The NCRA Annual Business Meeting was held on July 24 during the 2025 NCRA Conference & Expo at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis in Minneapolis, Minn.
During the meeting:
The new slate of officers was elected. The 2025-2026 slate of officers includes:
- President-Elect Cathy Penniston, RPR, CRI, a court reporting instructor and broadcast captioner from Waukee, Iowa;
- Vice President Carol Naughton, RDR, an official court reporter from Virginia Beach, Va.; and
- Secretary-Treasurer Stacey Potenza, CRC, a broadcast and CART captioner and agency owner from McKinney, Texas.
In addition, two new members of NCRA’s Board of Directors were installed at the Conference & Expo to serve three-year terms. They are Dana Hayden, RMR, CRR, CRC, Fayetteville, Ark., and Shellene Iverson, RPR, Portland, Ore.
Returning Directors include:
- RandiAnn Harvey, RDR, CRR, CRC, an official court reporter from Mora, Minn.;
- Kelly Linkowski, RPR, CRR, CRC, CPE, a captioner from Rittman, Ohio;
- Lynette Mueller, FAPR, RDR, CRR, an agency owner from Memphis, Tenn.; and
- Margary Rogers, RPR, CRI, an official court reporter from Washington, D.C.
NCRA Executive Director Dave Wenhold, CAE, PLC, presented a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol Building to Immediate Past President Keith R. Lemons, FAPR, RPR, CRR (Ret.), from Spring Hill, Tenn.
- At the meeting, members discussed the proposed Bylaw Amendments and a proposed change in dues. Voting was opened after the meeting and will be open for 24 hours. Members received an email with instructions on how to vote.
- At the end of the meeting, Lemons handed the gavel to new President Cindy Isaacsen, RPR, an official court reporter from Shawnee, Kan.
Read the transcript of the 2025 Annual Business Meeting and view a PowerPoint to learn more about the need for a dues adjustment.
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