DANA EDDY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dana F. Eddy is a graduate of Salem College, West Virginia, with a double major in mathematics and public administration, and a 1984 graduate of Harvard Law School. Effective July 1, 2013, Dana was appointed by the Honorable Earl Ray Tomblin, Governor of the State of West Virginia, to the position of Executive Director of Public Defender Services, a West Virginia state agency. He has continued in this position during the administration of the Honorable Jim Justice. Before his appointment, Dana was in private practice, which included service on the Criminal Justice Act Panel for the Southern District of West Virginia. Dana’s other positions have included serving as the Managing Trial Attorney in West Virginia for Nationwide Trial Division; an equity partner at the law firm of Jackson & Kelly; General Counsel to the Honorable Gaston Caperton, Governor of the State of West Virginia; and in-house litigation counsel for One Valley Bancorp. Dana is an avid tennis player, at which he is average, and avid reader of fiction, at which he is pretty good. Send email
DONALD STENNETT, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Donald joined Public Defender Services as the Deputy Director in 2014. He serves as the co-director of the Criminal Law Research Center, final editor for the W. Va. Jury Instructions, final editor for the online Motions Bank, and agency Human Relations liaison to the Department of Personnel. Donald has 38 years of litigation experience, including serving as an Assistant U. S. Attorney (Southern District of West Virginia), Private Defense for Federal Criminal cases, a member of the Criminal Justice Act panel defending criminal cases, Insurance Defense, and a Mediator. He holds a bachelor's degree in English from Concord University, and a J.D. from the WVU College of Law. Send email
CRYSTAL WALDEN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Crystal joined Public Defender Services as the Director of the Appellate Division in 2014, before becoming the agency’s Deputy Director in 2023. Before coming to PDS, Crystal served as a Law Clerk and then a Staff Attorney for the Franklin County Public Defender in Columbus, Ohio, a Criminal Justice Instructor at Sampson Community College in Clinton, North Carolina, and then an Appellate Attorney at the Kanawha County Public Defender, where she appeared before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals numerous times and developed a robust knowledge of current Appellate Rules and Procedures. Crystal graduated from Marshall University with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 1995, and Capital University Law School in 1998. Send email
LEEANN DOYLE, DIRECTOR OF APPOINTED COUNSEL SERVICES
LeeAnn joined the Public Defender Services team as the Director of Appointed Counsel Services in 2019. Prior to working at PDS, she was the Business Manager and Fundraising Coordinator for the YMCA of Kanawha Valley for 23 years. LeeAnn holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Education from Marshall University. She enjoys traveling, dining out, and doing yoga in her free time. Send email
JOHN "JACK" McGINN, SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR
Originally from Northern California, Jack McGinn
came to Public Defender Services as a Volunteer in Service to America
(VISTA) with the AmeriCorps program in 2023, and joined the agency as
Special Projects Coordinator the following year, handling projects that
vary from updating and maintaining the PDS website to investigating
appointed counsel billing. Before coming to PDS, Jack graduated from
Boston University with a bachelor’s degree in political science in 2023,
and interned at the Boston City Council, the Massachusetts State
Legislature, and the National Coalition for the Homeless in Washington,
DC. In his free time, Jack enjoys reading, hiking, and spending time
with family. Send email
LEE CARPER, OFFICE MANAGER
Lee Carper serves as the Office Manager for Public Defender Services, overseeing the day-to-day administration of the office, keeping office supplies stocked, coordinating with vendors, and more. Prior to becoming Office Manager, Lee also worked at the agency as a voucher processor, helping review and process appointed counsel vouchers. Send email
LISA CONLEY, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Lisa
Conley has worked for the state for 22 years. She comes from the
Office of Judges where she worked for 21 years under the Office of the
Insurance Commission. She was the secretary there to
assist the Judges in typing their decisions and orders. After the closure of the office last year, she was
moved to Public Defender Services. In her free time
from work, she devotes herself to raising her grandchildren. She likes
to stay busy, whether it be with the kids, helping others or just
chilling with her elderly neighbor. Send email