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2021 TCRA Annual Convention
September 23 - 25
KALAHARI RESORT - ROUND ROCK, TX
CE hours/CEUs pending at time of printing with JBCC and NCRA
Thursday, September 23rd
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - TCRA Board of Directors 2:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.:
Meeting
12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Registration Desk Open Freelance Reporting Before
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Realtime Contest
and During the Pandemic
2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. - Speed Cup Contest Presenters: Candice Andino, Barbara Durand-Hollis
and Anna Mar
1.25 CE hours (Ethics/Rules)
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: Come listen to this dynamic trio of freelancers with
a 2021 newly certified reporter and two
From ER to CSR experienced freelancers reporting before the
Presenter: Judge Joe Lopez
pandemic and now during it. They will share their
1.0 CE hour
contribution and involvement with a StenoTalk
Judge Joe Lopez is the judge of the 49th District
podcast and Instagram StenoStories to keep
Court in Laredo, Webb County. Come listen to
reporters connected and informed.
Judge Joe Lopez explain the pitfalls of switching to
electronic recording and then after a few years
3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.:
going back to a live reporter. He will tell us about
feedback he received from attorneys while ER was Officials Forum
in place in his busy courtroom and why he Presenters: Jennifer Jacobs, Wendy Kirby, Lisa
eventually went back to a live reporter. Morton, Janet Saavedra, Betty Sanders and
Melinda Walker
1.25 CE hours (Ethics/Rules)
Whatever your perspective is, we have you
covered — from rural small counties to large
counties to subs’ perspectives covering multiple
counties. Let’s learn from each other!
Friday, September 24th
7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Registration Desk Open 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Choose one to attend:
7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Exhibitors Open
Ambassadors for Career Day
8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Presenters: Carolyn Coronado, Bertha Prieto and
Annual Business Meeting & Breakfast Suzette Weis
1.0 CE hour
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. It changed your life. Now show others it can
change theirs, too. Give back to your profession by
Keynote Speaker inspiring and recruiting new reporters. Our reporters
share tips, tools, and resources to be an
The Name Game Ambassador for Career Day in schools, colleges,
Presenter: Paul Mellor and career fairs. First timers or seasoned presenters
1.5 CE hours will walk away with valuable insight on
strengthening your presenting skills. Be the light that
shows prospective students the path to a
rewarding and lucrative career.
How to Plan Ahead for a
Financial Crisis
Presenter: Chris Moyseos, Morgan Stanley
Dale Carnegie, author of the best-selling book, 1.0 CE hour
“How to Win Friends and Influence People,” writes This session will address what steps individuals and
that a person’s name is the sweetest, most businesses need to take in order to be well
important sound in any language. In this prepared for a financial crisis brought on by events
interactive program, you’ll learn the 5-step like a pandemic in 2020, the housing crash and
approach on how to recall first names, last names, great recession in 2008, as well as those personal
and groups of people. We all come into this world unforeseen events in our own lives which can
owning a name. This program will show you how to impact our finances. We will look at tools to help in
remember those names. the process of managing risk like financial
planning, budgeting, SWOT analysis, managing
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. debt and other instruments that can help us be
better prepared.
Break with Exhibitors
Friday, September 24th (cont’d)
3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Lunch On Your Own Break with Exhibitors - Sponsored by:
Enjoy lunch at one of Kalahari’s
many on-site restaurants!
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.:
Memory Power
Presenter: Paul Mellor
1.5 CE hours
If there were a magic pill that would improve your
memory, would you take it? Fortunately, you don't 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Choose one to attend:
need to. This fun and interactive session rids your
poor memory from forgotten names, misplaced
Adult and Child Victims and
glasses, and statements such as, "I know it's here the Dynamics of Trauma
somewhere," to a mind that’s efficient and reliable.
Presenters: Kerri New and Felicia Oliphant
This program dispels the myth that memory can't
1.5 CE hours
be improved. It can, easily and effectively. You’ll
Both adult and child victims of domestic violence
learn techniques on organizing your thoughts,
react to trauma in predictable and yet
remembering names and faces, and overcoming
counterintuitive ways. As a result, victims’
absent-mindedness. When you're skilled in
accounts of abuse are often not believed due to a
memory, all your other skills get better. You can
lack of understanding regarding dynamics of
improve your memory. This program shows you
abuse by those within the legal system. This session
how.
will focus on the neurobiology of trauma, as well as
other cognitive and developmental issues
Student Session affecting victims’ ability to communicate their
How to Prepare for Life after Passing the CSR abuse scenarios.
What can students expect just after they
graduate? How should you act as a new CSR?
What are some ethics challenges new reporters To Supervise an Apprentice
could face? We hope to have a member of the
FORCE Committee speak more to students about or Not?
preparing for life after becoming a CSR and have Presenters: Deana Tarver, Jana Richter, Diane
two fearless CSRs demonstrate a comedic skit on Csorba and Kimberly Potter
how a professional reporter and not professional 1.5 CE hours (Ethics/Rules)
reporter would handle walking into a depo. If you have thought for one second about taking
*Students who have requested sponsorship to on and supervising an apprentice, this is the session
attend convention are required to attend student for you. Two supervising CSRs, along with their
sessions. apprentices, are going to share their experiences
and give tips and details of taking on this
endeavor and how rewarding it is.
