We all have people in our lives who have been instrumental in our success. The JCR recently asked members on social media: Who is someone in the profession who has made a big impact on you? Your responses are a reminder both that everyone needs a village to succeed and that it just takes a moment to say thank you to the people who inspired you.
Heidi Thomas, FAPR, RDR, CRR, CRC. The best mentor anyone could hope to have.
— JoRita Bell Meyer, RMR, CRR
It takes a village, Deanna Baker, Heidi Thomas, Pat Graves, FAPR, RDR, CRR, CRC.
— Darlene Rodella, RDR, CRR, CRC
Candace Mann. She took a 20-year-old and made her a professional. Also Rosalie Kramm, RPR, CRR. Another very big inspiration.
— Dana Peabody, RDR, CRR, CRC
Deanna Baker.
— Sonja Lewis Blake
My instructor, Katherine McNally. She passed away years ago. NCRA started doing an In Memoriam at its Conferences once I asked as a result of Katherine passing away.
— Chris DeGrazio
My beautiful aunt, Yvonne Griffith. If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t know what a court reporter was. I used her manual machine to get through school. She was my rock, my mentor. Many memories of spending conventions sitting with her. Whenever I passed any test, she was always the one I’d call. I lost her to ALS a few years ago, but she’s with me every day I work. I do miss commiserating with her after one of us had a bad job or celebrating when we had a good one.
— Rhonda Hall-Breuwet, RDR, CRR
Pat Graves. I wouldn’t be a CART captioner if it wasn’t for Pat.
— Jo Gayle, RPR, CRR, CRC
Gayl Hardeman, FAPR, RDR, CRR, CRC, CRI (Ret.). Thank you for teaching me to be a captioner.
— Kimmy Barker Pruitt, RPR, CRR, CRC
Karyn Menck, RDR, CRR, CRC … boss, partner, friend. An encourager through good, bad, and difficult jobs at the beginning of my career … but forever a mentor.
— Cheryl Fuson Little, RPR, CRR, CRC
Denise Phipps-Hinxman, FAPR, RDR, CRR, CRC!
— Trisha Aldrich-Wester, RPR, CRR, CRC
Karyn Menck gave me the opportunity to do things I would never have done without her support! Heidi Thomas prepared me to be ready for those opportunities. What an amazing career! I owe these amazing ladies for it, but also so many others for the knowledge shared.
— Beth Frazier, RMR, CRR, CRC
Pat Graves.
— Kathy Cortopassi, RDR, CRR, CRC
Heidi Thomas; Alan Peacock, FAPR, RDR, CRR, CRC; and Judy Brentano.
— Candice Martin, RPR, CRR, CRC
Gayl Hardeman and Deanna Baker made such a huge impact on my life and career. I’m so blessed for both of them.
— Lisa Barnini Johnston, RMR, CRR, CRC
Wish you had had the chance to respond yourself? Make sure to follow NCRA on our social media channels, where we pose questions from time to time.
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