In 1989, the Ventura County District Attorney's Office became the first office in California to successfully introduce D.N.A. "genetic fingerprinting" evidence in a criminal case.



James D. Ellison
Chief Assistant District Attorney
805-654-5082
Jeffrey G. Bennett
Robert A.
Briner
Michael D. Schwartz

Chief Deputy
District Attorney


Criminal Prosecutions
Division

Chief Deputy
District Attorney


Special
Prosecutions
Division

Chief
Investigator


Bureau of Investigation

 Special Assistant
District Attorney
805-654-2548 805-662-1701 805-477-1614 805-654-2719


Units
Name
Position
Phone
Michael K. Frawley
Chief Deputy
805-654-2548
 
William Haney
Mary Peace

Supervising Attorney
Supervising Attorney

 805-650-4030
805-654-3079
Sexual Assault & Family Protection
Anthony Wold
Supervising Attorney
805-654-2728
Juvenile Brian Rafelson
Supervising Attorney
805-981-5861

Units
Name
Position

Phone

Major Fraud / Workers Compensation Fraud / Auto Insurance Fraud
Kevin Drescher
Supervising Attorney
805-662-1722
Consumer & Environmental Protection Unit

Asset Forfeiture/Code Enforcement
Fish and Game
Gregory Brose
Supervising Attorney
805-662-1705
Child Abduction & Recovery Tom Johnson Attorney
805-662-1712
Consumer Mediation
Small Claims
Martin Cobos Supervisor
805-654-5054
Fiscal/Admin Services Michael R. Jump Manager
805-477-1677
Information Technology Gene Mecagni Manager
805-654-5199
Legal Support Services Ann Phelps Manager
805-654-3005

Division
Name
Position

Phone

Special Operations
 Vinse Gilliam

Deputy Chief

Investigator
805-477-1650
Criminal
 Glen Kitzmann

Deputy Chief

Investigator
805-477-1682
Non-Sufficient Funds Check
Tracy Towner
Robin Tribbitt
Senior Investigator
Supervisor
805-662-1713
 805-654-3490
Child Abduction & Recovery
Tom Johnson
Edward Smith
Attorney
Investigator
805-662-1712 805-662-1732
Government Fraud Wayne Simmons Senior Investigator
805-477-1647

Division
Name
Position

Phone

Writs, Appeals & Training
Michael D. Schwartz
Supervising Attorney
805-654-2719
 
Victims' Assistance Catherine Duggan Program Director
805-654-3919