Saturday, September 25th
7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Registration Desk Open 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Exhibitors Open
Keynote Speaker
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Stay Alive All Your Life:
Child Sexual Exploitation: 11 Principles for Extraordinary
Progress, Hope, and What We Leadership and Living
Presenter: Michael Ivanov
are Learning So Far 1.0 CE hour
Presenter: Debbie Solcher
1.0 CE hours
This session will cover the basics of human
trafficking, with a focus on child and youth sexual
exploitation. It will also provide an overview of the
State of Texas' strategies and progress in
combating human trafficking as well as dispel
myths, share lessons learned, and point to potential
solutions for the future.
Student Session - Speed Dating Attendees will learn core principles for creating a
Speed dating with speed contest winners! Students powerful VISION for life and business that will underline
will rotate through to hear from the speeders on critical personal and organizational capabilities.
how they do what they do. Students who have Attendees will gain deep insights into the habits,
requested sponsorship to attend convention are competencies, and mindsets that shape the IDENTITY of
required to attend student sessions. extraordinary people of impact. Attendees will
understand how their established VISION and redefined
9:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. IDENTITY will set their life and business on an inevitable
path for impact based on the choices they make and
Break with Exhibitors the ACTIONS they take.
10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Break with Exhibitors
Saturday, September 25th (cont’d) Voice Writing: It’s Not a “Versus” Game
Presenter: Terry Spangler, CSR
10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. 1.5 CE hours
Come educate yourself on the "other" certification
The Mental Health Pandemic: method in Texas, voice writing. Learn how similar
the stenographic method and voice writing methods
Recognizing and Rising in the are with regard to rules, transcript preparation, and
Aftermath taking down the record. See Terry's realtime in action
Presenter: Dr. April Estrada and gain the knowledge of what a voice writer actually
does in the State of Texas.
1.0 CE hour
The implications of COVID-19’s impact on mental 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
health has begun to appear in current research -
studies of Chinese healthcare workers who initially Break with Exhibitors - Sponsored by:
responded to the pandemic have seen an
increase in anxiety, depression, and fear of
workplace violence among this population.
Healthy individuals are also now experiencing
negative mental health outcomes due to the 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Choose one to attend:
pandemic. A Kaiser Family Foundation poll from
April 2020 found that nearly half of U.S. adults
reported their mental health had been negatively
Protecting Our Pride
affected by stress over coronavirus. These findings Presenter: Mellony Ariail, Kim Cherry, Chavela
lead many mental health professionals and Crain, Steve and Amy Bresnen
advocates to warn that a pandemic of mental 1.0 CE hour (Ethics/Rules)
illness will be the next large public health crisis in The 87th Legislative session proved to be as big of a
America. Given this, it is critical that organizations challenge as was anticipated. The ups and downs of
are aware of the impact of mass trauma due to the legislative process and keeping up with all of the
COVID-19 and are prepared to address it. rules in statute and the JBCC are daunting! We will
touch on the progression of the pertinent bills offered
and their outcomes and will share the legal and ethical
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. battles that we all face as court reporters in fighting for
President’s Banquet and Luncheon our profession as we walk through statute and JBCC
rules governing court reporters.
1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Risky Business - Protecting Your Data
Break with Exhibitors from Hackers
Presenter: Paul Price
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. - Choose one to attend: 1.0 CE hour
It’s hard to read the news these days without hearing
Panoramic Hand-y Man Surgeon about another major breach. No one is immune to
Presenter: Dr. Kirk Grynwald these attacks, including government, social media, law
firms, dating websites, credit reporting agencies, and
1.5 CE hours even our personal assistants (i.e. Hello Alexa). We
Come listen to Dr. Grynwald as he shares his continue to connect “smart” devices that collect and
extensive experience in his hand surgery practice store data about us. However, the things that are
which includes the tips of your fingers all to the way supposed to make life more convenient are also
to your shoulders, from nonsurgical to surgical making it easier for attackers to steal your information.
procedures. We will discuss the reasons why we are seeing such an
increase in the number of breaches, explain the
methods used by attackers to obtain access, and
provide recommendations about things that you can
do to protect your data.
Saturday Night Party
SPONSORED BY:
STUDENT SESSION INFO
Students who are submitting sponsorship request forms for half of their registration to be paid are required to attend the student sessions.
Friday, 9/24 - 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. - How to Prepare for Life after Passing the CSR
What can students expect just after they graduate? How should you act as a new CSR? What are some ethics
challenges new reporters could face? We hope to have a member of the FORCE committee speak more to
students about preparing for life after becoming a CSR and have two fearless CSRs demonstrate a comedic skit on
what a professional reporter and not so professional reporter would handle walking into a depo.
Speed Dating
Speed dating with speed contest winners! Students will rotate through to hear from the speeders on how they do
what they do.
