Lynn Reed

Lynn Reed
Elected to serve as the chair of the Governance Council for ProLiteracy America. The council oversees the operations of ProLiteracy America, whose mission is to increase adult literacy in the United States through training, technical assistance and credentialing services to more than 1,200 affiliated groups across the country.
Ms. Reed was also selected to serve on the board of directors for ProLiteracy Worldwide, of which ProLiteracy America is a division. The aim of this larger nonprofit group is also to increase literacy by aiding educational programs that help adults acquire the skills the need to function more effectively in their daily lives.
Ms. Reed serves as executive director of Literacy Volunteers of Maricopa County, Inc.
Boards
• Kristin E. Ellermann has joined the Hacienda Health Care board of directors for the Children’s Angel Foundation. The foundation is Hacienda’s fundraising arm for all facilities and programs.
Ms. Ellermann is an associate with law office Lewis and Roca’s regulatory practice group. Prior to joining the firm, she was an associate with Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault in Boston. She received her JD from the University of Virginia Law School and her B.F.A. in painting and drawing from James Madison University. She is a member of the State Bar of Arizona and of Massachusetts.
Courts
•David Stevens was appointed chief technology officer for the judicial branch of Maricopa County. Since joining the judicial branch in 2000, Mr. Stevens served as chief deputy administrator to retiring chief technology officer John Barrett.
Prior to joining the court, Mr. Stevens spent six years as a sergeant in the U.S. Army Military Police Corps. After receiving an honorable discharge from the military, he earned his BS in software engineering from DeVry University.
He assumed his duties Nov. 6.
Fellowships
The following three students each earned a fellowship from Arizona State University School of Public Affairs’ master of public administration program. The fellowship is being offered through the school’s new Marvin Andrews Graduate Program in urban management, and provides a scholarship to help defray the costs of books and fees.
•William Barnow is interning at the headquarters of Maricopa County where he works out of the administrative office participating in county proposals for capital improvements throughout the Valley and campaigns to end pollution, homelessness and drug use. He is a native of Boulder, Colo., and received his undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary studies in history and English at ASU in 2004.
•Rachael Busch works for the city of Scottsdale as an economic vitality specialist. Her responsibilities include promoting the advantages of Scottsdale as a location for redevelopment, infill, and immediate or future development or expansion. She assists interested businesses and industries in locating sites, securing city approvals and working out any issues involved with relocation or expansion. She earned a BS in regional development from the University of Arizona in 2002.
•Nicole Dailey is interning with the city of Maricopa Planning Department. She also collaborates on multiple projects with other departments within the city in order to establish a broad knowledge base of the interrelatedness and functions of each aspect of city government. She grew up in Lake Havasu City and received her undergraduate degree in justice studies from ASU in 2004.