James Nolan
Chief of Criminal Investigation Division at Delaware Co. DA's OfficeJim Goodyear
Operations Coordinator overseeing the specialized training of FVTC at Fox Valley Technical CollegeJim Goodyear has over 30 years of law enforcement experience and has been performing ICAC related investigations since 2010. He retired from the Pennsylvania State Police in 2016 and is currently a detective with the Indiana County Detectives Bureau. Jim has conducted proactive and reactive computer and internet-based investigations, participated in the execution of hundreds of search warrants, and has provided computer forensic services to local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. He has instructed classes with the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) since 2014 including the Investigative Techniques, osTriage, peer-to-peer classes and On-Scene Investigations. He is currently the Program Manager overseeing the specialized training of FVTC.
Seán Mccormack
District Attorney at Cumberland County District Attorney's OfficeDistrict Attorney Seán McCormack was sworn in as Cumberland County District Attorney on January 3, 2022, upon the retirement of former District Attorney M.L. 'Skip' Ebert. He joined the office in March of 2020 as the Chief of the District Attorney's Trial Division. Seán brought a wealth of experience to the office after serving in the Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office for 30 years. While in Dauphin County, Seán served as the Chief of the Child Abuse Prosecution Unit for close to 25 years. He received his Associates Degree from Delaware County Community College, B.A. from Villanova University and his J.D. from Widener University School of Law. He was the recipient of the 2019 Leroy Zimmerman Outstanding Dauphin County Prosecutor of the Year Award, the 2010 Outstanding Victim Service Award, the 2008 Children’s Resource Center Joseph Allegrini Children’s Hero Award, and the 1998 Samuel A. Yeagley, Jr., Memorial Award for his work in the area of child abuse prosecutions. He also appeared on the ID Discovery Channel series - The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead. He served in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard for 21 years holding the rank of major when he retired in 2007. Seán currently serves as the Chair of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association’s Special Victim Prosecutors Network.
Gordon Goodrow
Detective at Cumberland Co. DA's OfficeGordon Goodrow is a retired senior detective with the Lower Paxton Police Department, Harrisburg, PA, Dauphin County, and a retired Supervisory Special Agent with the PA Office of Attorney General. He received his B.S. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He worked for the Lower Paxton Police from 1986 until his retirement in January of 2012. Detective Goodrow worked three years of patrol, eight years as a fugitive investigator assigned to the U.S. Marshals, and the last fourteen years of his career had been assigned to investigate sex crimes and child exploitation, suspicious deaths, and homicides. He has received extensive training in the areas of sexual assault investigations, child pornography, child abuse, interview and interrogation, and homicide. In addition, Detective Goodrow was a hostage negotiator with the Dauphin County Crisis Response Team, a member of the Department of Homeland Security ICE Child Exploitation Task Force, and a member of the Dauphin County Critical Incident Stress Management Team.
From January 2012 until March 2022, Gordon was a Supervisory Special Agent with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. Gordon supervised the Child Predator Section. The Child Predator Section was responsible for conducting undercover online investigations, responding to complaints regarding children sexually exploited via the Internet, conducting community education programs, and monitoring of the Internet for the bartering in child pornography.
Detective Goodrow twice received the Police Office of the Year award from the Lower Paxton Police Department, the Pennsylvania Chief’s of Police Career Service Award, The Joe Allegrini Children’s Hero Award, Criminal Investigation Unit citations, U.S. Marshal awards for Operation Capital Fist, Operation Trident, and for his work on the Dauphin County Fugitive Task Force.
Detective Goodrow has presented to various professionals and the community in the areas of forensic and minimal facts interviewing, multidisciplinary team approaches, sexual assault investigations, interview and interrogation, and SAFE examinations. He is also an instructor at the Harrisburg University.
Since March of 2022 Detective Goodrow has been employed with the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office, Criminal Investigation Division.
Julia Skinner
Chief Deputy District Attorney at Cumberland Co. DA's Office
Lauren Marvel
Assistant Chief of Trials Division at Montgomery Co. DA's OfficeAs Assistant Chief of Trials for the Family Protection Unit, Lauren Marvel oversees the special victims' cases of Montgomery County. Lauren oversees a team of specialized prosecutors who work closely with their multi-disciplinary teammates to deliver just outcomes in complex cases through their teamwork, collaboration, and the implementation of innovative protocols. Lauren began her career in the Office as an undergraduate intern in 2010 and has remained in the office ever since. Lauren became an Assistant District Attorney in 2015 upon graduating from Villanova Law School. Before being promoted to Assistant Chief of Trials in 2022, Lauren served as a prosecutor in the Juvenile Division and the Family Protection Unit and then as the Captain of the Pottstown Community Protection Unit. In addition to a number of homicide prosecutions, Lauren has led the prosecution and supervision of hundreds of special victims'
cases, including child abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, elder abuse, and animal cruelty. Lauren has presented across Pennsylvania to law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and child welfare professionals on the topics of animal cruelty, the use of forensic nurses at trial, investigation and prosecution of strangulation, and successful investigations of child sexual abuse.
