Tristin Kilgallon

Tristin grew up on Bridge Street in the Frankford section of Philadelphia. He attended Northeast Catholic High School before earning a B.A. in Political Science from Kutztown University. He also holds multiple graduate degrees, including an M.S. in International Relations from Troy State University, an M.S. in Criminal Justice from Saint Joseph’s University, and a J.D. and LL.M. in Democratic Governance and Rule of Law from Ohio Northern University. Tristin worked as a Warrant Investigator for the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania Warrant Unit prior to attending law school. He has over 15 years of experience working in higher education teaching Pre-Law courses at the University of Findlay and Criminal Justice courses at Ohio Northern University. He has also taught inmates at the Allen-Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima, Ohio through Sinclair Community College and has experience teaching abroad, as he taught at the University of Pristina (Kosovo) and University Haxhi Zeka (Kosovo). He is a member of multiple criminal justice organizations and was a two-time President of the Ohio Council of Criminal Justice Education (OCCJE).