Currently resides in: Caseyville, Ill. (suburb of St. Louis, Mo.) Position: CART captioner Member since: 1998 Graduated from: Sparks College, Shelbyville, Ill., in 1998 and…
Posts published in “Career”
By Sarah E. Nageotte We are all familiar with popular quotes concerning change: “Change is the law of life,” “There is nothing permanent except change,”…
By Sarah Maksim Let’s face it. Mock trials and depositions are no easy task. They demand a great deal of planning for students, and they…
By Sandy VanderPol With teamwork and technology, your rough drafts can be almost perfect – even if you don’t consider yourself a qualified realtime writer!…
By Linda Larson The Committee on Professional Ethics reviewed the following scenario: While taking down the official record, a reporter makes an audio backup recording…
The filing period for the senior court reporter examinations for the New York State Unified Court System (both open-competitive and promotional) is now open. Registration…
Last year, the Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh, Pa., won a challenge set by NCRA to help boost student membership with the association.…
The court reporting profession was profiled in an article posted by the Canadian media outlet The Globe and Mail on March 18. The article includes…
Release the inner writer in you by sharing with peers and colleagues your secrets to balancing everyday life and a career by contributing to NCRA’s…
The Third Branch, a publication of the Wisconsin Court System, recently profiled NCRA member Edward “Ed” Johnson, RPR, CRR, who took the official record during…
The results of NCRA’s fifth annual Economic Benchmark Survey are now available for download on the Association’s website by participants and members. Each year the…
On Feb. 19, NCRA filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission requesting that the agency waive a best practice required in its current captioning…
March 16 is the deadline for first-quarter taxes for U.S. business owners and freelancers who file quarterly, and April 15 is the deadline for individual…
NCRA’s 2015 TechCon event takes place this year in Denver, Colo., April 10-12, and promises a line-up of sessions designed to deliver the latest in…
NCRA recently contacted the Society of Broadcast Engineers regarding concerns of how elimination of POTS lines affects closed captioning. According to a white paper submitted…
An article posted by PayScale Career News on March 3 ranked court reporting as a top second career that doesn’t require a four-year degree. The…
NCRA launched a new RPR Study Guide, a comprehensive book that takes each knowledge area of the RPR and provides a manageable, straightforward tutorial of…
This week, the Described and Captioned Media Program is celebrating its Read Captions Across America campaign held in conjunction with the National Education Association’s Read…
By Keith Lemons Are you realtiming for yourself or for others? How do you know what USB port is which? Windows boxes are all fairly…
By Art Richardson Sometimes life introduces you to people and/or events that make an impression on you and you don’t even realize it until years…