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.
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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. She was pivotal in reorganizing the Nevada Shorthand Reporters Association, and was president for its three reformative years. She was appointed to the State of Nevada Court Reporters Board by the governor, where she served for 11 years.