Board of Trustees

Officers

Joseph H. Nemec
President
Hocking County Juvenile Court

Christine Weimer
First Vice-President
New Philadelphia Municipal Court

Kelly Green
Treasurer
Franklin County Probate Court

Deborah Drexler
Second Vice President
Allen County Domestic Relations

James Lyle
Immediate Past President;Secretary
Franklin County DR & Juvenile Court

District Representatives

Jeremy Richards
District 1
Hamilton County Domestic Relations

Joseph H. Nemec
District 4
Hocking County Juvenile Court

Thomas Freeman
District 9
Summit County Juvenile Court

Penny Gates
District 12
Clermont County Domestic Relations Court

Andrea Clark
District 5
Richland County Common Pleas Court

Lorrain Croy
District 06
Sandusky County Probate-Juvenile Court

Adelina Hamilton
District 2
Montgomery County Common Pleas Court

Kristina Morris
District 3
Shelby County Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations

James Anzelmo
District 10
Franklin County Probate Court

Shibani Sheth-Massacci
District 11
Eleventh District Court of Appeals

Nicole Butler
District 7
Mahoning County Common Pleas Court

Eleanore Hilow
District 8
Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court

At Large Representatives

James Lyle
Franklin County DR & Juvenile Court

Melinda Bradford
Athens County Common Pleas, DR Division

Jeanne M. Newkirk
Franklin County DR & Juvenile Court

Harold (Matt) Reed
Butler County Juvenile Court

Derek Cek
Medina County Probate & Juvenile Court

Khalilah Lawson
Cleveland Municipal Court

Practice Area Chairs

Monica Klein
Common Pleas
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas

Judy Jackson-Winston
Domestic Relations
Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations

Michelle Edgar
Juvenile
Fairfield County Probate-Juvenile

Kelly Green
Probate
Franklin County Probate Court

Christine Weimer
Municipal
New Philadelphia Municipal Court

William Melvin
Retired Magistrates
Retired, Hamilton County Juvenile Court

Ex-Officio Board Members

Penny Gates
Education Co-Chair
Clermont County Domestic Relations Court

Deborah Drexler
Ethics Chair
Allen County Domestic Relations

Heidi Koenig
Practice & Procedure
Cuyahoga County Probate Court

Kenneth Roll
Hospitality Chair
Retired, Lake County Common Pleas

Diana Prehn
Contracts & Program Chair
Portage County Common Pleas

Melinda Bradford
Education Co-Chair
Athens County Common Pleas, DR Division

2026 Spring Conference Co-Chairs

Danielle Williams
Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court

Thomas Freeman
Summit County Juvenile Court

Adelina Hamilton
Montgomery County Common Pleas Court

2024 Fall Conference Co-Chairs

Michelle Edgar
Fairfield County Probate-Juvenile

Melinda Bradford
Athens County Common Pleas, DR Division

Jeanne M. Newkirk
Franklin County DR & Juvenile Court

James Anzelmo
Franklin County Probate Court

2025 Spring Conference Chairs

Jeremy Richards
Hamilton County Domestic Relations

Melinda Bradford
Athens County Common Pleas, DR Division

Harold (Matt) Reed
Butler County Juvenile Court

OAM Administrator

Pamela Heringhaus
Retired, Wood County Common Pleas

2025 Fall conference Chairs

Michelle Edgar
Fairfield County Probate-Juvenile

Melinda Bradford
Athens County Common Pleas, DR Division

Jeanne M. Newkirk
Franklin County DR & Juvenile Court

James Anzelmo
Franklin County Probate Court