Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts

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HARRISBURG, July 22, 1997 - Nancy M. Sobolevitch, Court Administrator of Pennsylvania and head of the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC), today announced the promotion of two employees and the addition of three new staff members.

David Kutz was promoted to assistant manager of human resources and Kenneth Crump was promoted to assistant manager of finance - budget.

Kutz, who formerly was a senior benefits counselor, will be responsible for assisting in the management and oversight of all human resource functions within the AOPC. This includes oversight and development of personnel policies and procedures, fringe benefit plans, classifications and pay plans, hiring and recruitment programs, personnel transactions, legal compliance, and record keeping.

Crump formerly was a budget analyst in the financial systems unit. As assistant manager of finance - budget in the financial systems unit, Crump will supervise development and monitoring of the Unified Judicial System's $198 million budget. He also will assist in the analysis of special projects.

The three new employees are John W. Marsh, Jr., Esq., of Harrisburg, who is serving as an attorney in support of the Judiciary's automated District Justice System; Jeannine J. Weiser, of Harrisburg, who is serving as a budget analyst; and Michael A. Sponsler, of Mechanicsburg, who is serving as a compensation analyst.

Marsh received his Juris Doctor of Law Degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and his Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Bucknell University's College of Engineering. His legal experience includes serving as judicial law clerk in Argument Court in Dauphin County Common Pleas Court; as a law clerk for a private attorney and also for a law firm in Pittsburgh; and as a certified legal intern for the Child Abuse and Neglect Clinic for the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He also has served as a technical assistant for Philadelphia Electric Co. and for a private certified public accountant in Charlotte, NC.

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Weiser has served as a legislative budget analyst and was a budget analyst in the Governor's Budget Office. She served as a Pennsylvania Management Intern with the state; was a research assistant for The Pennsylvania State University; and office manager for a State College realty firm. She received a diploma in accounting from the Centre Business School in State College, a Bachelor of Science Degree in Community Development and a Masters Degree in Public Administration from The Pennsylvania State University.

Sponsler previously served as a personnel analyst with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, with the Arizona Department of Administration, and with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. He also has served as a personnel consultant with a private consulting firm in Arizona and as a sales representative with a Mechanicsburg company. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Shippensburg University.