The Susquehanna Coroner’s Office currently has three Deputy Coroners. Our Chief Deputy is Jessica Chiaramonte who is also the Forensic Case Coordinator. Jessica has worked for Susquehanna County since 2016 and joined the Coroner’s Office in 2017. Jessica started her career as a Burlington Police Officer in Vermont in 2014, until moving to Susquehanna County where she became a Deputy Sheriff. She also worked part time with Montrose Borough Police Department. In June of 2017, Jessica became a certified Crisis Intervention Team Officer. Crisis intervention team (CIT) is a program in the United States to help First Responders react appropriately to situations involving mental illness, developmental disability or emotionally disturbed persons and their families to improve responses to people in crisis. With the case numbers growing each year, it is her responsibility to keep track of each and every case throughout the investigative process. She also ensures that all data is complete, accurate and is forwarded to all agencies that are involved in each case. In December 2018 Jessica became a certified Medicolegal Death Investigator through the Death Investigation Academy. In May 2019 Jessica became Nationally Certified as a Medicolegal Death investigator through the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (D-ABMDI). In December of 2023, Jessica attended and passed the Pennsylvania State Coroner’s Basic Education Course and Medicolegal Death Investigator’s Training.

Deputy Sean Hennessey attended and passed the Pennsylvania State Coroner’s Basic Education Course in April of 2014. Sean has been with the Coroner’s Office since 2011.  He has been a member of Susquehanna Fire Company since 1998 holding certifications of EMS First Responder, Firefighter 1 and Firefighter 2. He was Assistant Chief for 7 years and Fire Chief for 3 years. Sean became a licensed funeral director in 2008 and became the owner of Hennessey’s Funeral Home in 2015. Sean was appointed to Chief Deputy on January 4, 2016. In May 2019 Sean became Nationally Certified as a Medicolegal Death investigator through the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators (D-ABMDI).

Deputy Richard M. Hennessey has been a deputy with the coroner’s office since 1987. In 1999 attended and passed the Pennsylvania State Coroner’s Basic Education Course and was appointed as Chief Deputy, which he held for 15 years. Prior to serving as a deputy under Tony, he was appointed by Coroners John Conarton and Robert Bartron. Richard became a licensed funeral director in 1979 and was the owner of Hennessey’s Funeral Home from 1980 to December of 2014 when his son Sean took over. He joined the Susquehanna Fire Company in 1970 and served 9 years as Fire Chief. Richard has been an Emergency Medical Technician since 1978 years and holds his certification to this date.

The newest employee is Angelica Thompson. She holds the role of Death Investigator with the Coroner’s Office. Angelica comes to us with over 10 years’ experience in both pre-hospital and in-hospital experience. She actively maintains certifications as a Certified Medical Assistant, Public Safety Telecommunicator 1 Certification through the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials Institute (APCO), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B) with the state of Pennsylvania, as well as is Nationally Registered as an Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT). She actively and currently runs with Cottage Hose Ambulance Corps and Avoca EMS. In December of 2023, Angelica attended and passed the Pennsylvania State Coroner’s Basic Education Course and Medicolegal Death Investigator’s Training. She will be training and testing for her National Certification in the near future. Angelica has a passion for caring and helping people and loved ones in their time of need. She looks forward to learning and growing within the Coroner’s Office as well as assisting the citizens of Susquehanna County.