NCRA has announced that Janice E. Plomp, FAPR, RDR, CRR, CRC, CRI, from St. Albert, Alberta, Canada, has been named a 2025 Fellow of the Academy of Professional Reporters. She will be recognized during an Awards Luncheon being held at the 2025 NCRA Conference & Expo happening July 24-26 in Minneapolis, Minn.
Membership in the Academy symbolizes excellence among NCRA members. The designation of FAPR represents an individual’s dedication to the court reporting and captioning professions and expresses the highest level of professional ethics. Candidates for Fellowship are required to have been in the active practice of reporting/captioning for at least 15 years and to have attained distinction as measured by performance (which includes publication of important papers, creative contributions, service on committees or boards, teaching, etc.).
Plomp is a 1982 graduate of the National Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in Edmonton. Plomp began her career as an official court reporter working in that role from 1982 to 2010. In 1999 she embraced the evolving field of CART captioning and successfully balanced her work between the courthouse and the University of Alberta for nearly two decades.
In 2010 Plomp returned to NAIT as a full-time instructor in the captioning and court reporting program, where she has since shared her deep expertise and enthusiasm for the profession with countless students. Her dedication to teaching was recognized with the NAIT Instructional Excellence Award in 2015.
At the national level Plomp has held multiple leadership roles within NCRA and the Alberta Shorthand Reporters Association (ASRA). She served on the NCRA Test Advisory Committee from 2017 to 2024, was chief examiner for NCRA from 2014–2015, and contributed to the Discover Steno initiative from 2017 to 2022.
At ASRA she’s been a driving force on the organization’s Speed Contest Committee since 2013 and has delivered numerous workshops on shorthand theory, speedbuilding, realtime transcription, Case CATalyst training, and CART captioning.
A skilled competitor, Plomp has qualified multiple times in the NCRA Speed and Realtime contests, including a 12th-place overall finish and a silver medal in Literary at the 2014 NCRA National Speed Competition. She also qualified for the Realtime Literary Contest that year.
Plomp is also credited with co-developing Syllables, an innovative educational tool designed to improve theory instruction and speedbuilding for court reporters. Her commitment to advancing the profession is reflected in both her teaching and active service roles.
Outside of work, she enjoys a rich family life in St. Albert with her husband, Terry. She is a proud grandmother to Kane, Harlee, and Lucas. She also loves traveling, golfing, playing soccer, and pickleball.
“I was truly stunned when I learned that the Alberta Shorthand Reporters Association wished to nominate me for such a prestigious designation — so much so that I offered rebuttal argument!” Plomp said. “To be recognized by colleagues who have been such an important part of my career is a special honor, and I am incredibly grateful for their support and friendship throughout the years.
“Being named a Fellow of the Academy of Professional Reporters and seeing my name alongside so many of NCRA’s most respected and accomplished professionals is equally humbling and exhilarating,” she added.
Plomp said that becoming a FAPR feels like the pinnacle of her career and is deeply thankful to the Council of the Academy and the NCRA Board of Directors for the honor. She added that she will continue to uphold the values of the Academy as she continues to serve and advocate for the profession she loves.
“Joining NCRA was one of my best decisions. I have had the chance to attend conventions in iconic cities, serve on committees, and participate in contests. I have learned, been inspired, and grown both personally and professionally. I remain in awe of the talent, passion, and dedication of so many remarkable members, and I sincerely value the friendships I have made along the way,” she said.
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