OPAA Member Profile:
Beth Tischler
Sandusky County Prosecutor
Ms. Tischler is lifelong resident of Sandusky County, only residing outside the county for the periods of time in which she was working on my undergraduate degrees and juris doctorate.

She was raised on her family vegetable farm in Vickery, Ohio. After graduating from Margaretta High school, Ms. Tischler attended the University of Rio Grande on a full academic and athletic scholarship; earning her Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Bachelor of Science in Business Management while running cross country and track. From there she attended the University of Toledo where she obtained her JD/MBA.

Upon completing law school and passing the bar Ms. Tischler returned to Sandusky County and began her legal career with Dewey & Dewey in Clyde. When she joined the office as the third attorney, it became the largest law firm in Sandusky County. She went on to join the prosecutor’s office where she spent 5 years working her way from the juvenile division, to county court and eventually into felony prosecution. In 2013 she left to become the first in-house law director for the city of Maumee. Ms. Tischler spent approximately 7 years in that position; however her roots remained in Sandusky County.

In late 2019 Ms. Tischler filed her petition, along with two other republican candidates, to seek the office of county prosecuting attorney. In late January of 2020 the Republican Central Committee selected her to fill the prosecutor vacancy in the office. She was formally sworn in on February 25, 2020, and went on to win the contested primary and was unopposed for the November general election.

Since taking office Ms. Tischler has made a number of staffing changes. She brought in Laura Alkire, a former Erie County assistant prosecutor and city of Huron and Perrysburg law director, as the Senior Staff Attorney. Mrs. Alkire is an invaluable asset to the office due to her experience with Drug Task Force cases, employee management and experience representing elected and appointed officials. The office also employs Kenneth Walz, assigned to felony prosecutions, Kaitlin Klucas, handling felony matters as well as foreclosures, Dmitriy Tatarko assigned to the two county courts for misdemeanor prosecution and Alexis Hotz who is assigned to handle Juvenile and appellate matters.

Ms. Tischler lives near Clyde with her husband, Dave and two children, Kayla and Aiden