STUDENT SPONSORSHIP CRITERIA
Fill out the request form completely and submit no later than July 15, 2021. Form and guidelines for how sponsorships are
awarded here. Form can also be downloaded from the Convention page of the TCRA website: www.tcra-online.com
Students will be notified via email if they have been sponsored no later than July 31, 2021. If you are sponsored and unable to
attend, it is your responsibility to contact TCRA immediately. This allows us to open up the spot to another deserving student. By
being a no-show, you prevent another student from attending, and you may be required to reimburse the donated portion of
your registration fee.
If attending as a sponsored student, you will be emailed in August to sign up for volunteer times.
2021 TCRA Annual Convention Student Sponsorship Guidelines
1. Be reporting through use of shorthand machine method;
2. Be currently enrolled and in actual attendance in a court reporting school or an online program;
3. Priority will be given to TCRA student members for sponsorship. Sponsorships will be awarded in order that the student’s portion
of payment is received. Non-member student requests will be filled after all student members have been covered;
4. Students requesting sponsorship must fulfill a 2-hour volunteer time-slot (volunteer sign-ups will be sent out in August);
4. Students requesting sponsorship must pay 50% of their $350 registration fee, the student’s portion being $175;
5. Sponsored students will be required to attend the full convention from September 23-25, 2021, as well as the student sessions.
Sponsorships are not available for one-day only attendance;
6. All students will be provided a punch card that is required to be turned in at the end of the convention. Students must attend
at least 10.0 hours of courses and submit their punch card as attendance proof at the close of Convention in order to receive
their complimentary membership;
7. Failure by any student to account for their time at convention during the sessions will constitute ineligibility to apply for financial
assistance for any TCRA Convention for two years;
8. TCRA does not cover or orchestrate any hotel or travel arrangements, you are entirely responsible for those plans and costs
yourself;
9. Payment will be run through the method you provide below upon receiving a matching sponsorship.
SPONSOR A STUDENT TO ATTEND Student Scholarship Fund Silent Auction
Donating half ($175) of the student registration fee The TCRA Student Committee is asking all reporters and firms to
($350) will help a court reporting student to attend consider donating an item to be auctioned. In order to be in
Convention. Students who request sponsorship are the auction, items must be on-site no later than Thursday,
required to pay the remaining $175. You can add on September 23rd. Please email TCRA HQ at
tcrahq@embarqmail.com with the name of the item,
a Student Sponsorship on your registration form.
description, a photo to include on social media and retail value.
Student Convention Attendees earn a complimentary Your continued support of students helps ensure the protection
TCRA Student Membership through 12/31/2022. of our profession in the future. Thank you!
Kalahari Resort
3001 KALAHARI BOULEVARD - ROUND ROCK, TX
Click here to reserve your room at the group rate.
$179/night + taxes
The cut-off date for room reservations is August 16th or earlier if the room block sells out.
Act early to ensure room and rate availability.
-Complimentary Self-Parking
-Valet Parking for a fee
Click here for Things to Do at Kalahari!
Arcade, Bowling Alley, Escape Room, Luxurious Spa, Laser Tag, Indoor Waterpark, Multiple Outdoor Pools, 12
different dining options, Piano Bar, and so much more!
Make your appointments for the spa and add-ons in advance to ensure proper staffing!
All attendees will be expected to
follow any health and safety
guidelines pertaining to COVID-19
issued by the State of Texas or host
hotel that are in place at the time
of the event. We will send out any
updates to registered attendees as
the event date nears.
Kalahari Resort
Kalahari Resort
Important Registration Information:
NEW REGISTRATION WINDOWS:
You may notice that we have switched from Early Bird and On-Site registration windows to Early
Bird, Regular, and Late Registration windows.
We have a lot of planning to do, supplies to order, and want to put on the best event possible FOR
YOU, so we hope that this will encourage you to make your decision to attend early and take
advantage of the lower registration fees.
EARLY BIRD DEADLINE: JULY 15
REGULAR REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JULY 16 - AUGUST 15
LATE REGISTRATION DEADLINE: AUGUST 16 - SEPTEMBER 17
*After 9/17, you must contact TCRA via phone for registration availability.
We must receive your registration and full payment by the deadline
OR
Your registration form AND proof that you’ve submitted your registration for payment through your
County by the deadline.
OFFICIAL COURT REPORTERS:
It is imperative that you email a copy of your registration form to TCRA
(TCRAHQ@EMBARQMAIL.COM) with confirmation that you have submitted to your County for
payment so that we can have you on our registration list as early as possible. Most often the
County does not send anything on to us until the payment is sent, which may take several weeks,
and we will need to know in advance that you will be attending.
OUT-OF-STATE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS:
If you’re itching to get out of town and want to earn
CEs while having some Texas-sized FUN, we will
honor our member pricing for you!
