminal Investigator

Brian Solka
Administrative Director
Johnathan Duncan
Felony Supervisor
Assistant Public Defenders

Matthew Allen
Attorney at Law

Tricia Andrew
Attorney at Law

Vanessa Ayala
Attorney at Law

Kasey Baker
Attorney at Law

Peter Gordon Beckstrom
Attorney at Law

Joseph Call
Certified Legal Intern

Phil Cohen
Attorney at Law

Andrew Conrad
Attorney at Law

Tisha DeAnne
Attorney at Law

Shadi Fackih
Attorney at Law

Shahtia Gay-Hariston
Attorney at Law

Brian Gibbons
Attorney at Law

Daniela Gomez
Attorney at Law

Abigail Groff
Attorney at Law

Cathy Hart
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

Robert Lancaster
Attorney at Law

Rose London
Attorney at Law

Ryan J. Maguire
Attorney at Law

Kirby Kreider
Attorney at Law

Lauren Maldonado
Attorney at Law

Jessica Manuele
Attorney at Law, Major Crimes Unit

Kayla McGreen
Attorney at Law

David Moran, B.C.S.
Attorney at Law

John Nohlgren
Attorney at Law, Major Crimes Unit

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

Wille Pura
Attorney at Law

Robert Tager
Attorney at Law

Scott Tolliver
Attorney at Law

Tom Towzey
Attorney at Law

Sara Van Lier
Attorney at Law

Samantha Van Scoik
Attorney at Law

Christina L. Walker, B.C.S.
Attorney at Law, Major Crimes Unit

Savana Williams
Attorney at Law

Rachel B. Jervis Wise
Attorney at Law
Support Staff

Shena Alexander
Legal Assistant

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

Natalie Jane Barszcz
Operations Assistant

Karen Bilcez
Legal Assistant

Jessica Brown
Forensic Mental Health Therapist

Barbra Chiacchio
Juvenile Crossover Social Worker

Shirley Darling
Juvenile Specialist

William Denton
Grants and Programs Specialist

Mercedes Esquivel
Legal Assistant

Victoria Esquivel
Misdemeanor Legal Assistant Supervisor

Timothy Essien
IT Systems Engineer

Sarai Farias
Legal Assistant

Maria Giorgione
Legal Assistant

Briana Henzler
Deputy Felony Legal Assistant Supervisor

Bryanna Herron
Legal Assistant

Patty Hughes
Legal Assistant

Maria Leyva
Legal Assistant

Gloria Ktistakis
Legal Assistant

Michael Lavin
Paralegal

Liza Levesque
Forensic Mental Health Therapist

Amanda Nagle
File Opener/Reception

Frank Lojacono
Legal Assistant

Ameer Mansour
Operations

Tiki Nadeau
Legal Assistant

D.J. Price-Edstrom
Pasco Interviewer

Donna Pea
Legal Assistant

Enrique Perez
Investigator

Kip Premru
Criminal Investigator

Marionette Solorio
Front Desk

Jake Ray
Mental Health Legal Assistant

Lynda Schroeder
Assistant

John Sharpe
Pasco Investigator

Joyce Wahlquist
Pasco Interviewer

Hillary Brianne Tolley
Fiscal Assistant I

Tiffany Vasquez
Legal Assistant

Rocio Vazquez
Pasco Interviewer

Betty Sicola
Legal Assistant

Alisha A. Watford
Receptionist/Operations

Dana Worrell
Criminal Investigator

Beverly Zaleski
Forensic Mental Health Therapist