Kathleen Nichols has over 18 years of experience in administrative management, organization training, and youth programs. She currently serves as the Director of Youth Programs for the Ohio Attorney General's Office, where she manages a budget of $320,000 and provides cyber safety training to over 500,000 students and adults annually. Previous roles include Program Director for the Union County Prosecutor's Office, where she expanded victim assistance services by 300%, and Medical Social Worker at Memorial Hospital, where she developed a prenatal loss program. She is a recognized expert in topics like cyber bullying, sexting, and school safety, and has presented at over 60 national, state, and local conferences.

1. Kathleen Nichols
4722 Heathstead Dr., Apt. D | Dublin, Ohio 43016
C: 937-243-3903 | knichols271@yahoo.com
Administrative Management | Organization Training
Proven Executive Administrator and Program Director with 18+ years of industry experience, known regionally, as Certified
Trainer for Ohio Police Officers Training Academy, nationally, for expertise in Youth Cyber Safety, and as presenter for 60+
national, state, and local conferences, speaking on such topics as Sexting 101 and Cyber Bullying 101.
Career highlights include accountability for $320,000 budget enabling outreach to ½ of 1 million students/adults in 55 counties
with training curriculum, expanding Victim Assistance Services program by 300% to serve 1000 individuals in 1st year alone,
earning “Employee of the Quarter” award (2011) for transitioning high-impact youth program from community level to Attorney
General’s Office, and for introducing such key initiatives as Ohio Cyber Safety Week and Ohio Cyber Safety Initiative.
Leadership & Management Skills Strengths & Expertise
Customer Service | Management Curriculum Development | Grant Writing & Review
Needs Assessment | Policies / Procedure Develop. Prog. & Proj. Development | Program Implementation
Training & Development | Strategic Planning Public Relations | Relationship Building
Career History
Ohio Attorney General's Office … Columbus, Ohio (2006 – Present)
State legal governing body reorganized by Ohio General Assembly in 1904, later identifying 10 sections over which it has legal
authority, such as Public Works, Highways and Agriculture, Dairy and Food, Health and Medical, Insurance, and Common Schools
and Universities.
Director of Youth Programs
Became recognized leader in state of Ohio and nation in area of Cyber Safety, earning “Employee of the Quarter” award
(2011) for work managing statewide education, providing outreach, awareness, technical assistance and support to
schools and communities, law enforcement / criminal justice professionals, and juvenile colleagues and advocates on topic
of youth and juvenile violence prevention, reaching almost ½ of 1 million students and adults in 55 Ohio counties, with
budget oversight of $300,000 in grant funding and $20,000 in general funds; consulted with large body of youth
professionals, demonstrating expertise in cyber safety, bullying, parenting high risk youth, gang prevention, and school
safety.
Ensured education and awareness of youth professionals by informing individuals through synchronous and asynchronous
learning methods, as well as creation and implementation of successful, high-impact programs including Ohio Cyber
Safety Initiative, Ohio Cyber Safety Week, Sexting 101 and Cyber Bullying 101, and delivery of professional development
presentations at 60+ national, state and local conferences, which promoted education, awareness, and training for
students in grades K -16.
• Served in numerous high-profile positions; included operating as past Ohio state representative for National Institute
of Justice School Safety Working Group, and serving as Crisis Trainer and Responder as part of the National
Association of Victim Assistance and Crisis Responder for Ohio Crisis Response Team, as well as Certified Trainer for
Ohio Police Officers Training Academy.
• Functioned in consultative capacity, providing technical assistance and support as youth and juvenile issue expert for
state of Ohio by giving counsel on such Youth and Juvenile Violence Prevention issues as technology misuse involved
with sexting, cyber bullying, identify theft, and topics of gang prevention, school safety, bullying, intimidation and
harassment.
• Spearheaded efforts to use online training platforms such as Adobe Connect, Illuminate, 1 to 1 video conferencing
and Skype to deliver professional development training in Ohio, including well-known Cyber Safety Program.
• Increased visibility of AG Office and saved tax dollars by offering access to free online training, and creating
curriculum for regional Train the Trainer series; additionally, performed agency grant reviews and reviewed grant
proposals on behalf of Office of Criminal Justice Services and Ohio Department of Education.

