Staff

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

TAMMY GREGG
1993 B.S. Criminal Justice, Indiana University
1996 J.D. Indiana University Indianapolis
Porter County Deputy since 1999

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

REBECCA BUITENDORP
1998 B.S. Criminal Justice Carroll College
2001 Juris Doctor Valparaiso University School of Law
Porter County Deputy since 2011

RYAN ROWAN
2008 B.A. Political Science University of Kansas
2011 Juris Doctor Valparaiso University School of Law
Admitted to Practice: 2012
Porter County Deputy since 2012

CHRISTINE BURT*
2007 B.S. Political Science & Law Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2011 Juris Doctor, Valparaiso University School of Law Admitted to Practice: 2011 Porter County Deputy since 2012

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, Valparaiso

JACLYNE HUMPHREY
Sexual Assault / Domestic Violence, Valparaiso

MARGARITA NELSON
Domestic/Family Violence, North County Court

KRYSTAL CANO
Domestic / Family Violence, Valparaiso

ANNETTE VANSCHOYCK
Portage Victim Assistance

Staff

CHERYL POL
Office Administrator

PAULA TOREN
Receptionist / 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

TAMMY CLEMANS
Superior Court

DAPHNE MALOTT
County Court #3

JENNIFER GALLARDO
North County Receptionist