Department of Liquor Licenses and Control
DLLC Leadership Team
Alan Everett, Director
Alan Everett, Director of the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control (DLLC), oversees the Department’s duties of liquor industry licensure and ensuring compliance with state liquor laws.
Mr. Everett brings more than 45 years of managerial and leadership experience to DLLC. As a member of the State Liquor Board from 2004-2010 Mr. Everett has valuable insight into administrative and enforcement matters that he will now utilize as DLLC’s Director.
Mr. Everett’s educational experience includes a Bachelor of Science degree from Arizona State University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Since 1989, he has served as principal of Diamond E Consulting Ltd, where he specializes in strategic consulting. For 24 years, Mr. Everett held various high-level positions with the Amoco Oil Company.
Mr. Everett has a long history of community involvement, having previously served as mayor and city councilman of the City of Sedona and chair of the Verde Valley Habitat for Humanity. His experience also includes membership of several northern Arizona organizations which include the Sedona Medical Center Foundation, the Greater Sedona Community Foundation, the Sedona Fine Arts Festival, the Church of the Red Rocks Council, the Sedona Red Rock Rotary Club and the Verde Healthcare Initiative.
Mr. Everett currently serves as board chairman for the Verde Valley Medical Center Board of Directors and the Northern Arizona Healthcare Board of Directors
Pearlette J. Ramos, Assistant Director of Administration
Assistant Director of Administration, Pearlette Ramos currently serves as the Assistant Director of Administration for the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control (DLLC) where she provides leadership over procurement, finance, auditing and human resources. She also oversees the supportive services that are supplied to the state liquor board.
Ms. Ramos holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Methodist College (Fayetteville, North Carolina) where she double majored in Psychology and Business Administration. In 1995, she obtained a Juris Doctor degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law (Cleveland, Ohio).
Currently, Ms. Ramos is pursuing a Ph.D. in Psychology with a concentration in consciousness and spirituality.
Connie Wagner, Assistant Director of Licensing
Assistant Director of Licensing, Connie Wagner has spent more than thirty years in both private and public sector leadership positions. Prior to heading up DLLC's licensing division, Connie held leadership roles with the United States Jury Commission in Washington, DC and with ATT/NCR in Phoenix, AZ.
Connie is married with four grown children. With her husband, Connie has participated in numerous community improvement projects. Among her hobbies is her involvement with an antique car club.
Lee A. Hill, Director of Communications and Special Projects
Director of Communications and Special Projects, Lee Hill joined DLLC in June 2007 after a career in Arizona media which began in the early 1980s. Lee has produced programming for the Discovery Health Channel, the Travel Channel, KAET Channel 8, KTVK TV 3, and KNXV Channel 12. Projects in local and national media have included writing, editing, and producing for television and radio in addition to writing and design for print and the web.
Lee came to Arizona in 1975. She is active in promotions and media relations for charitable events and historic downtown neighborhoods. Special interests include road cycling.