Our Team

Angela Wypasek – Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney

Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney Angela Wypasek joined the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office Felony Division in 2018. With over twenty-one years of experience serving as a prosecutor, Angela has tried over 140 felony jury trials. In addition to remaining involved in the most serious criminal cases, she is a resource to all the offices statutory clients, including Wayne County’s sixteen townships. Angela received her Bachelor of Criminal Justice Degree from Tiffin University in 1997, and her Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Akron School of Law in 2000. From 2000 to 2002 Angela served as a Judicial Attorney for the Summit County Juvenile Court for Retired Judge Judy Hunter. From 2002 to 2017 Angela was employed as an  Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for the Summit County Prosecutor’s office in both the Juvenile and Felony Divisions.   

Shayne Oehlhof – WCCSEA Director and Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

Shayne M. Oehlhof is the Director of the Wayne County Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA), a division of the Office of the Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney. Shayne joined the Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office in May 2018 as the Supervising Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for the CSEA.  She was promoted to the Director position in November 2019. As Director, Shayne is responsible for…

David Folk – Chief Criminal Assistant Prosecuting Attorney.

Dave Folk graduated from the Cleveland State University, Marchall College of Law in May 2007, and started his legal career as an assistant county prosecuting attorney in the Civil Division of the Medina County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office in May 2008, where he worked until October 2014. From January 2013 to October 2014, Dave was the Civil Division Chief in the Medina County Prosecutor’s Office…

Tim Bogner – Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and Juvenile Division Supervisor

Tim Bogner joined the Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney’s office in 2021. As Juvenile Division Supervisor, his primary duties involve prosecuting Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency cases for Wayne County Children Services. Prior to joining the office, he was in private practice working in the areas of Domestic Relations (including work as a Guardian Ad Litem), Criminal Defense, Estate Planning, and…

Jonathan Hamers – Misdemeanor Division Supervisor and Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney John Hamers oversees the Misdemeanor Division of the office and prosecutes misdemeanor cases in the Wayne County Municipal Court. Prior to joining the Misdemeanor Division of the Prosecutor’s Office, John prosecuted delinquency and unruly cases in the Wayne County Juvenile Court and also assisted in prosecuting cases involving the dependency, neglect, and abuse of children, as well as assisting in the Civil Division…

Michael Wright – Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

Michael Wright joined the Wayne County Prosecutor team in May of 2018. He is assigned to the Juvenile Division and prosecutes juvenile delinquency and unruly cases in the Wayne County Juvenile Court. Michael received both a Juris Doctor, cum laude, and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Akron, in 2015 and 2016, respectively.  Upon being admitted to the Ohio Bar, Michael…

Alex Montvilas-Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

Alex Montvilas graduated cum laude from the University of Akron’s McDowell School of Law in May of 2019. Alex joined the Wayne County Prosecutor team in September of 2019. He is assigned to the Juvenile Division and prosecutes abuse, dependency and neglect cases on behalf of Wayne County Children Services. While in law school, Alex clerked for the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office in their…

Brianna Dietry – Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Brianna Dietry joined the office in May 2022.  Bri serves in the Misdemeanor Division and prosecutes misdemeanor offenders in the Wayne County Municipal Court. She received her bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Marietta College in 2019, and received her Juris Doctor from Cleveland Marshall College of Law in December 2021. Bri was admitted to the Ohio Bar…

Joey Marullo – Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

Joey Marullo joined the Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office in September, 2022.  Joey is an Assistant Prosecutor in the Felony Division where he prosecutes felony offenses in the Wayne County Court of Common Pleas. Prior to his transfer into the Felony Division, Joey prosecuted adults charged with various misdemeanor offenses, including OVI…

 

Dylan Kolbe – Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

Dylan Kolbe joined the office in November 2022.  He prosecutes felony and misdemeanor domestic violence cases as well as misdemeanor sex crime cases. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Akron in December 2018 and received his Juris Doctor from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in May 2022. He was admitted to the Ohio Bar in November 2022.

Thomas McCarty – Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

Thomas M. McCarty joined the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office in May, 2023, where he works in the office’s Civil Division. There, he assists in advising all the civil clients for whom the county prosecuting attorney is the statutory legal advisor. These clients include all county elected officials, all the county boards…

Daniel StarettAssistant Prosecuting Attorney and Legal Supervisor

Daniel A. Starett is an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and Legal Supervisor at the Wayne County Child Support Enforcement Agency, a division of the Office of the Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney where he is responsible for representing CSEA in all court proceedings…

Brittany DurieuxMisdemeanor Prosecuting Attorney 

Brittany B. Durieux graduated from the University of Akron School of Law in May of 2015. Ms. Durieux has previously served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Wayne County. She has also served as Bailiff, Judicial Attorney, Mediator/ Community Outreach Director, and ultimately Magistrate at the Summit County Domestic Relations Court.

