Author Archives: Tricia Perduk

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Reimbursement of Misappropriated Funds & Property

The Personal Funds of the Individual Rule (OAC 5123-2-07(I)(d)) states that a provider is required to reimburse the personal funds of an individual served when they or one of their staff is the subject of a substantiated MUI. This would be identified by a provider’s staff being named as a PPI and/or by an identified provider systems issue that contributed to a substantiated Misappropriation MUI. Read More ›

Summit County Sheriff MUI Detective Joseph Black

Staff Spotlight: Detective Joseph Black

At the end of 2022, Det. Brandon Blair moved to a different role within the Sheriff’s Department and Summit DD’s MUI team began working with Detective Joseph Black. Det. Black has been with the Summit County Sheriff’s Office for 21 years, working first in Corrections and Patrol before coming to the Detective Bureau. Read More ›

MUI team member Claude Little

Staff Spotlight: Claude Little

Claude has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Kent State University. She has been in the Human Service industry for 16 years beginning in Cuyahoga County Jobs and Family Services and most recently as an SSA with Summit DD. Read More ›

MUI team member Joseph Scharf

Staff Spotlight: Joseph Scharf

Joe has worked in Clinical field as a licensed CDCA clinical case manager, as well as working in various positions in the criminal justice field such as residential security, electronic monitoring and as a criminal case manager. Prior to becoming an IA, Joe was also an SSA here at Summit DD. Joe has degrees in Business Administration and Paralegal Studies. Read More ›

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