Heidi C. Thomas, FAPR, RDR, CRR, CRC, has been a court reporter since 1978, and a broadcast and CART captioner since 1989. A former director and secretary for the Georgia Shorthand Reporters Association and former member of the Board of Court Reporting for the State of Georgia, she has also served for many years on the faculty and training staff of the National Court Reporters Association. She served for six years on the NCRA Realtime Certification Committee, which developed the Certified CART Provider and Certified Broadcast Captioner certifications. She was also part of the team that developed the Certified Realtime Captioner certification. Since 2008, she has been a member of NCRA’s Council of the Academy of Professional Reporters, which deals with certification and education issues, and is a former member of the Board of Directors of NCRA. She has been a presenter at the Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Colorado, and various other state court reporter association conventions. She was involved in realtime training with the Caption Masters series, a broadcast captioning/CART captioning re-training/transition program, and is currently training with the Caption Quest program in Atlanta, Ga. She has mentored students and professionals for most of her career. She provides on-site and remote CART and broadcast captioning for local, regional, national, and international conferences; conventions and seminars; and classroom and business settings. She has also worked as a national broadcast captioner, including realtime captioning on ABC, NBC, CBS, ESPN, FoxSportsNet, and WAGA and WSB in Atlanta, and she was also part of the captioning team for the 2000 Summer Olympics on MSNBC. She has been a part of captioning teams who provide realtime captioning for conventions since 1990. She continues to travel both in the U.S. and internationally to provide on-site captioning services, and she has provided live performance captioning for national and regional theater groups. 

Geanell Adams, EdD, chairs NCRA's DEI, CASE, and Student/Teacher Committees,  and serves as vice-chair of the WKT Committee. She has been a member of NCRA for over 20 years and is dedicated to the evolution of stenographic reporting through education and technology. 

John W. Blue is a trailblazer in the realm of higher education and diversity initiatives. Hailing from Tampa, Florida, John serves as the inaugural Executive Director of the Office of Belonging, Access & Engagement and is also the Senior Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Eastern Illinois University. A testament to resilience and ambition, John is a proud first-generation college graduate who earned his bachelor's degree in biology from Jackson State University. His passion for leadership led him to complete a Master's degree in Leadership from Nova Southeastern University, and he is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Higher Education Administration at the University of Mississippi.

John's influence extends beyond his professional accomplishments; he has an unwavering commitment to shaping inclusive educational environments where everyone can thrive. When he's not championing change in academia, you'll find him exploring new corners of the world or soaking in the electrifying energy of college football and HBCU marching bands. Inspired by Nelson Mandela’s wisdom, he lives by the motto, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
John W. Blue embodies a spirit of excellence and continues to make significant strides in transforming the landscape of higher education.

Dr. Nequel Burwell is an accomplished professional from North Carolina. Presently, she holds the position of Director for Residence Life at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Burwell's academic background includes a bachelor's degree in communications and psychology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, as well as a master's degree in student affairs administration in higher education. In August 2022, she successfully completed her Ed.D. in Education with a focus on Higher Education from The University of Mississippi.

With an unwavering commitment to her field, Dr. Burwell actively participates in numerous higher education and student affairs organizations NASPA & SACSA. Dr. Burwell's areas of expertise center around student growth, leadership development, and fostering an environment that encourages personal and professional development among staff members. Notably, she is a co-founder of the prominent Facebook group, Black Student Affairs Professionals (#BLKSAP), which serves as a vital platform for networking and support within the field. Outside of her professional pursuits, Dr. Burwell is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated and Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity. She is an avid book club member, a true crime enthusiast, a passionate foodie, and a dog mom.

Hector Cordova helps you make your technology work for you. Hector lives at the intersection of art and technology, highlighted by his diverse work experiences such as his years at Apple and his years coaching performers all the way to Broadway.

Hector brings his unique blend of technological prowess and performing arts expertise to his professional life as Managing Director for Alitigate, a legal media and tech firm based in Orlando, Florida. Between leading Alitigate to success, filming hundreds of videos and presenting in hundreds of trials each year for some of the nation’s largest firms, Hector serves on two NCRA committees: the CLVS Council, and the Technology Committee.

Sarah Kleinschmidt is an experienced Trial Technician and Certified Legal Video Specialist (CLVS). Having grown up immersed in the legal industry, Sarah is dedicated to preserving the integrity of the field while embracing and advancing with new technology.

Lisa Migliore Black serves as vice chair of NCRA STRONG and a member of NCRA Brand Ambassadors and has served on NCSA, Ethics First, Task Force on Contracting. She is a past president of the Kentucky Court Reporters Association and has received the KYCRA Distinguished Service Award. Lisa also founded Court Reporting Alliance, a fundraising endeavor to raise money for NCRA that is sponsored by independently owned and operated stenographic reporters and firms. 

You can follow her blog at https://miglioreassociates.com/blog/

Candace O’Barr Holleman Jones, a co-founder of eDeposition, has more than 30 years of experience reporting and managing complex litigation disputes. She and her team have been the reporters of choice in high-stakes cases throughout the country, providing real-time, daily copy, and a host of other services needed to fit her clients’ unique needs. Her experience also includes cases involving intense media scrutiny, such as the deposition of Jeffrey Wigand later depicted in the 1999 film The Insider.

She currently serves as Vice President of the MS Court Reporters Association, is a member of the MCRA Board of Directors, and a MS Delegate of National Congress of State Associations

Hector Cordova helps you make your technology work for you. Hector lives at the intersection of art and technology, highlighted by his diverse work experiences such as his years at Apple and his years coaching performers all the way to Broadway.

Hector brings his unique blend of technological prowess and performing arts expertise to his professional life as Managing Director for Alitigate, a legal media and tech firm based in Orlando, Florida. Between leading Alitigate to success, filming hundreds of videos and presenting in hundreds of trials each year for some of the nation’s largest firms, Hector serves on two NCRA committees: the CLVS Council, and the Technology Committee.

Andrea Kreutz is a second-generation firm owner and Certified Legal Video Specialist from Huney-Vaughn Court Reporters in Des Moines, Iowa. 
 
She spent more than 14 years as a computer programmer after graduating from AIB College of Business. At the national level, Andrea serves on the National Court Reporters Foundation, Technology Committee, CLVS Council, and NCRA STRONG. 
 
Andrea is passionate about organ donation and GiGi’s Playhouse, a nonprofit whose mission is to change the way the world views Down syndrome and to send a global message of acceptance for all. 

andreak@huneyvaughn.com

Dutcheen Cameron has been a court reporter for 44 years. She has earned her RPR twice and is currently an RMR (2015) and CRR (2014). She has been an official court reporter in Westmoreland County, Pa., has worked as an agency reporter, and since 1999 has been an independent freelance reporter. Embracing realtime depositions has been her main focus in recent years. 

Anna Cillo has been a captioner and court reporter in and around Pittsburgh since 2009. She was the in-stadium captioner for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2014-2022. She currently works as a freelance court reporer and is the owner of Advanced Realtime Captioning Solutions.

Advanced Realtime Captioning Solutions was founded in 2018 in response to the demand for captioning in and around the city of Pittsburgh. ARCS has provided captions and consulting to many organizations in Western Pennsylvania. Some of these organizations include Carnegie Mellon University, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Prime Stage Theater, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh City Theater, The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, Temple Sinai, The Heinz History Center, The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, and the Center for Hearing and Deaf Services.