Meet the Staff
It is the policy of this office, through responsible recruitment, to hire qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religious affiliation, or disability. Prosecutors are attorneys licensed to practice law in the state of Kansas and must have successfully graduated from an accredited law school and have passed the Kansas Bar Examination in addition to possessing credentials demonstrating proficiency and professionalism. The more than 50 attorneys comprising the staff of this office have more than 360 years of combined legal experience.
Deputy District Attorneys
Aaron is a Deputy District Attorney in the Eighteenth Judicial District of Kansas and has been with that office since joining the Bar in 2001. In that time, Aaron has prosecuted approximately 130 jury trials for crimes ranging from DUI to 1st Degree Murder. As Deputy District Attorney, Aaron serves as Legal Counsel to the District Attorney and generally oversees the administrative responsibilities of the Office. He continues to participate in the Office’s review and prosecution of automobile crashes that result in death or serious injury, amongst other serious cases. When his work schedule permits, Aaron testifies on traffic and other criminal legislation and assists in the training of law enforcement and fellow prosecutors in the areas of crash scene investigations and ethics. He also serves on a variety of boards and committees concerning criminal justice efforts locally and across the State, including serving as the Secretary of the Sedgwick County Community Corrections Advisory Board.
Aaron earned his Law degree from the University of Kansas in 2001 and his Bachelor of Science degree in Speech and Political Science from Kansas State University in 1998.
Aaron enjoys spending time with his colleagues in the law and has gained many friends (most notably his wife, Joni) through his involvement with the Wichita Bar Association. Aaron served many offices within the Wichita Young Lawyers Association, including President from 2005 to 2006, served on the Wichita Bar Association’s Board of Governors from 2013 to 2015, and recently completed his term as the WBA’s President in June 2023. He continues to serve on the WBA’s Criminal Practice Committee.
Aaron also is very active in his support of the Arthritis Foundation, having had Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis as a child. Aaron participates in the annual Jingle Bell Run and is a former member of the Arthritis Foundation’s local, regional, and national boards of directors.
Aaron serves his church as a lector and is a former chair of the Parish School Council. He is an Eagle Scout, former Scoutmaster for his church’s troop, and was recently appointed committee chair for the White Buffalo District of the Boy Scouts of America’s Quivira Council.
Aaron is the proud father of two children and is glad to talk/boast about them when given the opportunity.
Boyd Isherwood is the Deputy District Attorney who oversees the Appellate Division of the Office of the District Attorney which handles all appeals to the Kansas Court of Appeals and the Kansas Supreme Court. In addition, Mr. Isherwood also supervises the “Post-Conviction Unit” which handles appellate issues that occur at the District Court level.
Mr. Isherwood received his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Drury University (Springfield, Missouri) and his Juris Doctor degree from Washburn University School of Law where he was a published member of the Washburn Law Journal. He has been an attorney with the DA’s Office since October of 1999. Mr. Isherwood is a member of the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA), the Kansas County and District Attorneys Association (KCDAA) and the Wichita Bar Association. He has presented to the Wichita Bar Association and the Kansas County and District Attorneys Association.
Ron Paschal is a Deputy District Attorney who supervises the Juvenile Division of the Office of the District Attorney. As the supervisor of the division, Mr. Paschal oversees the Offender/Child In Need of Care (CINC) programs of the office at 1900 E. Morris in Wichita. He also serves as Ethics Coordinator of the Office of the District Attorney. Mr. Paschal has been with the District Attorney’s Office since 1997. He has extensive jury trial experience both as a prosecutor and as defense counsel. He lectures frequently at the State and National level on topics such as attorney ethics and trial advocacy.
Mr. Paschal completed his undergraduate degree in the Administration of Justice from Wichita State University and his Juris Doctorate degree from Washburn University School of Law. He is currently president of the Kansas County and District Attorneys Association and chairman of the Kansas Criminal Justice Section Grievance and Ethics Committee for the Kansas Board of Discipline for Attorneys. Mr. Paschal is currently a member of the American Bar Association, the Kansas County and District Attorney’s Association, and the Wichita Bar Association.
