MOPS Staff

Tim Garrison, Executive Director - Mr. Garrison oversees the training and provision of technical assistance to 115 elected prosecutors and nearly 400 assistant prosecutors in the state; functions as their chief resource prosecutor; and serves as a liaison for prosecutors to state offices, agencies and associations.

Sheila Johnson, Deputy Executive Director -

Michael Hendrickson, General Counsel - 

Catherine Vannier, Special Victims Resource Prosecutor - Ms. Vannier provides training, technical assistance, reference materials, consultation and assistance with complex prosecutions, and other general guidance to Missouri prosecutors and law enforcement officers in the field of prosecutions relating to special victims. She also oversees the provision of victim services. 

Stephanie Watson, Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor - Ms. Watson provides trial and research assistance to the state's prosecutors in the field of DWI prosecution and traffic safety.  Upon appointment, she serves as special assistant prosecutor or special prosecutor in various counties throughout the state.

Collin VanOstran, Conviction Review Unit -

Alyson Shock, Victim Advocate Coordinator - Ms. Shock coordinates a full-array of victim services throughout the state, including providing direct services to crime victims, working with prosecutors to inform crime victims about their rights, and assisting victims with filing for the crime victim compensation fund.  She also coordinates the VOCA Circuit-Based Victim Advocate Grant.

Kathleen Tofall, VOCA Fiscal Officer - Ms. Tofall oversees the financial components of the MAPA VOCA Victim Advocate Grant, which includes coordination with participating counties to assure all required documentation is submitted for monthly reimbursements and audit requirements, collection and compilation of Karpel statistical reports required for all grant reporting, provision of ongoing training and support to MAPA VOCA Victim Advocates, and collaboration on specific areas of direct services provision.

Thomas Clinton, Information Technology Specialist - Mr. Clinton provides information technology training and assistance to the state’s prosecutors, and assists in the coordination of criminal history and records improvement through technology.