If you are an out-of-state court reporter who is a
member of your own state’s reporting association,
please submit the registration form marking the
member rate along with proof of your active
membership through your state association.2021 TCRA Annual Convention Registration Form - REGISTER ONLINE HERE
Name: CSR #: NCRA #:
Nickname for Badge: Court/Firm:
Address: T-Shirt Size: □S □M □L □ XL □ XX-Large □ XXX-Large
Please select one: □ Associate □ CART/Captioner
City, State, ZIP:
□ Freelance □ Official □ Student
Phone: Email:
Dietary Restrictions: Special Accessibility Needs:
Full CSR/ASSOCIATE Convention Registration Rates Member Non-Member Guest
Early Bird - ends July 15 □ $395 □ $470 □ $300
Regular - July 16 - August 15 □ $425 □ $500 □ $340
Late - August 16 - September 17 □ $455 □ $530 □ $380
1-Day CSR/ASSOCIATE Registration Rates Member Non-Member Guest
Friday Only - Early Bird □ $275 □ $350 □ $200
Saturday Only - Early Bird □ $275 □ $350 □ $200
Friday Only - Regular □ $315 □ $390 □ $240
Saturday Only - Regular □ $315 □ $390 □ $240
Friday Only - Late □ $355 □ $430 □ $280
Saturday Only - Late □ $355 □ $430 □ $280
Student Registration - Includes TCRA Student Membership through 12/31/2022.
Full Student Registration □ $350
Student Requesting Sponsorship (MUST meet criteria and submit Student Sponsorship Request Form) □ $175
ADD-ONS
Guest Event Tickets — If you have purchased a Full Registration, your admission to these events is included in your registration fee.
If you are purchasing anything less than a Full Registration, you must purchase a ticket to attend the event.
Friday Business Meeting Breakfast Guest Ticket □ $75 x ____ Guest Name(s):
Saturday President’s Luncheon Guest Ticket □ $75 x ____ Guest Name(s):
Saturday Night Party Guest Ticket □ $35 x ____ Guest Name(s):
Student Attendee Sponsorship Contribution (see pg. 8 for more info) □ $175 x ____________ students
Contests (Realtime and Speed Cup) Realtime □ $60 Speed Cup □ $60
RSVP
Will you be attending CE sessions on Thursday, September 23rd? □ YES □ NO □ UNSURE
Total: $ ________________
Please consider paying with cash or check to save TCRA on credit card fees.
OFFICIAL COURT REPORTERS: It is imperative that you email a copy of this form to TCRA (TCRAHQ@EMBARQMAIL.COM)
before you submit to your County for payment so that we can have you on our registration list as early as possible.
Counties may take several weeks to process requests and we will need to know in advance that you will be attending.
Items or funds paid to TCRA are not deductible as charitable contributions.
Payment Method: Payment must accompany registration form. Government agencies must attach a purchase order.
Check Number: ____________ Purchase Order Number: _____________ County: _____________
Credit Card: □ American Express □ Discover □ MasterCard □ Visa
Card Number __________________________________________________ Expiration Date _____________________
Name on Card _________________________________________________ Billing Zip Code _____________________
Return to: Texas Court Reporters Association, PO Box 2379, Athens, TX 75751
Email: TCRAHQ@EMBARQMAIL.COM // Phone: 903-675-1806CONTESTS WILL BE HELD IN THE SAME ROOM, BACK TO BACK.
Please be aware that you will not be able to enter the room for the Speed Cup
until the Realtime Contest is completed. Audio will be played from recording.
Realtime Contest Speed Cup Contest
Thursday, September 23rd at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, September 23rd at 2:00 p.m.
The Speed Cup is awarded to the reporter displaying
This competition consists of five minutes of Q&A dictation
the highest accuracy and speed in a timed writing. The
at 200 wpm written via realtime to a computer, no
dictation speeds are 220 wpm Literary, 230 wpm Legal
editing allowed. The contestants must create an ASCII
Opinion, and 280 wpm Q&A. In order to qualify, a
file of the unedited contest material and in order to
contestant must have at least 95% accuracy in all three
qualify, they must have at least 96% accuracy.
categories. Registrants must be a TCRA Professional
Registrants must be a Texas CSR, a TCRA Professional
member, NCRA member, a current resident of Texas
member and a current resident of Texas.
and a Registered Merit Reporter.
