DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS

T. MATTHEW FROST
Chief Deputy
1988 B.A. Government, Missouri Western State College
1991 Juris Doctor, Indiana University School of Law Bloomington
Admitted to Practice: 1991
Porter County Deputy since 1993

MICHAEL J. DRENTH
1989 B.A. Criminal Justice, Michigan State University
1992 Juris Doctor, Valparaiso University School of Law
Admitted to Practice: 1992
Porter County Deputy since 1992.

CHERYL M. POLAREK
1992 B.A. Criminal Justice, Indiana University Bloomington
1996 Juris Doctor, Creighton University School of Law
Admitted to Practice: 1997
Porter County Deputy since 1998

REBECCA J. SOTO
2000 B.S. Grace College
2006 Juris Doctor Villanova University School of Law
Admitted to Practice: 2007
Porter County Deputy since 2008

MARK ACEVEDO
1988 B.A. Criminal Justice, Indiana University Bloomington
1999 Juris Doctor, Valparaiso University School of Law
Admitted to Practice: 2000
Porter County Deputy since 2000

ANDREW L. BENNETT
1994 B.S. Political Science, Ball State University
1998 Juris Doctor, Valparaiso University School of Law
Admitted to Practice: 1998
Porter County Deputy since 2001

ADAM F. BURROUGHS
1997 B.S. Criminal Justice, Indiana University
2000 Juris Doctor, Valparaiso University School of Law
Admitted to Practice: 2000
Porter County Deputy since 2002

MELANIE EGGERS
1997 B.S. Biochemistry, Indiana University
2002 Juris Doctor, Valparaiso University School of Law
Admitted to Practice: 2004
Porter County Deputy since 2005

NICK SNOW
2002 B.A. Journalism, Indiana University
2005 Juris Doctor, Valparaiso University School of Law
Porter County Deputy since 2007

TIMOTHY HARAMINAC
1998 B.A. Political Science, Purdue University
2003 Juris Doctor, Thomas Cooley Law School
Admitted to Practice: 2003
Porter County Deputy since 2004

TRISTA ANN HUDSON
1995 B.A. Psychology, Valparaiso University
1998 Juris Doctor, Valparaiso University School of Law
Admitted to Practice: 1998
Porter County Deputy since 2002

BRUCE DUMAS*
1972 B.S. Valparaiso University
1975 Juris Doctor Valparaiso University School of Law
Admitted to Practice: 1975
Porter County Deputy since 1976

LAURA BERNACKI STAFFORD*
1998 B.A. Criminal Justice Indiana University
2002 Juris Doctor Valparaiso University School of Law
Admitted to Practice: 2002
Porter County Deputy since 2004

CINDY CROWE SKALKA*
1998 B.A. Milligan College
2002 Juris Doctor Valparaiso University School of Law
Admitted to Practice: 2002
Porter County Deputy since 2003

* IV-D Prosecutors


INVESTIGATOR:

ROBERT TAYLOR
Former Assistant Chief
Valparaiso Police Department


VICTIM ADVOCATES

ONA TORRES - Unit Coordinator
Superior Court

LORETTA ROHRICH
Sexual Assault Recovery Project

JENNIFER MILLER
Domestic Violence, Valparaiso

MARGIE RAMIREZ
Domestic Violence, North County


STAFF

KATHY MINICK
Office Administrator

STACY SHEPHARD
Receptionist / Bad Checks / Infraction Deferral

MARY HUBER
D Felony

BONNIE SMITH
Bad Checks / Juvenile Court

NANCY WISE
County Court #4

TRACI KOSMATKA-WISE
County Court #4

TERRI OLSON
County Divisions #3 and #6

CHERYL POL
Superior Court

DEEDEE MALOTT
County Court #3