KELLY STEELE is the specialty court manager for the Ninth Judicial Circuit in Orlando, Florida. Ms. Steele has been working in the judicial branch for over ten years and in specialty courts in Orlando since 2013. She has had the unique experience of working for the judiciary in three different states with different governance structures. Currently, Ms. Steele is responsible for managing adult, dependency, delinquency, veterans, juvenile delinquency, complex civil ligation, and other specialty court programs in the Ninth Circuit. She has been a member of NACM since 2005 and served as a board member from 2010-2013. Ms. Steele holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in business and economics from Agnes Scott College and Master’s of Science degrees in international affairs and public policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology.