William E. Reynolds was appointed as Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor on June 6, 2022, unanimously confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate on August 8, 2022, and sworn-in as County Prosecutor on August 9, 2022, for a five-year term.

 A lifelong Atlantic County resident, Bill grew up in Brigantine graduating from Brigantine North Middle School in 1987 and Holy Spirit High School 1991. Bill graduated from Rutgers College in New Brunswick in 1995 and Rutgers Law School 1998. Immediately following Law School, Bill was admitted into the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Bar. 

Bill became a fierce advocate and civil trial attorney in Philadelphia for the first five years of his career. Bill picked over 150 juries and tried more than 65 cases successfully to verdict. Prosecutor Reynolds then returned to Atlantic County opening his own practice in Northfield until 2010. Bill worked for the Judiciary from 2010- 2012 running all complimentary dispute programs for the Atlantic County Superior Court and served as the Vice Chair for the state-wide Complimentary Dispute Resolution Committee. 

 In 2012, Bill was appointed as a Dispute Resolution Professional hearing first-party claims for the State of New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. Bill served as a DRP from October 2012 through June 2022. During that same time period of 2012-2021, Bill served as Municipal Prosecutor for 10 different municipalities in Atlantic County. Bill prosecuted thousands of cases in municipal court including DWIs, Assaults, Drug Possession, Domestic Violence as well as traffic violations, local ordinances and code enforcement actions.   

In 2022, prior to nomination, Bill served as City Solicitor for the City of Ventnor and Township of Galloway. 

Upon becoming Prosecutor, Mr. Reynolds created the agency’s first Community Outreach Team, dedicating resources to develop a deep and ongoing relationship with all communities of Atlantic County.  The outreach team has physically attended over 110 in person events from June 6, 2022 to December 31, 2022. Mr. Reynolds also taken an aggressive approach to Prosecution of crimes involving special victims such as women and children, crimes involving gun violence and gang / narcotics related activity. 

Bill has also focused on improving relationships between Police and the Community: Prosecutor Reynolds has taken the lead on the Atlantic City At Risk Initiative, mental health court initiatives, helping to create a 7 day per week mobile outreach program, personally inspecting streetlights and causing the repair of over 500 lights, and personally attending outreach efforts at 6 am on and under the AC Boardwalk tending to our most vulnerable at risk population. 

Dr. Lewis is the Associate Professor of Social Work, Program Chair of BSSW program, and Learning Community Coordinator at Stockton University. She graduated from Spelman College in 1993 with B.A. in Psychology, received her MSW from Washington University, and her Ph.D. from University of Maryland. With recognition from many offices, Dr. Maya Lewis has taken an active role in not only being a dedicated professor, but a true trailblazer in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion with on and off campus initiatives. 

In 2022, Dr. Maya Lewis and Yesenia Pacheco collaborated on  "Woman’s W.O.R.T.H.,” a racial healing circle program dedicated to providing a safe space for students who identified as first-generation women of color. The program, an acronym that stands for “Working on Rebuilding Trust and Healing,” invited a cohort of six first-generation women of color to participate. All participants agreed in a post-event assessment that the sessions helped them engage with students, staff and faculty of culturally diverse backgrounds, to identify the strengths and values of culturally diverse communities and their role in promoting social justice. 

Dr. Lewis has been passionate about providing more initiatives on campus to increase a sense of belonging for students. Using retention data and evidence found within institutional research, she saw the need to support students facing barriers to equity within higher education. Dr. Lewis understands the various mental, physical and emotional demands that impact a student’s persistence and graduation rates, especially with marginalized groups. She is a dynamic advocator for all students and has consistently led with a "student-centered" approach. Inside and outside of the classroom, Dr. Lewis is known for her commitment to helping students succeed. She is a great example of the commitment that all faculty and staff should make to help support our students.