Fee: $60 Fee: $60
Dana Hayden - 2001 Jerry Callaway -1973
Terri Boling - 2002 Jerry Lancaster - 1975
Dana Hayden - 2003 & 2004 William Odom - 1976
Jo Anne Leger - 2005 Ron Wilson - 1978
Keith Johnson - 2006 Peggy Antone - 1979
Dana Hayden - 2007 Roger Miller - 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983,
1984, 1985
Keith Johnson - 2008 & 2009
Ron Wilson - 1986 & 1987
Terra Gentry - 2010
Niki Murray - 1988
Lorrie Schnoor - 2011 Ron Wilson - 1990
Linda Kaiser - 2012 Susan Henley - 1991 & 1992
Erminia Uviedo - 2013 Kim Dickman - 1994
Terri Boling - 2014 Mark Kislingbury - 1995 & 1996
Della Rothermel - 2015 Mark Kislingbury - 1998
Terra Gentry - 2016 Susan Henley - 2000
Kimberly Xavier - 2017 Dana Hayden - 2002, 2003 & 2004
Tami Lewis - 2018 Keith Johnson - 2006
Mark Kislingbury - 2007
Della Duett - 2019
Keith Johnson - 2008
Chavela Crain - 2009 & 2010
Kimberly Xavier - 2011
Challenge Cori Warren - 2012
Kimberly Xavier - 2013 & 2014
Keith Johnson - 2015
Chavela Crain - 2016
Yourself! Teresa Alexander - 2017
Tami Lewis - 2018
No Qualifiers - 2019Early Bird Registration Deadline: July 15
Regular Registration Deadline: July 16 - August 15
LATE Registration Deadline: August 16 - September 17
Full Convention: Individuals who purchase a “Full” registration (Thursday-Saturday) will receive a name badge, access to
general/concurrent sessions, handouts, convention program CE hours, admittance to Exhibit Hall, refreshment breaks, lunch on
Saturday, and the Saturday evening party. Registered Guests receive all above except CE hours.
1-Day Only: Individuals who purchase a “1-Day Only” registration will receive a name badge, access to general/concurrent
sessions, handouts, convention program, CE hours, access to Exhibit Hall, and refreshment breaks. 1-Day Only registration
includes the meals served on that day. Tickets to extra events must be purchased separately. Registered Guests receive all
above except CE hours.
TCRA Registration & Cancellation Policies
1. Payment in full or proof of submission to County for approval must accompany all registrations. Registrations received
without payment will not be processed. Registration forms must be completed online, mailed or emailed to TCRA HQ.
2. Confirmation & event details will be sent to each registrant whose registration form is marked with an email address and is
received by September 1, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.
3. Substitutions may be made for the entire convention (no “split” registrations). Written notifications of substitution must be
received by email or phone and received by Friday, August 27, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.
4. If you plan to register on-site, you must contact TCRA prior to arrival at the annual convention to ensure space and food
availability. There is a possibility that this event may sell out and TCRA may not be able to accept on-site registrations.
5. The Annual Convention and optional events will be limited to the number of registrations we are able to adequately
accommodate.
6. Written requests for refund must be postmarked or emailed by the Regular registration cutoff date. A 15% administrative
fee shall be assessed for each cancellation. No refunds will be given to requests received after the deadline or for “no
shows.”
7. Refunds will be processed after the event; please allow 4-6 weeks. TCRA is not responsible for nonrefundable airline tickets
or other travel expenses.
8. Food guarantees must be given to all meal events, and packets must be prepared in advance; therefore, no refunds will
be given for cancellations received after the cancellation time/date.
9. Should you have need for a specialized (vegetarian or gluten-free) meal, please be sure that this need is identified. We
are unable to serve specialized meals without advance notice (2 weeks prior to event).
10. To obtain the TCRA member registration rate, registrant must join or renew their TCRA membership before or at the same
time the registration fee is submitted. Non-member rates DO NOT include a TCRA membership.
11. CE credits will not be awarded to students or to non-reporter attendees, unless the “CSR” registration is paid.
12. CE credits will not be awarded until your registration is paid in full.
Questions?
TCRA Staff will be happy to answer any questions you have pertaining to convention registration.
For on-site availability, please call TCRA.
Please note that Staff will depart on HQ Tuesday, September 21, 2021. Please call TCRA Staff at (903) 675-1806.Keynote
Michael Ivanov Paul Mellor
A FIRST GENERATION AMERICAN KID STRIVING TO HELP LEADERS,
TEAMS, AND INFLUENCERS, CONNECT WITH THEIR MOST POWERFUL Paul Mellor’s memory seminars are highly interactive, very
SELVES SO THEY CAN CREATE TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IN THE entertaining, and fast moving, proving that everyone can
LIVES OF THOSE AROUND THEM.
be more productive and efficient with a better memory.
At the end of the session, participants will take with them
When he was 18, Michael dropped his speech class in the ability for remembering names and faces; the
college and swore he would never speak in public again confidence for getting through a day without the fear of
after a humiliating presentation. Today, Michael is a forgetting; and the knowledge and application for
Game-Changing speaker and Best-Selling author who retaining information.
has impacted thousands of people with his message and
charisma. He was born in Soviet Russia and is the Over 50 – Over 90 – Under 15
grandson of a ‘Siege of Leningrad’ and Dachau camp
survivor. He uses this powerful story to draw a beautiful A finalist in the USA Memory Championship in New York
parallel between creating a life of purpose and failing to City, 50+ aged Mellor remembered the names of over 90
reach your greatest potential. Raised with timeless people in less than 15 minutes, recalled the exact order
principles that once shaped his life, Michael takes his of over 100 single-digit numbers after reviewing them for
audiences on a humorous yet emotional journey through less than five minutes, and recalled the exact order of a
his story of becoming an author and motivational shuffled deck of playing cards after less than a three-and
speaker, revealing how the personal choices we make, -a-half minute review.