Kathleen Kelly
Lieutenant Special Victims at Montgomery County Detective Bureau
Kelly Callihan
Executive Director of Pennsylvania District Attorneys AssociationKelly Callihan is the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association.
Kelly is a career prosecutor and former district attorney who has spent 28 years seeking justice for victims in both Cambria and Dauphin counties. During her career, Callihan prosecuted countless child abuse cases, felony sexual assaults and violent crimes in both juvenile and adult courts. She also spearheaded the creation of programs and task forces designed to enhance services for victims in the criminal justice system while working to build treatment courts to address offenders needs and non-profit organizations designed to enhance public safety.
Kelly served as an Assistant District Attorney in Cambria County for 14 years and District Attorney for 10 years. In 2020, she joined the Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office as a Deputy District Attorney and was also the clerical staff supervisor and Open Records Officer. She started her legal career as a full-time Law Clerk to former President Judge Gerard Long in Cambria County and an appointed Juvenile Hearing Officer. She was an Adjunct Professor in the Criminology Department at Mount Aloysius College. She has presented on numerous criminal justice topics to various audiences throughout her career.
From 2011-2019, Kelly served on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for PDAA and PDAI and was appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to serve on the state Criminal Procedure Rules Committee from 2012 to 2017.
In her tenure as DA, she created the Cambria County Human Trafficking Response Team to raise awareness, train investigators to identify/recover victims and provide needed support; the Cambria County Drug Coalition (CCDC), a collaborative approach to better address the opioid epidemic and reduce the number of overdose deaths; the Circle of Support Child Advocacy Center to ensure the county was utilizing the recommended best practice model for investigating child abuse and serving victims’ needs; the Cambria County Sexual Assault Response Team who trained specialized sexual assault nurse examiners and developed the first known anonymous sexual assault protocol which is now used as a national model; and the Elder Abuse Task Force.
Kelly was active in the implementation of Veterans Court and Mental Health Court. She served as Board Chair of the Cambria County Special Emergency Response Team, was a member of the Criminal Justice Advisory Board, Prison Board, Cambria County Drug Task Force and DUI Task Force.
As a young prosecutor, she designed and implemented an underage drinking and teen driving safety program which was administered in all local school districts and participated in summer Youth Fairs where she visited local playgrounds to talk to kids about remaining drug-free and making good choices.
Kelly holds a J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law (1993), and a B.S. in Health Policy & Administration with a Minor in Business from Penn State University (1993). Kelly lives in Johnstown with her husband Derrick. They have two daughters: Quinn and Molly.
Kelly Lloyd
Deputy District Attorney/Chief - Diversion and Pretrial Unit at Montgomery Co. DA's OfficeKelly Lloyd has been employed by the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office since 2010. She is currently the chief of the Diversion and Pretrial Division, overseeing the county’s Pretrial Services Unit, all Diversionary Programs and Treatment Courts, as well as all the entry level attorneys in the office. In addition, she maintains a minimal caseload of homicide cases.
Prior to her current role, Ms. Lloyd served as an Assistant Chief of the Trials Division, overseeing all of Montgomery County’s drug and firearms prosecutions. She was also previously Captain of the Grand Jury Unit, in which she led investigations into public corruption, as well as homicides and other complex investigations. During her tenure as Grand Jury Captain, the Grand Jury issued a comprehensive report on The Opioid Epidemic, which took an extensive look into the overprescribing of pain medication, leading
into the heroin/fentanyl crisis facing not only Montgomery County, but the nation as a whole, and its impact on the criminal justice system. The Montgomery County Investigating Grand Jury also recommended charges against multiple prison guards in a vicious assault committed against two inmates, and the guards efforts to thwart the investigation and cover up their behavior, which Ms. Lloyd prosecuted.
