• Born and raised in the City of Youngstown

• A lifelong resident of the Mahoning Valley

• Graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School

• Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Youngstown State University

• Earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Akron School of Law

• Accomplished all while working and raising a child on her own

• Over 22 years as a trial attorney working in law firms and owning a private practice

• Over 6 years of experience as a judge

Prior to taking the bench, Judge DiSalvo held the following positions:

• Common Pleas Mediator and Assistant Prosecutor, City of Youngstown

• Adjunct Instructor at both Youngstown State University and Kent State University

Judicial Service:

• Appointed to the bench in November 2018

• Elected in 2019 to serve the term beginning January 1, 2020

• Enlarged and improved the Suspended License Intervention Program (SLIP Court)

• Developed a community outreach initiative “The Steering Clear Clinic”, which helps individuals obtain valid driver’s licenses and connect with local agencies for:

• Record sealing

• Training and education

• Employment and other supportive services

• Created the area’s first Ohio Supreme Court Specialized Docket for Victims of Human Trafficking, called GRACE (Growth Restored through Acceptance, Change, and Empowerment)

• Frequently invited to speak and train on human trafficking issues

• Actively involved with the Ohio Attorney General’s Task Force on Criminal Justice and Mental Health, working on a municipal and county-wide mental health diversion program

Board and Organizational Involvement:

• Executive Board Member, The Bair Foundation (supporting foster care for vulnerable children)

• Board Member, Junior Achievement of Eastern Ohio

Member of:

• American Judges Association

• Association of Municipal and County Court Judges

• Ohio State Bar Association

• Mahoning County Bar Association

• Committee Member, Ohio Judicial Conference:

• Judicial Ethics & Professionalism

• Traffic Law & Procedure

• Innovative Specialty Courts

• Public Confidence and Community Outreach

Task Force Member:

• Attorney General’s Task Force on Criminal Justice and Mental Health

• Attorney General’s Task Force on Competency Restoration and Probate

Other Committees and Memberships:

• Access to Justice Committee (Mahoning County Bar Association)

• Lawyers Assistance Committee (Mahoning County Bar Association)

• Martin Luther King Criminal Justice Task Force (community-sponsored)

Awards and Honors:

• Americans for Prosperity Community Achievement Award for Criminal Justice (2022)

• Woodrow Wilson Hall of Fame Inductee (2021)

• Athena Award Nominee (2020)

• YSU Women on the Move Award (2020)

• Rotary Foundation Paul Harris Fellow Award (2020)

Judge DiSalvo is married to Michael Ramun and they have a blended family of 2 sons, 2 daughters-in-law, and 6 grandchildren.