Previous Board/Committee Involvement
- Chair: American Bar Association Ethics Committee, Criminal Justice Section
- Chair: Team Justice (Sedgwick County advisory committee on juvenile justice)
- Chair: Kansas Supreme Court Task Force on Attorney Wellness
- President/Chair: Sedgwick County Child Advocacy Center
- Member: Wichita Bar Association Grievance and Ethics Committee
- Member: Kansas Supreme Court Task Force on Permanency Planning
Awards and Recognition
- 2024 Volunteer of the Year: Kansas Office of the Disciplinary Administrator
- 2007 Kansas Prosecutor of the Year
- 1988 American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in the study of the Administration of Criminal Justice
Shannon R. Wilson is the Deputy District Attorney who oversees the two general trial units for the Office of the District Attorney. Mrs. Wilson is also in charge of attorney development for the office.
Ms. Wilson completed her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Friends University. She holds a Master of Administration of Justice from Wichita State University and a Juris Doctorate from Washburn School of Law. Ms. Wilson joined the Bar in 2003. She has spent her entire legal career as a prosecutor in this community with just over two years as a prosecutor for the City of Wichita and the remainder as an Assistant District Attorney.
Ms. Wilson is a member of the Kansas County and District Attorneys Association (KCDAA), the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) and the Wichita Bar Association. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center and is a Past President. She has presented on a variety of topics, including “Testifying in Court”, “The Process: A Prosecutors’ Perspective”, “911 Call And The Criminal Case” and “Child Advocacy Centers: What Are They and How Do They Work”.
Chief Attorneys
Alice Osburn - Sex Offenses and Domestic Violence Unit
Chief Attorney who supervises the division that prosecutes crimes; involving sex offense and domestic violence.
Ms. Osburn graduated from the University of Kansas with a BA in English in 1989. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from Washburn University in 1992, and has practiced law since that time. From 1999 to 2002, she was a trial attorney assigned to the sex crimes unit in the Office of District Attorney Nola Foulston. Ms. Osburn was responsible for the prosecution of sex crimes against all ages of victims, domestic violence cases and child abuse cases. She also prosecuted juvenile offenders. Before returning to the District Attorney’s Office in 2016, Ms. Osburn was a criminal defense attorney representing indigent clients in Wichita. She is also licensed to practice law in Texas and Colorado.
Avery Elofsson - Economic Crimes Unit
Chief Attorney over the Economic Crimes Unit. He and his assistant district attorneys prosecute all manner of property crimes, including business and residential burglaries, organized retail theft, financial crimes, elder abuse and business fraud.
Mr. Elofsson has been with the Office of the District Attorney since 2008. As a Senior Assistant District Attorney handled complex litigation such as data breach, frauds, piracy, counterfeit, elder abuse, multi-defendant cases, and homicides. In 2016, Avery was put in charge of the Consumer Protection Division for the Office where he was responsible for all civil litigation, settlements, and public relations. After building up the division, Avery returned to full-time criminal prosecution in 2021. Avery has prosecuted nearly 1,700 matters, made approximately 3,000 court appearances, and tried over 50 felony cases. Avery graduated law school in 2008 from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he received the Dean’s Distinguished Public Service Award and was both the Student Bar Association’s (Evening Division) Vice President and the Hispanic Law Student Association’s President. Avery works throughout the community by presenting on public safety, economic loss, and elder abuse.
Becky Hurtig - Charging Unit
Chief of the Charging Unit. Prosecutors have the responsibility to determine what cases are charged within the criminal court system. In Sedgwick County, various law enforcement agencies investigate cases and present their findings to attorneys in the charging unit. Through collaboration with the investigating agency, the charging attorneys decide what, if any, charges are appropriate to be prosecuted through the criminal justice system.
Ms. Hurtig graduated from Emporia State University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science. She received her Juris Doctor from Kansas University School of Law in 1987. Prior to joining the Office of the Sedgwick County District Attorney in 2015, she had a long career in private practice, prosecuting and defending criminal cases, and as guardian ad litem for children in State’s custody due to abuse or neglect. She has also acted as a municipal court judge for a number of municipalities in Sedgwick County.
Donna Longsworth - Juvenile Offender Division
Chief Attorney over the Juvenile Offender Division. Ms. Longsworth reviews all juvenile offender cases and supervises the attorneys who prosecute all felonies and misdemeanors committed by juveniles as well as acts of truancy in Sedgwick County.
Ms. Longsworth graduated from the University Of Kansas School Of Law. She received her undergraduate degree from Wichita State University and worked for a civil law firm for several years before attending law school. She joined the office in 2005 and has handled a large variety of cases including homicides, sex crimes, domestic violence and drug crimes. With her knowledge and experience in trying all severity of crimes, she was promoted to supervise the Juvenile Offender Division. She is a member of the Wichita Bar Association and the Kansas County and District Attorney’s Association. She has conducted several trainings for the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center as well as other agencies.