the attitudes we carry, and the principles we choose to
live by, determine the success of our lives and Don’t let the gray hair fool you, Mellor’s memory is
organizations. sharper than ever. He’s learned quite a few memory
techniques which he enthusiastically shares with
Michael's presentations engage a shift in the culture of audiences throughout the United States and Canada.
organizations by empowering leaders, captivating
audiences, and motivating employees to find purpose in His popular seminars have been presented to sheriffs and
life and business by setting an extraordinary vision, salespeople; politicians and postal workers; lawyers and
reshaping their identities to match that vision, and lay people.
following through by taking massive action. You can
either "Brace for impact" or "Prepare for impact." From Austin to Anchorage, Miami to Minneapolis,
Michael has trained face-to-face with Bo Eason, a former Hartford to Honolulu, and many, many points in between,
NFL standout, acclaimed Broadway performer, and an audiences have laughed and learned from Paul Mellor’s
international presence/story coach to develop his memorable seminars.
message and now uses this message to train, inspire, and
motivate audiences to achieve their greatest potential
through his story and Jim Rohn-inspired speaking.Candice Andino Carolyn
CSR, RMR Coronado CSR,
Candice has been a freelance
RPR
reporter since 2008. She is a Texas
and California CSR and also has her Carolyn Coronado is a CSR, RPR
RPR and RMR. She has been a from Houston, Texas. She’s been an
speaker for several associations in official court reporter for Harris
the past and also runs an Instagram County for 23 years; both criminal
court reporting page with two other and civil courts. Carolyn has been
reporters called StenoStories. She
doing student recruitment since 2014. Youth Career Expos,
currently lives in Austin.
College night, Career Days and has Coordinated and lead nine
A to Z Programs, including the first-ever NCRA iPad-only A to Z
Mellony Ariail CSR, program.
RMR, CRR, TCRA
PRESIDENT Diane Csorba
Apprentice Court
Mellony Ariail is currently the court
reporter for County Criminal Court Reporter
No. 3 and the Veterans Treatment
Court in Denton County, Texas. She Diane graduated The Cittone
became a certified shorthand Institute in Edison, New Jersey and
reporter in 1988 and first worked as a became a New Jersey CSR in 1988. She freelanced for ten
freelance court reporter in the
years and had to leave the field due to wrist and elbow
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex until
pain. So she decided to become a flight attendant and dove
becoming an official court reporter in 1998. In 2004, she
became an independent captioner and CART provider where into that career for ten years. She wanted to get back into
she expanded her knowledge and skills beyond her wildest court reporting and in 2021 graduated from Arlington Career
dreams. She returned to official reporting in 2011 and began to Institute in Grand Prairie. She became an Apprentice Court
take a more active role in TCRA volunteer work. Mellony serves Reporter with Lexitas and they paired Jana and Diane together.
as TCRA President. She has been married to her husband, Terry,
for 31 years and has two children and a grandson. Her hobbies
include decorating, wine-tasting, going to the lake, travel, and
spending time with family and friends. Chavela Crain
CSR, RDR, RMR, CRR,
Kim Cherry CSR, TMR, CRC
RMR, TCRA PAST PRESIDENT
Chavela Crain is the official court
AND LEGISLATIVE CHAIR reporter for the 53rd District Court in
Austin, Travis County. Prior to her 20+
Kim Cherry has been a Texas years in the courtroom, Chavela
Certified Court Reporter since 1991. spent 14 years as a freelance
She graduated from Iverson Institute reporter. She was one of the first in the Austin area to provide
of Court Reporting in 16 months and realtime to attorneys and judges when it was a new thing and
was certified within two years of has extensive experience in daily copy transcripts and complex
starting court reporting school. She has served on the Texas litigation. Chavela is currently Vice President of Public Relations
Court Reporters Association Board of Directors ultimately serving and JBCC Liaison for TCRA.
as President for the 2017-2018 term. She is presently serving on
the National Congress of State Associations as the south
regional director. Her first three years of court reporting were
spent freelancing throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth area. She
has been an official court reporter for 26 years and takes
freelance work in her free time.Barbara Dr. Kirk Grynwald
Durand-Hollis ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON
CSR, RPR Dr. Grynwald is an Attending Hand
Surgeon in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is
Barbara graduated as Salutatorian Board Certified by the American
of her high school in Robstown, Board of Surgery as a Hand
Texas. In 1983, she graduated from Surgeon. His Bachelor of Science
Del Mar College of Court Reporting Degree is from Texas A&M University
and in 1985 San Antonio College of in College Station and his Medical
Court Reporting. She served on the Doctorate is from Texas Tech
TCRA Board as Area 6 Director from 2002-2007 and has been a University Health Sciences Center in
member from 1983 to the present. She served as Bexar County Lubbock. He did his Surgery Residency in West Virginia and his
Court Reporters Association President in 1999. She has been Fellowship in Kentucky and Australia. He’s involved in
with Federal Court Reporters of San Antonio from 1984 to the professional meetings in the U.S. and beyond, research,
present. She holds her RPR as well. scholastic leadership, and community. He is an avid runner,
cyclocross, mountain, and dirt bike rider in the U.S. and beyond
as well.
