The following is a brief description of the multi-disciplinary team members that will be investigating your case:

Lieutenant W. Michael Crabbs

Lieutenant W. Michael Crabbs is a thirty-eight year veteran of Law Enforcement. He served the citizens of Baltimore County between 1973 and 1994. Just prior to his retirement he supervised their Sex Crimes and Domestic Violence Units. He retired in 1994 to join the ranks of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. During his tenure with The Harford County Sheriff’s Office his assignments have included the Patrol Division, the Community Relations/Crime Prevention Unit, and he was chosen as one of Harford County’s first Community Policing Officers. While serving in the Community Policing Unit he was responsible for establishing the S.A.L.T. (Seniors And Law Enforcement) counsels at both a local and state level. He brought the “emergency light kit” program via the S.A.L.T. counsel to our Harford County senior citizens. While still assigned to the Community Policing Unit, he assigned as the first School Resource Officer at Edgewood High School; in 1998 he served at the CAC as a detective; in 2001as a corporal he was tasked with establishing the first “white-collar” crime unit.; between 2003 to 2008 as a sergeant he supervised the Major Case-Homicide Unit where his unit handled many hi-profile crime cases. He most recently served the agency as the Commander of the Office of Professional Standards-Internal Affairs Unit from 2008 to 2011.

Lieutenant Crabbs is a Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission certified instructor and considered an expert in several disciplines. He currently instructs at the Sheriff’s Office Academy on the topics of Search and Seizure, and the Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights. He has previously instructed various topics including interview and interrogation, death investigations, and child abuse (physical and sexual).

Lieutenant Crabbs is the current Commander of the Sheriff’s Office SCUBA/Dive Team and certified as a Rescue Diver. He also possesses an extensive background in Crisis Negotiations where he was a team member for 14 years retiring from the team in 2010.

He is a graduate of the National Crime Prevention Institute and the Law Enforcement Executive Development Training School.

For several years he served as the Harford County chairman of the March of Dimes “Motorcycle Ride for Healthier Babies.” He currently volunteers with the Maryland Special Olympics. He has received numerous awards and citations throughout his lengthy career.

TFC Michelle Workman

Maryland State Police Trooper First Class Workman has been a member of the Maryland State Police since 1996. TFC Workman’s assignments have included road patrol, criminal intelligence, undercover narcotics/vice investigations, MSP Training Instructor, and the Bel Air Barrack Criminal Investigation Section. TFC Workman is also a member of the State-wide C.A.R.T. Team (Child Abduction Recovery Team). She transferred to the Harford County Child Advocacy Center in May, 2007.

ASA Jeffrey Michael

HC State’s Attorney’s Office Mr. Michael graduated from C.W. Post College of Long Island University in 1979 and the University Of Baltimore School Of Law in 1982. He served as a law-clerk for the Honorable Albert P. Close, Circuit Court for Harford County from 1982-1983. Jeff served as an Assistant State’s Attorney for Harford County from 1983-1986. In 1986, he began working in private practice an appeared before most of the District and Circuit Courts in the State of Maryland. He returned to the State’s Attorney’s Office for Harford County in 1988 where he prosecuted major felonies. Mr. Michael joined the Child Advocacy Center in October, 2005. He is an active member of the Harford County Bar Association and the Harford County Chapter of CASA.

ASA Diane Tobin

HC State’s Attorney’s Office Ms. Tobin graduated from Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1980 and the Washington College of Law of the American University in Washington, D.C. in 1984. She was hired by the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office in the fall of 2000, after being with the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office for five and a half years and in private practice for nine and a half years. She has served as a child abuse prosecutor at the Child Advocacy Center since October of 2002.

Susan Barnhouse

Secretary Susan has been working as a legal secretary since 1972. In 1997, she was hired by the Harford County State’s Attorneys Office and in 2000 was selected by the CAC as our Administrative Assistant. Susan wears many hats at the CAC, including answering the telephones, typing endless transcripts and serving as the office manager.

Linda Sweeney

Family Advocate Linda began her career in the field of Child Advocacy in 1994 when she was first employed by the Harford County Child Advocacy Center. She returned to the HCCAC in 2003 from Colorado where she was the Family Support Advocate at the Children’s Advocacy Center in Colorado Springs. Linda is very knowledgeable about the dynamics of abuse in families. She also has a good working knowledge of investigations and the court system and is here for the family to provide information and emotional support.

Alethea Miller

Forensic Interviewer Alethea graduated from Mary Washington College in 1996 with a Bachelor’s Victim Advocate Degree in Psychology. She was employed after graduation by Community Memorial Pavilion Psychiatric Hospital providing services for Intake and Utilization Review. Alethea then moved to Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services providing services for many departments to include Protective Services and Foster Care. Her move to Laurel, Maryland took her to Genesis HealthCare. At Genesis, Alethea worked with short and long term rehab and nursing home residents. In 2005, Alethea moved to Harford County. She began working at the CAC in 2006 as a Forensic Interviewer/Victim Advocate.

Leanda Daniels, LGSW

Harford County DSS Leanda earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Akron in 1993. Her first job was working with Community Mental Health. Leanda transferred to the Ohio Department of Child Protective Services where she worked for the next three years. Her next assignment was with Custody Court where she made recommendations for custody and visitation. In 1998, Leanda moved to Baltimore, Maryland. That same year she started working for the Baltimore County Department of Social Services investigating child abuse cases. She was employed by Baltimore County DSS for seven years. Leanda earned her Master’s Degree from the University Of Maryland School Of Social Work in 2004. Leanda moved to Harford County in 2005 and transferred to the Harford County Department of Social Work where she was assigned to the CAC.

Dione White, LGSW

Harford County DSS Mrs. Dione White is a 1996 graduate of Oxford College of Emory University and a 1998 graduate of University of Central Florida. She received her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Maryland School of Social Work in May 2004. While attending graduate school Mrs. White was employed at Florence Crittenton Services, a group home for teenage mother’s in foster care. She has been employed by the State of Maryland as a Child Protective Service worker since July 2004. She began her work in Baltimore City until she transferred to Harford County in August 2005. Mrs. White was assigned to the Child Advocacy Center in February 2008.

Anne Finegan, LCSW-C

Therapist Anne Finegan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for Family & Children’s Services of Central Maryland. Ms. Finegan is the Program Coordinator for the Sexual Abuse Treatment Program at the Child Advocacy Center. The Program supports the emotional healing of families whose lives have been disrupted by sexual abuse. Since receiving her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Maryland in 1998, Ms. Finegan has worked with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families in out-patient, residential, and in-patient mental health settings (to include: Kennedy Krieger Institute, the Good Shepard Center, as well as Harford County Public Schools). Ms. Finegan uses art, play, and traditional therapies to help victims of sexual abuse rebuild their sense of trust and self-esteem as well as to strengthen their coping skills. Ms. Finegan also provides support to non-offending parents and siblings who are secondary victims of abuse, helping them cope with their own grief and anger. Therapeutic support groups for children, teens, and adults are also available at the CAC. All individual and group therapy treatment is offered at no cost to the victims and their families.