Mr. Fowler joined the County Prosecutor's staff in January 2012 and is originally from Tiffin in Seneca County.  Mr. Fowler graduated from Tiffin University in 2007 with a B.B.A. in Business Management.  He graduated from Ohio Northern University College of Law in 2011 and will sit for the Ohio Bar in February 2012.  Mr. Fowler has previous legal experience with the Seneca County Common Pleas Court, Juvenile and Probate Division, bankruptcy internships, and as an intern at the law firm of Lange, DeVine & Claus, LLC.  His primary area of responsibility with the Prosecutor's Office is legal research and writing for general legal counsel involving county and township matters.  Legal Secretary Amy Dunn is assigned to assist Mr. Fowler.

Our Other Support Staff:

Sharon M. Skeel
Office Administrator

Mrs. Skeel joined the County Prosecutor’s staff in August, 1980 and is originally from Tiffin.  Mrs. Skeel received certification in June, 1985 through Findlay College - the American Institute for Paralegal Studies- as a paralegal/legal assistant.  Mrs. Skeel has been employed by five different elected county prosecutors, having worked for more than 30 years at the Seneca County Prosecutor’s Office. In December, 2001, she received the statewide award as the Outstanding Staff Person for a County Prosecutor from the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association.  Besides legal secretarial duties related to administrative and civil litigation issues, her primary areas of responsibility with the Seneca County Prosecutor’s Office include training and supervision of legal secretaries, overseeing all technology systems, maintaining all financial and inventory records, along with specifically developing and monitoring the annual office budget.

Victim Assistance Program:

Libra K. Martin
Victim Assistance Director

Ms. Martin joined the County Prosecutor’s staff as a victim advocate in July, 1997, became the Director of the Seneca County Victim Assistance Program in February, 2001,  and is originally from Fostoria.  Ms. Martin graduated from Terra State Community College with an Associates degree in Applied Science, majoring in Intervention, Advocacy, and Counseling in 1997 and is a registered social worker assistant.  Ms. Martin supervises four victim advocates assigned to various courts in Seneca County.  Besides overseeing staff, Ms. Martin and the other victim advocates employed through the office handle notification procedures for and calculate restitution payments owed to victims of crime, appear in court to provide victim input at hearings, and make referrals for various other victim services, such as professional counseling.  For more information about victim assistance or filing a reparations application for economic loss suffered as a result of a crime, contact Victim Assistance at its toll-free number (1-800-400-9900), its local number (419-448-5070), or the Ohio Court of Claims at its toll-free number (1-800-824-8263).

Lidia Lee
Coordinator

Lidia Lee joined the Seneca County Victim Assistance Program as Coordinator in April 2009, and is originally from Poland.  Ms. Lee graduated from Nicolaus Copernicus University, Faculty of Law and Administration, Poland in May of 2005 with a Bachelor Degree in Arts with a major in Legal Studies and from Brown Mackie College in May of 2008 with a Paralegal Associate of Applied Business.  Ms. Lee is assigned to work with felony crime victims at the Seneca County Common Pleas Court, assists with Protection Orders and is responsible for payments towards supervision fees. 

Anne U. Ardner
Victim Advocate

Ms. Ardner joined the County Prosecutor's staff as a victim advocate for the Seneca County Victim Assistance Program in October, 2007, and is originally from New Riegel.  Ms. Ardner has successfully completed the Ohio Attorney General's ADVANCE Academy Basic Advocacy Skills in Crime Victim Services Course.  Her primary area of responsibility as an advocate is in the Fostoria Municipal Court.  Ms. Ardner assists victims in misdemeanor cases as well as felony cases before bindovers to the Seneca, Hancock and Wood County Common Pleas Courts.

Peggy L. Gibson
Victim Advocate - Juvenile Delinquencies

Mrs. Gibson joined the County Prosecutor's staff as a  victim advocate in September of 2008, and is originally from Tiffin in Seneca County.  Mrs. Gibson graduated from Hazard Community College in Kentucky with an Associate in Applied Science, majoring in Office Administration in 1992.   Mrs. Gibson has previous legal experience with the law firm Woods & Banks in Kentucky. Her primary area of responsibility with the Seneca County Prosecutor's Office is handling juvenile delinquency cases in the Juvenile Court of Seneca County.

Faith McLaughlin
Victim Advocate

Mrs. McLaughlin joined the Prosecutor's staff as a victim advocate for the Seneca County Victim Assistance Program in October of 2010, and is originally from Tiffin.  Before joining the staff as a victim advocate, Mrs. McLaughlin worked in the Seneca County Victim Assistance Program as an office assistant since September of 2008 helping with various office duties.   As an advocate she is assigned to work with felony crime victims at the Seneca County Common Pleas Court and Tiffin Municipal Court and also assists with Civil Protection Orders.