Dr. April Estrada
Dr. Estrada serves as the Director of
Jennifer Jacobs
Special Populations for Region 10 CSR, RPR
Education Service center, serving
approximately 120 school districts Jennifer Jacobs, CSR, RPR, has
and charters, 1200 campuses and been an d i ndepen d ent
over 875,000 students, where she freelancer for 12 years and has
leads a team of 90 consultants and subbed exclusively for 5 years in
direct services providers. As a part of her work at Region 10, she the DFW Metroplex.
leads the Regional Crisis Support Team responding to a variety
of crisis situations in schools, such as death/suicides/shootings/
car accidents etc. She also oversees two Statewide Programs Wendy Kirby CSR
for the Texas Education Agency and serves as an adjunct
professor for Dallas Baptist University. Dr. Estrada has served at
Wendy’s career began 25 years ago
all age/grade levels as a teacher, behavior specialist and
as a freelance reporter. She has
central office administrator in a range of settings from a small
freelanced for 19 years focusing on
and rural district, to mid-size/large districts and most recently
covering many courts across central
served as the Director of Special Programs in Highland Park ISD
Texas as well as depositions. In 2016,
before joining Region 10 five years ago.
Wendy became the official reporter
for the 361st District Court in Brazos
County, Texas. Wendy has two sons,
Cody (28) and Conner (17).
Judge Joe Lopez
49TH DISTRICT COURT
Judge Joe Lopez has been presiding
over the 49th Judicial District Court in
Laredo and Zapata, Webb and
Zapata Counties, since January of
2007.Anna Mar CSR Kerri New
CHIEF OF ROCKWALL
Anna is a brand-new CSR since
March of 2021. She graduated from COUNTY DA’S FAMILY
Arlington Career Institute. She has VIOLENCE DIVISION
been a student and now
professional member of NCRA, Kerri serves as Chief of Rockwall
TCRA, and BCCRA. She was the County District Attorney’s Family
Jaye Thompson Scholarshi p Violence Division, prosecuting felony
Recipient in 2020. She is the cohost Family Violence cases while training
of a podcast called StenoTalk which and supervising the Division’s
was featured in The JCR Weekly and additional felony and misdemeanor
thus had a podcast and TV interview. Family Violence prosecutors. Additionally, Kerri provides regular
training on specialized issues relating to the prosecution or
investigation of Family Violence offenses to all law enforcement
Chris Moyseos agencies within Rockwall County, and she has been invited to
MORGAN STANLEY speak on various Family Violence related topics to both state-
wide and national audiences. Kerri also serves her community
FINANCIAL ADVISOR & as a member of the Rockwall County Sexual Assault Response
FINANCIAL PLANNING Team and her State as a member of the Texas Council on
SPECIALIST Family Violence Public Policy Committee, and the Texas District
and County Attorneys Association Training Committee.
Chris Moyseos is a financial advisor,
financial planning specialist and
portfolio manager with Morgan
Felicia Oliphant
Stanley Wealth Management in ROCKWALL COUNTY
Austin, Texas. Chris began his career CRIMINAL DISTRICT
over thirty years ago in London in
the banking/finance sector. Following a move to management ATTORNEY, FIRST
consulting in 2000 he relocated to the States in 2003 to work ASSITANT
with corporate clients. Chris’ ultimate ambition in his career was
to enter the wealth management sector which he did in 2008. Felicia Wasson Oliphant received
Chris is aware of the challenges in managing personal wealth,
her Bachelor of Arts degree from the
running a business, trust and succession planning. He aims to University of Kansas in 1991 and her
tailor wealth management solutions to the specific needs of the
Juris Doctorate degree from the
individual rather than a one size fits all. Financial challenges are University of Houston in 1995. Ms. Oliphant prosecuted crimes
unique to each individual and Chris takes time to focus on against children, including physical and sexual abuse, from
listening to the matters that are an issue and provides tailor 2000-2010 while assigned to the Child Abuse Division in the
made solutions that will last the test of time. He is passionate Dallas County Criminal District Attorney's Office. She served as
about his client relationships and is a great believer in quality
Chief of the Child Abuse Division in that office from 2007-2010,
over quantity. He also has an interest on investing with impact, supervising a team of over 30 professionals who investigated
environmental, social and governance goals as well as aligning and prosecuted crimes against children. From 2010-2013, Ms.
investments with one’s moral and ethical stance. Oliphant served as the Clinical Director of the W. W. Caruth, Jr.