Jason Roach - General Trial Division
Chief in the General Trial Division. He currently supervises three attorneys. The General Trial division prosecutes a wide range of offenses from property crimes to violent crimes.
Mr. Roach graduated from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. with a degree in International Affairs. Prior to obtaining a Juris Doctorate from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, Illinois, he operated two small businesses in the Washington, D.C. area. In 2011, he returned to Wichita, where he was born and raised, to begin his practice in criminal law.
Mr. Roach joined the Office of the District Attorney in 2013 and previously served in the Juvenile Offender, Economic Crime and Domestic Violence/Sex Crimes units. Between 2020 and 2024, he led the Consumer Protection Division returning millions of dollars to consumers in Sedgwick County. He has prosecuted a wide range of offenses including homicides, domestic violence offenses, crimes against children, and financial crimes. He continues to prosecute a number of criminal cases.
Mr. Roach is a member of the Kansas County and District Attorney Association (KCDAA), the Kansas Trial Lawyer Association (KTLA), and the National District Attorney Association (NDAA). As a member of the Wichita Bar Association, he has served on the Criminal Practice Committee since 2012 and frequently contributed to the Bar-O-Meter publication. He has presented on various topics impacting consumers and businesses in Sedgwick County.
Joshua Steward - General Trial Division
Chief of the General Trial Division. He currently supervises three attorneys. The General Trial Division prosecutes a wide range of offenses from property crimes to violent crimes.
Mr. Steward graduated from the University of Kansas in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in English and Political Science. He graduated from William & Mary Law School in 2009. From 2010-2019, he was an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in Loudoun County, Virginia. In 2019, he moved back to Kansas and has been working at the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office ever since. Throughout his career, Mr. Steward has prosecuted offenses ranging from traffic, property, and financial crimes. Since 2015, he has specialized in the prosecution of domestic violence, sex crimes, and crimes against children. His current caseload consists mainly of higher-level domestic violence, sex crimes, crimes against children, and homicides.
Mr. Steward is admitted to practice law in Kansas and Virginia. He serves on the board of directors and is the head of the governance committee of StepStone, a local domestic violence advocacy center that provides transitional housing and services to victims of domestic violence and their children. Mr. Steward also serves on the board of directors and as the board secretary of the Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center. Mr. Steward is also an active trainer in Kansas and nationally on best practices in domestic violence prosecutions and forfeiture by wrongdoing.
Mandee Schauf - Gang Unit
Chief Attorney in the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Gang Unit and oversees the attorneys who prosecute gang members and the people who commit violent crimes.
Ms. Schauf graduated from Wichita State University in 2002 with a degree in Criminal Justice. She received her Juris Doctorate from Washburn University School of Law in 2005. In the summer of 2004, after completing her second year of law school, Ms. Schauf worked as an intern in the District Attorney’s Office.
Mark Jordan - Juvenile Division Child in Needs of Care Unit
Chief Attorney for the Juvenile Division’s Child in Need of Care Unit. This unit’s primary responsibility is the protection of children through the filing of Child in Need of Care petitions in instances of alleged child abuse and neglect.
Mr. Jordan completed his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Wichita State University and earned his Juris Doctor degree from Washburn University School of Law. Mark started in the DA’s Office in 1987. He is a member of the Kansas County and District Attorneys Association (KCDAA), the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) and the Wichita Bar Association (WBA). He has presented at law enforcement courses on search and seizure law and juvenile law and has presented continuing education on severe child abuse and neglect.
Staci Lane - Traffic Division
Chief Attorney who supervises the Traffic Division. The Traffic Division handles all non-felony traffic related offenses filed in Sedgwick County Court.
Ms. Lane graduated from Kansas State University with a BS in Criminology and minors in Philosophy and Political Science in 2004. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Washburn University in December 2007. Ms. Lane began working at the Office of the District Attorney in March of 2008, starting in the Traffic Division. Since that time, Ms. Lane has handled Juvenile Offender cases, Child in Need of Care cases, Care and Treatment Cases, the Drug Court Program, and adult criminal cases. In addition to supervising the traffic division, Ms. Lane handles a variety of high level adult felony cases, including homicide, arson, aggravated battery, and aggravated robbery cases.
Ms. Lane is a member of the Kansas County and District Attorney’s Association (KCDAA), the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA), and the Wichita Bar Association