U.S. Attorney Parker announces management appointments

CINCINNATI – Kenneth L. Parker, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, today announced new appointments to his management staff.

Parker oversees a staff of approximately 125 people, including 65 Assistant United States Attorneys. The Office serves the southern 48 counties in the state and is responsible for virtually all federal litigation in the Southern District of Ohio. This includes criminal prosecutions, civil lawsuits by and against the government, and actions to collect judgments and restitution on behalf of victims and taxpayers.

Management staff appointments are effective Jan. 13, and they include:

First Assistant United States Attorney Kelly A. Norris

Ms. Norris joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Columbus in 2018, primarily handling narcotics and gun cases. During her tenure, she has been the District’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Deputy Chief and Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Coordinator. She previously served in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee, beginning in 2008. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Xavier University and her law degree from the Valparaiso University School of Law before working for the Ohio Attorney General’s Office as an Assistant Attorney General in the Health Care Fraud Section.

Criminal Chief Christy L. Muncy

Ms. Muncy most recently served as the District’s Executive Assistant United States Attorney and served as the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force Chief from 2019 to 2022. Muncy has also served as the District’s Project Safe Childhood Coordinator.  She has served as a criminal Assistant U.S. Attorney since 2007. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Muncy was First Assistant Commonwealth Attorney for Kenton County, Kentucky, from 2002-2007. Muncy is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University and the Syracuse University School of Law.

Muncy will be assisted in her Criminal Chief Duties by five Deputy Criminal Chiefs. They are:

Brian J. Martinez, Deputy Criminal Chief (Columbus)

Mr. Martinez has served as the Deputy Criminal Chief in the Columbus office since 2019.  Martinez joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in 2014. He served as the Chief of Staff for the Associate Attorney General of the United States from 2012 to 2014 and as the Chief of Staff of the Justice Department’s Civil Division from 2009 to 2012. Prior to his work at the Department, Martinez was an associate at Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco from 2003 to 2009. Martinez clerked for the Hon. Thelton Henderson of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He attended Stanford University for both his undergraduate education and law school.     

Emily N. Glatfelter, Deputy Criminal Chief (Cincinnati)

Ms. Glatfelter has served as a Deputy Criminal Chief in the Cincinnati office since 2015. She joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Cincinnati in 2012, primarily handling financial crimes matters. She previously served in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Maryland, beginning in 2006. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Butler University and her law degree from Indiana University before working for Arnold & Porter LLP in Washington D.C. She also clerked for the Hon. David F. Hamilton while he served as U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana.

Brent G. Tabacchi, Deputy Criminal Chief (Dayton)

Mr. Tabacchi has served as a Deputy Criminal Chief in the Dayton office since 2021. He joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Dayton in 2007, handling the prosecution of drug organizations and financial crimes.  He previously served in the Criminal Division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California. In the early 2000s, he worked as an associate at Sidley Austin LLP in Chicago and as a law clerk for the Hon. Kenneth F. Ripple, Judge for the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He graduated from the University of Illinois with his bachelor’s degree and law degree.

Frederic Shadley, Deputy Criminal Chief (Organized Crime & Drug Enforcement Task Force)

Mr. Shadley joined the office’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) in Cincinnati in 2022. He is a Cincinnati native who attended the University of Notre Dame for both his undergraduate and law degrees. Shadley has previously served as an Associate with Winston & Strawn in Chicago and as a Law Clerk for the Honorable John Blakley in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Since 2017, he has served as an AUSA for the United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida.

Jessica W. Knight, Deputy Criminal Chief (Support Staff)

Ms. Knight joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in 2012, primarily handling white collar and national security cases. She currently serves as the Anti-Terrorism Advisory Committee (ATAC) Coordinator, Chair of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Committee, and District Election Officer. She previously served as Assistant Deputy Criminal Chief from January 2021 – February 2022. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Ms. Knight served as a Trial Attorney with the Department of Justice’s Tax Division. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Denison University, master’s degree from the University of Maryland and law degree from the University of Toledo, College of Law.  

Civil Chief Brandi Stewart

Ms. Stewart joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Dayton in 2014, where she defended the United States and its agencies in a wide array of civil suits brought against the government. She currently serves in the Affirmative Civil Enforcement division in Cincinnati where she primarily investigates and prosecutes fraud and civil rights cases on behalf of the United States. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University and received her Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Stewart was in private practice at a large Cincinnati-based law firm practicing civil litigation. 

Deputy Civil Chief John Stark

Mr. Stark joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Columbus in 2003, where he has primarily represented the federal government and individual federal employees in a wide array of defensive suits. Prior to joining the District, he was in private practice at Warner Norcross & Judd LLP in Michigan. He is also a veteran of the United States Army. Stark received his B.S., M.B.A., and J.D. degrees from The Ohio State University.

Appellate Chief Mary Beth Young 

Ms. Young will continue as Appellate Chief, a position she has held since 2016, with supervisory responsibility for criminal and civil filings in the Court of Appeals and coordination of the District’s appellate practice with other divisions of the Department of Justice. Young became an Assistant U.S. Attorney in 2012 in Columbus after serving two years as a Special AUSA. Prior to joining the District, Young was in private practice in Columbus and served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Moritz College of Law. Young received her B.S. from the University of Kentucky, her M.S. from Georgia Tech, and her J.D. from the University of Chicago. Following law school, Young served as law clerk to Judge David Sentelle of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, then to Justice Antonin Scalia of the United States Supreme Court.

Senior Litigation Counsel Heather A. Hill

Ms. Hill will continue as the District’s Senior Litigation Counsel (SLC), a position she has held since April 2021. As the SLC, Hill is responsible for legal training and development. She joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Columbus in 2011 and served as the District’s Project Safe Childhood (“PSC”) Coordinator from 2012 until 2021. She previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington D.C. from 2007 to 2011. Prior to beginning her career as an assistant federal prosecutor, Hill clerked for the Hon. Robert I. Richter while he served on the Criminal Division of the D.C. Superior Court. She received her law degree from the George Washington University Law School and her bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri.

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