Director of Community Based Services
Michelle Breitigan – Director of Community Based Service/ Chief Probation Officer
Michelle Breitigan was appointed to the position of Director of Community Control/Chief Probation Officer for the Allen County Common Pleas Court Juvenile Division Community Control Department in November 2021 by the Honorable Judge Todd Kohlrieser. Michelle began her career at the Court in 2002 as a Youth Leader in the Juvenile Detention Center. She was then hired as a Probation Officer in 2003. Michelle was promoted to Senior Probation Officer in 2009 and held that position until 2012 when she left the Court to work in the field of prevention. It was during that time Michelle began teaching classes in parenting, teen dating violence, suicide awareness and supervising local support groups ran by the agency. Michelle gained a great deal of knowledge and experience regarding mental health and child development during that time. She returned to the Court as a Probation Officer in 2015. She advanced to a Placement Coordinator/Probation Officer in 2016 and then Training Coordinator/Probation Officer in 2017.
In her position, as Director of Community Control/Chief Probation Officer, Michelle oversees all prevention, intervention, diversion and probation services offered by the Community Control department.
Michelle has professional certifications/specialized training in the following:
• Mental Health First Aid, Adult Course
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Workplace
• Moral Reconation Therapy, Facilitator Certification
• Youth Mental Health First Aid
• Motivational Interviewing, Beyond the Basics- September
• Carey Guides and Brief Intervention Tools
• Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, Ohio Child Welfare Training, 60 hours
• ACT Raising Safe Kids, Coordinator Certification
• Safe Dates, Facilitator Certification
• ACT Raising Safe Kids, Facilitator Certification
• Support Group Facilitation
• National Curriculum and Training Institute Group, Facilitator Certification
Michelle maintains professional affiliations with the following:
• Allen Lima Leadership Class of 2021
• Exchange Club of Lima
• Fraternal Order of Police
• League of Women Voters of the Lima Area
• Ohio Chief Probation Officer Association
• Ohio Juvenile Diversion Association
In 1999 Michelle completed her Associates Degree in Law Enforcement/Corrections Option. She became an Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist in May 2015. Michelle is currently enrolled in the Ohio Court Management Program through the National Center for State Courts and the Supreme Court of Ohio.
(419) 998-5249
528 W. Market St., Suite 200, Lima Ohio, 45801
Michelle Breitigan, Chief Probation Officer
Director of Community Control
