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SUPPORT STAFFWade BackstromOffice AdministratorJane HaubrichCaspersonSpecial ProjectsInvestigatorDuluth Staff:Yvonne Kalin, SupervisorBetty ChristensonShirley GardenTeresa HarriesRachel LambertDiane LundbergCarla MercierJody MessnerSue PetersonTeresa WhiteCynthia ZukPHHS Staff:Mary Fruehauf, SupervisorTianna BurnettJackie CalvertDiane EckLaura TromblayVirginia Staff:Veronica Ratliff, SupervisorPatti EversonTracy McDonaldCandy NelsonTammy SunsdahlSupport StaffThe County Attorney’s skilled support staff of 24 clerical employeescontinues to handle substantially larger amounts of informationeach year with a high level of expertise. Office Administrator, WadeBackstrom, supervises the staff. Additionally, Wade stewards the $7million annual budget, human resources matters, and technologymanagement within the County Attorney’s Office.Three clerical supervisors manage the clerical team and maintain“DAMION,” the electronic case management system. During 2012,there was continuous improvement of the electronic filing (e-filing)of criminal complaints which, in turn, provides more efficientmanagement of documents and court filings.The electronic notification project also launched last year. This allowselectronic notification between our office and the Court, with theCourt’s electronic case management system transferring data in “realtime” into our DAMION system. These improvements speed up theprocess and greatly reduce the margin for human error.Our office is a member of the North East Minnesota EnforcementSafety Information System (NEMESIS) and has taken a leadershiprole in its development. NEMESIS provides a central resource for 27regional law enforcement agencies. It aids in dispatching resourcesand in tracking information regarding people, incidents and casesthroughout the criminal justice system.NEMESIS connects local and state-wide criminal and juvenile justiceinformation systems. This shared data process strengthens publicsafety between St. Louis, Carlton, Cook, Lake and KoochichingCounties.Hibbing Staff:Veronica Ratliff, SupervisorAlaina DennyChar MeinzerRachael TurkWWW.STLOUISCOUNTYMN.GOV/COUNTYATTORNEY9