Child Advocacy Clinic at the SMU Dedman School of Law. In
2013, she joined the Rockwall County Criminal District Attorney's
Office where she continues to prosecute crimes against
children and also serve as the First Assistant.Kimberly Potter Bertha Prieto CSR,
APPRENTICE COURT TCRA STUDENT
REPORTER COMMITTEE CHAIR
Kimberly Potter is a graduate of Bertha is proud to work in two
Gordon High School. After disciplines that she’s equally
graduation, she studied business passionate about: court reporter
administration at Tarleton State and educator. She has been
University. Kimberly attended certified as a court reporter for 23
Arlington Career Institute and years and worked predominantly as
became an Apprentice Court an Official Court Reporter in the
Reporter in November of County of El Paso in a variety of jurisdictions. Over the span of 11
2020. When she is not working, she enjoys crafting and years, Bertha has been teaching court reporting at El Paso
spending time with her family. Kimberly and her family reside in Community College. The program has transitioned to online
Rochelle, Texas. learning and has recently partnered with Libertas Academy to
teach court reporting to high school students. Through much
preparation, the program has also recently embedded a
Paul Price certificate in Realtime Closed Captioning/CART that will initiate
VICE PRESIDENT OF in 2021.
FORENSIC SERVICES
Jana Richter CSR
Paul Price is the Vice President,
Forensic Services at Xact Data Jana received her Associate’s
Discovery, where he manages the Degree from Houston Community
firm’s technical operations in areas College and has worked locally and
of digital forensics and cyber internationally as a court
security. While supervising forensic reporter. She is currently a
examiners, he maintains an active freelancer in the Dallas area. She is
case load and conducts digital a board member of Stenovators
forensic investigations for civil litigation, criminal matters, internal Pathway Solutions. She is a NCRA,
investigations, and cyber security efforts. Prior to becoming a TCRA, and Dallas Court Reporters
consultant, Mr. Price gained invaluable experience and training Association member, having served as DCRA President from
as a law enforcement officer, where he received certification 2007-2008 and received their Distinguished Service Award in
as a Computer Forensic Examiner. Mr. Price has conducted, 2008. Through the years, she has presented and created
assisted, or supervised over 1000 forensic exams for local, state, seminars, videos, and training events and has served on
and federal law enforcement agencies as well as law firms, numerous committees.
corporations, and private individuals. His law enforcement
background includes specialized assignments in Financial
Crimes Investigation, Crime Scene, Computer Forensics, and
Counterterrorism. Paul spent the last five years of his law
enforcement career on assignment with the FBI working
National Security matters and held a TS/SCI security clearance.
Mr. Price has worked on several high-profile engagements
around the globe including cases dealing with Intellectual Janet Saavedra
Properties, Trade Secrets, Bankruptcy, Embezzlement, Fraud,
Commercial Litigation, Family Law, and Criminal matters. His
CSR
work requires him to identify, preserve, analyze, and document
electronically stored information (ESI) from computers, servers, Janet Saavedra, CSR, worked as an
mobile devices, VOIP systems, and many other sources of ESI for official for the 254th Judicial District
the purposes of evidentiary or root cause analysis. Mr. Price has Court in Dallas from 2015 to
been recognized and testified as a forensic expert in legal 2020. Janet is now a freelance
proceedings pending in both State and Federal courts. reporter, covering different types of
courts within the state of Texas.Betty Sanders CSR Deana Tarver CSR,
TCRA Area 4 Director
Betty Sanders has been a Texas
Certified Shorthand Reporter since
1995 and is currently the Official Deana started freelance reporting in
1985. Since 1999, she has been an
Court Reporter for the 97th District
Court. independent freelancer with her
business Emerald Reporting Services,
Inc. Deana currently serves on
TCRA’s Board as Area 4 Director.
Terry Spangler CSR
Terry Spangler has been a Texas CSR
since February of 2000 and is a self-
Melinda Walker
studied mask writer. She is currently CSR, RPR, CMRS
the Official Court Reporter for the
6th District Court in Lamar County.
Melinda Walker, CSR, RPR, CMRS, is
the former Chief Reporter at the U.S.
House of Representatives. Upon her
retirement, Melinda returned to Texas
Debbie Solcher where she has been providing
substitute court reporting in the
CENTRAL TEXAS courts of Texas, as well as covering a
REGIONAL wide range of depositions and other types of hearings. Melinda
will provide us with her perspective on the various procedures
ADMINISTRATOR OF used in the different courts she has subbed in.
THE GOVENOR’S
CHILD SEX Suzette Weis CSR,
TRAFFICKING TEAM CRR, RPR
As Central Texas Regional Suzette Weis is a Texas CSR, RPR,
Administrator for the Child Sex CRR. She also has held licenses in
Trafficking Team, Office of the Hawaii, Georgia, and Colorado. She
Go vernor , Deb bi e S olcher lives in Corpus Christi, TX, and is an
collaborates with a variety of public and private stakeholders instructor at Del Mar College. She still
across the central Texas region to ensure the continuum of scopes and works with other
survivor care established in the region is functioning with the freelancers and officials throughout
guiding principles of trauma-responsive, victim-centered, the 50 states.
collaboration and continuous improvement. Additionally,
Debbie will expand the geographic boundaries of the regional
model to include research-based prevention programs as well
as long-term services to build resiliency in survivors of child sex
trafficking. She has a B.S. in Criminal Justice and a MSE in
Educational Leadership and holds a Texas Teaching Certificate.
Debbie has an extensive background in private school
education and has served in the juvenile justice system.You can also read