In addition to her current role in the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, she serves as a Legislative Liaison on behalf of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association. She works with PDAA’s Executive Director, Kelly Callihan, advocating on behalf of the Commonwealth’s District Attorneys with our state legislators, including speaking with elected Senators, Representatives, and their staff on proposed and existing legislation. Ms. Lloyd graduated from Juniata College in 2007 and from Penn State Law in 2010.
Mark Serge
Deputy Attorney General- Drug Strike Force at PA Office of Attorney General- The Wiretap Act In-Depth: Troubleshooting Wiretap Issues for Experienced Prosecutors
- The Wiretap Act In-Depth: Troubleshooting Wiretap Issues for Experienced Prosecutors
Mark Serge is Chief Deputy Attorney General of the Drug Strike Force Section with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. Prior to my current position, I served as Senior Deputy Attorney General in various sections since June 1999 and before that I was an ADA in Venango and Westmoreland Counties. Primary responsibilities of prosecutors within the Drug Strike Force Section involve collaborating and working with narcotics investigators to investigate and prosecute larger scale drug trafficking organizations and networks. They are also responsible for the investigation and prosecution of medical professionals and/or others who illegally divert controlled substances. Our agents and prosecutors have extensive experience working with electronic surveillance. My current responsibilities include teaching legal aspects of electronic surveillance in collaboration with SDAG Smulktis and the Pennsylvania State Police to law enforcement officers seeking their A or B certification pursuant to the Pa Wiretap Act.
Robert Smulktis
Deputy Attorney General- Drug Strike Force at PA Office of Attorney General- The Wiretap Act In-Depth: Troubleshooting Wiretap Issues for Experienced Prosecutors
- The Wiretap Act In-Depth: Troubleshooting Wiretap Issues for Experienced Prosecutors
Robert Smulktis is a Senior Deputy Attorney General assigned to the Drug Strike Force Section with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. SDAG Smulktis’s primary responsibilities involve the prosecution of large scale drug trafficking organizations. SDAG Smulktis is also the OAG’s Director of Diversion, responsible for overseeing the investigation and prosecution of medical professionals diverting controlled substances. SDAG Smulktis has taught legal aspects of electronic surveillance since 2016.
Maureen Spang
Legal Resource Prosecutor at Pennsylvania District Attorneys InstituteMaureen Flannery Spang is the Legal Resource Prosecutor for the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association.
Maureen has significant criminal justice experience, particularly in state and federal appellate courts. She attended the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C. and graduated magna cum laude in 2004. After law school, she had the privilege of serving for two years as law clerk for the Honorable William W. Caldwell in the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Following her clerkship, Maureen took a position as an Assistant District Attorney with the Office of the District Attorney in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. During her tenure at the office, she had primary responsibility for appellate work on capital cases. Maureen also worked on a full range of appellate cases in state and federal court, including brief writing, argument and Post-Conviction Relief Act hearings. In addition to appellate work, she also prosecuted a variety of felony and misdemeanor cases from pretrial to post-trial, served as the Right-to-Know appeals officer for various police departments, and kept staff and police departments apprised of changes to Pennsylvania criminal law. She remained with Bucks County until moving to Chambersburg in 2014. Since relocating, Maureen has continued to work for Bucks County drafting appellate briefs.
Maureen is a central Pennsylvania native. She currently serves on a number of local boards in an effort to make a positive local impact and give back to the Franklin County community. Maureen and her husband reside in Chambersburg with their daughter and son.
Nathan Boob
Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor at Pennsylvania District Attorneys InstituteNate Boob is here to help you save lives. As the Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor for the Pennsylvania District Attorney’s Office, he provides investigative and prosecutorial assistance, research, and education in traffic-related criminal matters. Nate brings to the office over 20 years of trial experience, handling the gambit of criminal prosecutions from summary offenses to homicides in over 25 counties across the Commonwealth.
Nate began his career in the Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office while attending the Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University. After working in the drug prosecutions section both as a certified legal intern and as a Deputy District Attorney, he moved to the Centre County District Attorney’s Office where he prosecuted various cases including DUI, vehicular homicide, murder, all serious felonies, and high-profile cases from investigation through appeal. After 12 years, he returned to Cumberland County where he became Chief of Trials. Nate completed two appointments as a Special Prosecutor for the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, prosecuting a wide variety of crimes across the Commonwealth. He most recently served as a Chief Deputy District Attorney in Franklin County.
During his time as a prosecutor, Nate conducted a multitude of training for the Pennsylvania State Police, local police departments, and Pennsylvania State University. He is a career prosecutor, focused on helping you achieve justice.