Currently resides in: Boise, Idaho Employment type: Firm owner, freelance reporter, and CART and broadcast captioner Member since: 2000 Graduated from: Boise Court Reporting Institute…
Don’t drink and propose This was from the deposition of an 89-year-old man. Q. So you got engaged early on in the relationship? A. I…
By Russell Page and Pat Miller Some things do not change from steno school, when grading students who are striving for skill to the grading…
We are an enthusiastic group of new court reporters from throughout the country with the drive and passion to continue the advancement of the court…
NCRF’s efforts to commemorate National Purple Heart Day by hosting a Veterans History Project event during the 2016 NCRA Convention & Expo held in Chicago,…
Valerie Melkus, RPR, Charleston, S.C., was named recipient of the 2017 New Professional Reporter Grant. The Foundation also announced that Laurel Stalnaker, a student from…
NCRA recently learned that retired member and firm owner Larry Luzod, Troy, Mich., passed away in December 2016. Read more.
Steno machines are no different than anything else in life. At some point, they need to be replaced. But what’s a reporter or captioner to…
NCRA offers legal videographers the opportunity to complete several steps toward their Certified Legal Video Specialist (CLVS) certification at the NCRA Convention & Expo. Work…
Earlier this month, NCRA member J. Dax Parise, CLVS, was honored with the Locker Room Leadership Award from Light of Life Rescue Mission, a nonprofit…
Associations Now posted an article on May 19 that notes the Purple Heart Day, as part of the Veterans History Project, hosted by the National…
The Heritage Florida Jewish News posted an obituary on May 19 for Arlene Phyllis Sommers, past president of the Florida Court Reporters Association and a…
NCRF’s new Hard-of-Hearing Heroes Project takes the Veterans History Project to the next level By April Weiner Edward Connor was dining in the mess hall…
Mark Kislingbury, FAPR, RDR, CRR, of Houston, Texas, placed first in Intersteno’s Internet Keyboarding Competition, held April 17 through May 9 via its website, in…
NCRA member Michelle Lynn Grimes, a freelance reporter from Villa Park, Ill., passed away Thursday, May 11. She was employed by Planet Depos in St.…
On May 17, Times Higher Education published its first of a series of stories about life on campus with a disability. Author Brenda Jo Brueggemann, professor…
The NCRA Technology Committee has gathered a few resources on the new WannaCry ransomware attack. Robin Nodland, FAPR, RDR, CRR, shared an article from Gizmodo…
NCRA has announced that Steve Wyrick, known as the Daredevil Magician, will present a motivational speech during its Premier Session on Friday as part of…
The NCRA Board of Directors has announced the news that, after much thought and planning, Executive Director and CEO Mike Nelson has stepped down from…
NCRA’s Constitution & Bylaws permit members to cast their votes in contested elections and on bylaws amendments via secure, online means, even if they can’t…