Chris DeGrazio, a freelance reporter in Fort Pierce, Fla., had an idea for a collage to promote NCRA Court Reporting & Captioning Week, and he made it happen.
His post says, “Happy #CourtReportingAndCaptioningWeek! #CRCW2021 Court reporting & captioning is an incredibly challenging & rewarding profession. This is my first year celebrating it as a graduate & professional court reporter. This collage represents the hundreds of students & professionals who work hard to provide services to create a clear transcript or captioning. If you have any questions about what we do, reach out & ask us 🙂 #courtreporting #Captioning #CART #NCRA #FCRA #FloridaCourtReportersAssociation”
“I thought of the idea in Zoom,”DeGrazio said. “I host two daily zoom practice sessions (when I’m not working) and my colleague Taylor Maldonado asked our group chat in Facebook messenger what we were doing for court reporting & captioning week. So I discussed it with her in Zoom and the idea organically came to me.”
Court reporters pictured in the collage are Jason Kobielus, RPR, a freelancer from Birmingham, Ala.; Shaunise Day, a student from Oakland, Calif.; Sierra ZanghĂ; Taylor Maldonado, RPR, a freelancer from Dos Palos, Calif.; Tricia Bidon, RPR, a freelancer from Westbury, N.Y.; Rich Germosen, RDR, CRR, a freelancer from North Brunswick, N.J.; Jennifer Melius, RPR, a freelancer from Longmont, Colo.; Alan Peacock, FAPR, RDR, CRR, CRC, a freelancer from Mobile, Ala.; Dineen Squillante, RPR, a freelancer, from Arlington, Vt.; Denise Cascio Bolduc; Laura Axelsen, RMR, CRR, CRC, a freelancer from Dixon, Calif.; Traci Mertens, RDR, CRR, CRC, a freelancer, from Belleville, Ill.; Shellene Iverson, RPR, a freelancer from Portland, Or.; Nicole Rubia; Kimberly Xavier, RDR, CRR, CRC, CMRS, CRI, an official reporter from Arlington, Texas; NCRA President Christine Phipps, RPR, a freelancer from West Palm Beach, Fla.; Allison Hall, RDR, CRR, an official from Tulsa, Okla.; Teri Stewart; Steno Camacho; Jason Meadors, FAPR, RPR, CRR, CRC, a freelancer from Fort Collins, Colo.; Holly Koch, a student from New Lenox, Ill.; Woody Waga; Margary Rogers, RPR, CRI, an official from Washington, D.C.; Ashley Elizabeth; Terri Lynn; Tonya Thompson, RPR, an official from San Antonio, Texas; Stephanie Nichole; Elin Spellman; Anna Mar, a freelancer in San Antonio, Texas; Meredith Seymour, an official from Madison, Wisc.; Tari B. Kramer, RDR, CRR, CPE, an official from Rock Hill, S.C.; Stacey E. Raikes; Ron Cook, FAPR, RDR, CRR, CRC, a freelancer from Redmond, Wash.; Katie Morfin; Carrie Hewerdine; Nancy Silberger, an official from Lynbrook, N.Y.; Sue Garcia, RMR, a freelancer in Tacoma, Wash.; Ashley Buenrostro, a student from Colorado Spring, Colo., and Misty Ann Hertel.