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Union County Prosecutors Office … Marysville, Ohio (1999 – 2003 & 2005 – 2006)
Provides comprehensive services and resources for crime victims serving Juvenile, Municipal and Common Pleas courts
Program Director – Victim Assistance Services
Served in Executive Director capacity, accountable for program budget of $300,000 and all operating funds – successfully
petitioning City of Marysville and Union County Commissioners – for additional funds to increase program services,
supervising several full-time program employees and social work interns, overseeing all programming for comprehensive
victim-assistance services for Union County, Ohio, and on call 24 hours/day, 7 days/week to respond to crime scenes,
victim’s home, or hospital, law enforcement agency, or shelter location.
Provided assistance to victims in Common Pleas, Municipal and Juvenile Courts – helping to complete victim / witness
notifications, court accompaniments, case preparation, i.e., collection of witness statements, releases of information, and
restitution documentation – and rendering behind-the-scenes guidance for victims, witnesses, and family members during
trials, and providing direction for victim impact statements and applying for victims of crime compensation.
• Successfully transformed program from community initiative to service provided within Prosecutors Office, with
substantial impact upon community; in single year of transition, increased client services by 300%, enabling program
to reach full 1000 individuals annually, as opposed to only small percentage of eligible clients within former mental
health center location.
• Spearheaded year-long process of writing and implementing Union County Sexual Assault Protocol; drafted
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by all county stakeholders, created and implemented training for law
enforcement, prosecutors, and medical personnel, and led statewide training sessions for Ohio counties, offering
technical assistance for counties wishing to implement program.
• As critical component geared at increasing visibility and awareness of program benefit and services, created and
chaired 3 critical Union County committees; included Domestic Violence Task Force, Sexual Assault Response Team,
and Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team.
• Coordinated and consolidated crime victim services for entire criminal justice system within Union County,
introducing and executing seamless service delivery on behalf of all victims within county.
Memorial Hospital of Union County … Marysville, Ohio (2003 – 2005)
Formed from partial funding through Hill-Burton Act and generous community donations totaling more than $300,000, hospital
opened in 1952 with 40 beds, later expanding to serve 65,000 residents of Union County with 97-bed primary and emergency care
facility with 30+ additional services.
Medical Social Worker
Provided comprehensive social services for emergency room patients, consulting with hospital staff (nurses, doctors,
chaplains) to communicate specifics of particular cases (including patient histories), and accomplishing patient interviews.
Most significant accomplishment included development and introduction of hospital-wide Prenatal Loss Program which
provided support for parents and families in event of loss of newborn/child; additional contributions involved initiative
where applied for and successfully received funding for free/low cost mammograms for uninsured or underinsured
women, and role played as co-founder of Sexual Assault Response Team, which provided seamless, efficient services for
victims of sexual assault.
Core duties in role spanned 3 functional areas, including Public Health Officer responsibilities, Services & Assistance, and
Assessments.
Public Health Officer:
Functioned in capacity of Public Health Officer by performing diagnostic of patient's mental state through review of health
records and interviews with family and relatives; final prognosis of patient’s mental condition involved rendering
provisional diagnosis and determining level of in/outpatient care needed after conducting Lethality Assessment,
implementing Safety Plan, and following through with Admission or Discharge Plans.
Services & Assistance:
Supplied triage for accident victims and crisis intervention following traumatic events, supported physicians by notifying
relatives of patient deaths, assisted patients seeking hospice services, helped those wanting to enroll in organ donation
programs, ensured that low-income patients able to obtain prescriptions at no or low costs, and offered counsel to family
members who had lost loved one or received bad news.
Assessments:

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Conducted risk assessment and safety planning for victims of family violence as well as for children, elderly or other
vulnerable populations, provided evaluations and treatment recommendations for intoxicated patients or those under
influence of substances, and performed appraisals and referrals for those needing placements in nursing homes.
Ohio Attorney General's Office
Memorial Hospital of Union County, Union County Prosecutors Office … Marysville, Ohio (1999 – 2007)
State legal governing body reorganized by Ohio General Assembly in 1904, later identifying 10 sections over which it has legal
authority – such as Public Works, General Criminal Business, Dairy and Food, Health and Medical, Insurance, and Common Schools
and Universities; Attorney General Wade Ellis codified Ohio law, which became known as Municipal Code of Ohio in 1910.
Agency Liaison for Student Interns
Chief contribution in position entailed creation and management of Student Intern Program involving several local
universities and colleges; program equipped interns to provide services to victims of crime at no cost to county, and
enabled interns to gain valuable skills and experience as well as in-depth exposure to criminal justice system, which
encompassed law enforcement, courts and correctional facilities; wrote and implemented policies and procedures
outlining specifics of initiative and developed corresponding Student Orientation Program to assimilate new interns.
Education
Master of Arts in Public Policy and Management – John Glenn Institute of Ohio State University (2007)
Bachelor’s of Social Work – Bluffton University (1993)
Professional Licenses & Certifications
Licensed Social Worker (LSW) - State of Ohio
Certified Trainer – Ohio Police Officer Training Academy
Certified Trainer and Crisis Responder – National organization of Victim Assistance
Certified Forensic Interviewer for Child Sexual Abuse Cases
MADD Field Advocate
Victim Offender Mediation certificate
Recipient accommodation from Governor Taft for Responding to 911 – Ohio Crisis Response Team
Lay Director of Body Life Ministries- First United Methodist Church, Marysville, Ohio FY 2009-2011
Critical Incident Stress Training- 40 hour certificate- 2010