Paul Kuntz (Committee Co-Chair)
District Court Administrator
Office of the Court Administrator  
Westmoreland County Courthouse
2 N. Main Street
Greensburg, PA 15601
Email:  Paul Kuntz

Frank Carr (Committee Co-Chair)
Court Executive
Superior County NJ Burlington County
49 Rancocas Road
Mt. Holly, NJ 08060
Email:  Frank Carr

Membership:

Richard Abbott, MD
Howard Berchtold, Jr., NJ
Gary F. Byrd, MD
Kim Casamassina, NJ
Kevin Cross, President, PA
Janet Fasy, PA
Giuseppe Fazari, NJ
Elizabeth Guthridge, PA
Don Heagy, PA
Constance Higdon, NY
Madeleine Jones, MD
Tina Lalena, NJ
Michelle LaPread, NJ
Thomas Lorito, NY
Charles Mapp, PA
Sandee Nole, NJ
Michelle Perone, NJ
Rick Pierce, PA
Ellen Procida, NJ
Audrey Rigsbee, NJ
Mary Sammon, VA
Leslie Santora, NJ
Jennifer Shultis, NJ
Myrtle Thomas, DE


Charges:

This Committee is responsible for reviewing national and state literature from sources such as the National Center for State Courts, the Institute for Court Management, The National Judicial College, The American Judicature Society, the American Bar Association, the Justice Management Institute, etc., in an effort to see trends in court-related training topics.  The Association’s training needs should be assessed through surveys, interviews and collaboration with the staff trainers in all member States.  The following two subcommittees have been organized to facilitate communication for the Professional Development Committee to fulfill the responsibilities delineated as follows:

Mid-Year Educational Forum Subcommittee:

• Work with Board to develop and coordinate educational goals and plans for mid-year forums and annual conference;
• Develop curriculum for an educational forum to be held in May 2005;
• Contact and procure presenters for educational forums and make all course arrangements;
• Develop workshop requirements and descriptions and forward to the President-Elect at least 45 days prior to the upcoming event.

NACM Mid-Year Partnership:

• Work with Board to develop and coordinate educational goals and plans for mid-year partnership with NACM.

Annual Educational Forum Subcommittee:

• Work with Board to develop and coordinate educational goals and plans for annual educational conference;
• Prepare annual educational agenda subject to the approval of the Board;
• Contact and procure presenters for educational forums and make all course arrangements;
• Develop workshop requirements and descriptions and forward to the President-Elect at least 45 days prior to the upcoming event.