Jill Cheek – Director Wayne County Victim Witness Assistance Program

Jill Buchholz Cheek has a Bachelors Degree in Child and Family Studies from Ohio University.  She  has been employed at the Wayne County Victim Witness Assistance Program (WCVWAP) since 1999.  Jill has been the Director of WCVWAP since 2008. As Director, Jill is responsible for supervising the victim…

Jessica Musser – Victim Advocate

Jessica Musser graduated from Heidelberg College in 2005 with a Bachelors Degree in Mental Health Psychology.  She has been employed through the Wayne County Victim Witness Assistance Program (WCVWAP) since January 2013, and recently also began working part time for the Wayne County Child Support Enforcement Agency. She previously was employed through Wayne County Children Services Board and has…

Katie Butler – Victim Advocate

Katie began her employment at the Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office in July 2011.  She has previously worked in the juvenile, civil and municipal divisions as a legal secretary.  Katie graduated from the University of Akron in 2016 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work.  After completing her degree, she became a Licensed Social Worker.  Katie worked her way to Victim’s Assistance in…

Jill Spidell – Diversion Coordinator

Jill Spidell joined the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office team in January 2017, to administer the office’s newly formed misdemeanor diversion program, as well as the previously established felony diversion program fomerly being administered by the Wayne County Common Pleas Court.  Jill has a Business & Organizational Communication Degree from the University of Akron.  Her work experience…

Becky Voshell – Administrative Assistant

Becky began her career in Wayne County and joined The Office of The Prosecuting Attorney at the Child Support Enforcement Agency in April 2012 as an Administrative Secretary.  In June 2013, Becky transferred to the Prosecutor’s Office, and currently serves as an Administrative Assistant to Prosecuting Attorney Angela Wypasek. Becky enjoyed a thirty-year career working for the Ohio Department of…

Kim Pleban – Legal Secretary – Supervisor

Kim began her career with the Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office in July of 2011.  She was recently promoted to Legal Secretary / Supervisor where she not only serves as a legal secretary in the Misdemeanor Division, but also supervises the administrative staff of the Misdemeanor and Felony Divisions.  Prior to her promotion, she served as a legal secretary in the Juvenile Division…

Deb Cline – Paralegal Civil & Juvenile Divisions / Diversion Administrative Assistant

Deb graduated from Bradford School in 2007 with an Associate’s Degree in Paralegal Studies. She began her career in Wayne County in 2009 as a Deputy Clerk for the Wayne County Clerk of Courts. She started as a Traffic/Criminal clerk at the Municipal Court and worked her way to the Domestic Relations Clerk at the Common Pleas Court. In September of 2013, Deb transferred to the Wayne County…

Kim Staley – Legal Secretary Juvenile Division

Kim began her career with the Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office in April of 1992.  Hired for a part-time position, Kim became a full-time employee in January of 1996.  Kim has trained several legal secretaries and assistant prosecutors in office procedure during the course of her employment with the office.  Kim has worked in the Misdemeanor Division for the majority of her tenure with…

Audri Dudte – Legal Secretary Misdemeanor Division

Audri joined our team in September of 2019 as a legal secretary in the Misdemeanor Division. Audri is from Meigs County Ohio where she grew up on a Dairy Farm with her parents and two siblings.  Audri graduated from Ohio University in 2015 where she earned her BA in Criminology/Sociology. Audri worked as the Athens City Police Department Intern during her college years.  Prior to working for the..

Tiffany Trivette – Legal Secretary

Tiffany joined the Wayne County Prosecutors Office in March 2022.  She works in the Misdemeanor Division preparing cases for arraignments and processing intake information.  Tiffany previously had worked as an Intern at the Wayne County Prosecutors Office prior to her full-time employment with the office. She  graduated from Hillsdale High School in 2009, and North Central State College in May of…

Jewelia Mower – Legal Secretary Misdemeanor Division

Jewelia joined the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office in August 2022 as a legal secretary in the Misdemeanor Division.  She was born and raised in Wayne County and graduated from Northwestern High School in 2016. Prior to working at the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, Jewelia had five years of experience working in the law field as a legal secretary in both Muskingum and Medina County, Ohio...