She was instrumental in the passage of Kentucky's contracting legislation in 1998. Ann has served on numerous NCRA committees in the past. In 2000, she was elected to the Board of the American Judges Association Foundation. In 1993-94, she chaired the National Court Reporters Foundation's Special Events Task Force. No other profession provides the diversity court reporting does.
Every day is different.
Every day is unique. Every day is fun. But the profession of court reporting came as a surprise to Stella. She landed a job with the U.S. Coast Guard in Washington, D.C., in the secretarial pool. After a smattering of jobs, Stella finagled an assignment to the Panama Canal Zone in 1950 reporting Air Force military courts martial as well as proceedings of secret operations taking place in Central America.