Team

Board Officers

Michael Halkias

President (Cumberland County)

Autumn Johnson

Vice President (Mercer County)

Christine Lora

Secretary (Montgomery County)

Clasina Houtman

Assistant Treasurer (York County)

Board Members

Phillip Clabaugh

(McKean County)

Jason LaBar

(Monroe County)

Lance Marshall

(Huntingdon County)

Emily Robb

(Delaware County)

Nathan Schenker

(Chester County)

Rose Semple

(Washington County)

Jasmin Smith

(Snyder County)

Nicole Spring

(Lycoming County)

Marissa Stewart

(Greene County)

Steve Tehovnik

(Allegheny County)

Ex Officio

Kim Makoul

(Lehigh County)

Staff Members

Andrew Capone

Assistant Training Director for Western Pennsylvania

Elizabeth Wood-Bennett

Assistant Training Director for Eastern Pennsylvania

Our mission is to provide tools, strategies, mutual support, training and information to Public Defender Offices in Pennsylvania; to be the voice of public defense in Pennsylvania; and to promote best practices in the leadership, management, and administration of justice in Pennsylvania.