NACM Board Biographies

Marcus W. Reinkensmeyer President

    Marcus W. Reinkensmeyer is the Court Administrator for the Judicial Branch of Arizona in Maricopa County (Phoenix), serving a jurisdiction of 3.85 million residents. Previously, he served as Superior Court Administrator, Chief Deputy Court Administrator and Director of Judicial Information Systems (JIS), Superior Court in Maricopa County. Prior to moving to Arizona in 1991, Mr. Reinkensmeyer served as Assistant Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts (Court Services), Court Administrator (17th Judicial Circuit), Assistant Superintendent of Juvenile Detention and Probation Officer in the State of Illinois. Marcus holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Michigan State University Honors College, a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Northern Illinois University and is Graduate Fellow of the Institute for Court Management of the National Center for State Courts. He is the recipient of the Institute for Court Management’s Award of Merit (1989) and the Supreme Court of Arizona’s Distinguished Service Award (2003). Currently, Marcus is the President Elect of the National Association for Court Management (NACM), having previously served as Editor for The Court Manager. Mr. Reinkensmeyer has served as adjunct faculty for Arizona State University, College of Public Affairs, the Past President of the Arizona Courts Association and a consultant/presenter for state and local court improvement projects. His articles on court management have appeared in the Justice System Journal, Judicature, The Judges’ Journal, Government Computer News, The Court Manager, The Handbook on Court Management and Administration and The Improvement of the Administration of Justice. 

Suzanne H. Stinson President Elect

     Suzanne H. Stinson is Court Administrator for the 26th Judicial District Court of Bossier and Webster Parishes in Benton, Louisiana, where she has been employed since 1982.

Suzanne graduated magna cum laude from Louisiana Tech University and has a Master of Business Administration degree and a Master of Arts degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Louisiana Tech University. She is a 2007 Graduate Fellow of the Institute for Court Management of the National Center for State Courts. She served in the Louisiana Army National Guard from 1979 to 1982.

She is past president of the Louisiana Court Administrators Association and is a member of the American Judicature Society, National Association of Drug Court Professionals, Forum for Advancement of Court Technology, Bossier Restoration Foundation, Bossier City Mayor’s Commission for Women, Junior League of Shreveport/Bossier City, and past president of the Rotary Club of Benton. She also currently serves on the National Court Reporters Association Judicial Advocacy Taskforce and is on the Board of Directors for the Red River Marine Institute. Suzanne was appointed by the Louisiana Supreme Court to serve on the State Court Rules Committee, Advisory Committee to the Performance Audit on Jury Practices, Disaster Recovery Planning Committee and the Louisiana Integrated Juvenile Justice Information System Committee. She also serves on committees for the Shreveport/Bossier Domestic Violence Taskforce, Bossier Parish Teen Court, Bossier Parish Truancy Assessment Center, and the Coalition for Juvenile Justice.

Jude Del Preore Vice President

    Jude Del Preore is Court Administrator in Burlington County, New Jersey. Mr. Del Preore is responsible for managing and coordinating the operations of a judicial district, including financial management, human resources, information systems, case coordination, case flow management, probation services (including child support enforcement), jury utilization, facilities, equipment, maintenance, records management and statistical analysis. Responsibilities also include implementing major policies and decisions relating to the court, directing research and the preparation of detailed reports and memoranda, as well as supervising and/or staffing various committees relating to the Judiciary. Mr. Del Preore has been in the field of both court and corrections administration for over thirty years. During this period, he has maintained executive level positions in both court administration and the probation service. Additionally, Mr. Del Preore has served on numerous judicial and legislative subcommittees, planning groups and advisory boards. He is a certified trainer and has served as an adjunct faculty member at Seton Hall Law School, two county colleges, the New Jersey State Police Academy, several county police academies and the New Jersey State Administrative Office of the Courts Training and Organizational Development Unit. Mr. Del Preore completed his undergraduate education at Rutgers University and a Master's degree program in Public Administration at Kean University. He has completed the Court Executive Development Program of the National Center for State CourtsInstitute for Court Management and is certified as a Fellow. Mr. Del Preore has published several articles in the area of volunteer management. He was a contributing author to the American Correctional Associations treatise on the use of intermediate sanctions. Most recently, he contributed to Washington D.C.’s Center for Community Corrections series on creating the “Community Connection.”He has delivered training programs on visionary leadership, executive decision-making, staff motivation and customer service in a government setting. For his outstanding achievements in the field, he has been recognized in Who’s Who in the East and Who’s Who in Law Enforcement. He has also served as president of the Mid-Atlantic Association For Court Management and was recently designated to serve on the Board of Directors of the National Association for Court Management in the capacity of Urban Court Director.

Kevin J. Bowling Secretary/Treasurer

    Kevin J. Bowling, JD, MSJA is the Trial Court Administrator and Attorney Referee for the 20th Judicial Circuit Court and the Ottawa County Probate Court in Ottawa County, Michigan. His work in the judicial system spans 27 years with time spent as a court manager, an attorney, a judicial educator and a court consultant, including service in western Africa as Deputy Chief of Party for the Nigeria Justice Sector Assistance Project. Mr. Bowling also served in a variety of positions with the Michigan Supreme Court for 20 years, including as the State Judicial Educator and as a Regional Court Administrator. Other Michigan service included Staff Administrator for the Legislative Commission on Courts (a joint Commission of the Michigan House and Senate Judiciary Committees). Additional Court experience includes internships with the Denver Juvenile Court and the North Dakota Supreme Court. Mr. Bowling received his B.A. in Political Science/Public Administration from Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island; a M.S. in Judicial Administration from the University of Denver College of Law; and a J.D. from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the National Association of State Judicial Educators, the American Judicature Society, and the Ottawa County Bar Association. Mr. Bowling has served on the Board of Directors, National Association of State Judicial Educators; the Advisory Board of the Leadership Institute in Judicial Education, University of Memphis; the Advisory Board, National Judicial College - Courage to Live Program; and the Technology Law Advisory Board, Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Mr. Bowling is also a trained mediator and serves on the Board of Directors of the Ottawa/Allegan Center for Dispute Resolution. In addition to his service on the NACM Board of Directors as the General Jurisdiction Director, he is the Vice President of the Michigan Association of Circuit Court Administrators.  

Paul J. Burke Immediate Past President

    Paul J. Burke is the Director of Court Operations, Housing Court Department, Trial Court of Massachusetts. Prior to this he was the Gubernatorial appointed Clerk-Magistrate of the Northeast Housing Court from 1991 to 2006, served as a Performance Analyst in the Administrative Office of the District Court from 1988 to 1991, and as a Court Administrator at the Woburn District Court from 1974 to 1988. Mr. Burke received his Bachelor’s Degree in Management from Boston College in 1973. Mr. Burke has attended and instructed at various annual continuing education programs conducted by the Trial Court. He is the Immediate Past President of the Association of Magistrates and Assistant Clerk-Magistrate of the Trial Court.

Peter Coolsen Appointed Director (2008-2011)

Debra DeBerry Limited Jurisdiction Director (2007-2010)

    Debra DeBerry is Chief Deputy Clerk for Dekalb County Superior Court Clerks Office. In addition, she serves on the Dekalb County Juvenile Court Citizen Review Panel. Ms.Deberry is a board member for RYDC (Regional Youth Detention Center) and also serves on the board of UYAC (United Youth Adult Conference). She is an advisor for WestCare of Georgia, and a proud member NACM. Ms. DeBerry enjoys many varied family, community, social, and political, activities.

Pamela Q. Harris Large Court Director (2006-2009)

    Pamela Q. Harris has held the Court Administrator position for the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland since 1989. Montgomery County is located directly north of Washington, D.C. and is the most populous jurisdiction in Maryland comprising of approximately 875,000 residents. The county is also the most ethnically diverse in the state with 35% representing the non-Caucasian population. Montgomery County Circuit Court is a general jurisdiction court with 21 judges, 5 Masters and 140 employees under the direction of Administration. 

She is a Fellow of the Institute for Court Management; Member of the Maryland Conference of Circuit Court Judges; Founding Chair of the Maryland Conference of Circuit Court Administrators; Member of the Russia-Maryland Sister-State Coordinating Council; Member of the Russian American Rule of Law Consortium (RAROLC); Member of the International Association for Court Management; Member, Urban Court Manager’s Network; Member, Trial Court Research and Improvement Consortium; Member National Association for Court Managers (NACM) serving in the past on the Professional Development Advisory Committee, Publications Committee, and Joint International Committee.

She is a founding member of the Mid-Atlantic Association for Court Management (MAACM) and has held executive board positions in MAACM, an organization committed to the fair and effective administration of justice through improved management of courts. She also has worked extensively in the field of differentiated case management and court administration both in Maryland and Russia.

Warner C. Hassell At Large Director (2006-2009)

    Warner C. Hassell is the Court Administrator of the Metropolitan General Sessions Court of Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee. He has held this position for the past twenty years. Mr. Hassell manages a metropolitan limited jurisdiction court that is the second largest in the State of Tennessee and includes a $10 million+ budget, 11 full-time judges, 5 full-time judicial commissioners, and 101 full-time employees. During his tenure as Court Administrator, he has been instrumental in the development and implementation of the automated records management systems for the Court’s Probation Department, the Court administered DUI School, and the Court’s newly implemented On-Line Traffic School. He was the Court’s representative on the planning committee for the newly constructed $49 million Justice A.A. Birch Justice facility. After graduating from the University of Tennessee at Martin with a B.S. degree in Political Science, he worked as Budget Analyst for the Tennessee State Senate and received his Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Tennessee State University. Before assuming his current position, he began his judicial administration career as Director of the Tennessee Judicial Information System for the Tennessee Supreme Court-Executive Secretary’s Office. Mr. Hassell has been a member of NACM for 20 years, member of the American Society for Public Administration for 25 years, Associate member of the American Bar Association, Associate member of the Nashville Bar Association, University of Tennessee Alumni Association, and Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. At the 2006 Annual Conference, he was elected to serve as an at-large director on the NACM board.

Michele Oken General Jurisdiction Director (2008-2011)

    Michele Oken is a court administrator for the Interpreter Services Division, Los Angeles Superior Court, State of California. For the past two years, she has been responsible for overseeing the assignment and supervision of 400 court interpreters in more than 100 languages in 44 court locations. Prior to this assignment, she was a managing court reporter, assisting in the management of approximately 650 court reporters. Michele spent 22 years as an official court reporter for both municipal and superior courts in Los Angeles and was a board member and officer of local and state court reporting associations. She has been a member of the National Court Reporters Association since 1978.

Michele has been appointed by the executive officer of her court to serve on the following committees: liaison and regional chairperson to the Court Interpreter Employee Relations Committee, Administrative Office of the Courts, Judicial Council of the State of California, addressing statewide interpreter issues; and liaison to the Limited English Proficiency Plan working group, Administrative Office of the Courts, Judicial Council of the State of California.

Three years ago, Michele founded The Hope Connection, an auxiliary chapter of the City of Hope Medical Center, to raise money for cancer research, with a specific emphasis on pediatrics.

Michele joined NACM in 2006 and has served on the membership and conference committees as well as the 2008 annual conference social subcommittee. At the 2008 annual conference in Anaheim, she was elected to serve on the NACM board as the general jurisdiction director.

 

Kip Rodda Small Court Director (2006-2009)

    Kip Rodda is the Assistant Court Executive Officer for The Superior Court of California, County of Lake. His court experience covers ten years including almost seven years with Seattle Municipal Court before taking his current position in Lakeport, California. He graduated from Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business with a B.B.A. and is a 2001 graduate of the ICM Court Executive Development Program. Prior to working for the courts, Mr. Rodda worked in accounting and finance for over twenty years in several different industries including spending three years as an auditor for an international public accounting firm. After being an active committee member and participant at NACM conferences, Mr. Rodda was elected Small Court Director for NACM in 2006.

David W. Slayton Urban Director (2007-2010)

    David W. Slayton is the Director of Court Administration for the Lubbock County, Texas, District Courts and County Courts at Law. He has served in that role since 2004 and has been employed by the judicial branch in various roles for nine years. Previously, he served as Court Services Supervisor for the United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, in Dallas, Texas, and as a trial court coordinator for the 99th District Court in Lubbock County. David earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Texas Tech University and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Troy University. He is a 2007 Graduate Fellow of the Institute for Court Management, where he was chosen to deliver the commencement address on behalf of his class in the United States Supreme Court. He currently serves as the Urban Court Director on the NACM Board of Directors. David also is a member of the Texas Association for Court Administration, the National Association for Drug Court Professionals, the American Judicature Society and the Lubbock Lions Club.

Carla Smith At Large (1) Director (2008-2011)

Linda Romero Soles Rural Director (2007-2010)

    Linda Romero Soles is the Chief Deputy Executive Officer for the Stanislaus County Superior Court in Modesto, California. She is one of the three members of the Courts Management Team. She has been with the Stanislaus Superior Court since December 1990. She first served as the Assistant Court Administrator for the Municipal Court and upon consolidation of the courts became the Chief Deputy Executive Officer. Prior to working at the Modesto Court, she worked at the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Los Angeles for eleven years as the Director of Administrative Services. Linda holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from San Diego State University, a Master’s Degree in Public Administration with a certificate in Judicial Administration from the University of Southern California and is a Fellow of the Institute for Court Management, class of 2006. She was also the 2005 recipient of the ICM Fellowship Grant. She has served as faculty on various California AOC related committees. She has also served as faculty at California State University Stanislaus. She is a member and has served on the board of the American Association of University Women, Turlock Branch. She was also the 1999 Education Fund Name Honoree. She has also served on the school board as member and Board Chair. Linda and her family live on a farm and in their spare time they grow almonds and cherries.

Virlynn Tinnell Elected Director (2008-2010)

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