Kelly Moranz is an associate professor at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) in Parma, Ohio within the Captioning and Court Reporting Program. She holds the nationally recognized professional certification of Certified Reporter Instructor (CRI) and has been in the court report­ing field since 1985. Moranz is also a graduate of Tri-C. She has worked in multiple freelance firms in a variety of roles and became involved in education in 2006 as a part-time faculty member at Tri-C. Moranz has been instrumental in developing courses and curriculum, recruiting, and expanding the program. She also facilitates a mentorship program that has been recognized by Tri-C for its unique approach in supporting students. Additionally, she holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Adult Education.

Moranz was awarded the Ralph M. Besse Excellence in Teaching Award in 2015 by Tri-C and received the inaugural JCR Award for Leadership and Team-building for schools in 2016. In 2016, she was also named NCRA’s Educator of the Year and presented with the CASE Award of Excellence. NCRA’s CASE (Council on Approved Student Education) Award of Excellence recog­nizes the important role student education plays in the court reporting profession and honors educators for their dedication and outstanding achievement and leadership.

Robyn Hennigan is a Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) and Certified Realtime Instructor (CRI) and is the Program Coordinator and Senior Technical Instructor in the online Judicial Court Reporting degree program at Clark State College. Robyn has been serving the court reporting profession for 36 years in varying capacities and has served as the program coordinator and only full-time faculty member in the Clark State Court Reporting Program since 2002. 

Hennigan’s professional endeavors include freelance reporting, official reporting, captioning, owning/operating freelance reporting business, serving as an adjunct professor, writing and managing two grants for the college, developing the court reporting degree program online, developing certificate programs online, and working in conjunction with the faculty at Stark State College to create a shared online degree program between Clark State and Stark State Colleges. Robyn also owns and operates RHProofPlus, a scoping and proofreading business serving the reporting profession since 2006. 

At the national level, Robyn is a professional member of the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) and was appointed to the NCRA Board of Directors in 2017, where she served a short stint prior to resigning due to a family illness. She was awarded the NCRA 2018 CASE Award of Excellence and has served NCRA as a certification test grader for more than 20 years as well as serving on multiple NCRA committees, including the Test Advisory Council and the Council on Approved Student Education, and has developed and hosted webinars for NCRA. Robyn also served on the Board of Directors for the Ohio Court Reporters Association in various positions over a ten-year stint and was recognized in 2010 as its Outstanding Associate member. 

For Clark State, Robyn has served on many faculty and college committees, including Co-Chair of the Technology Council, Faculty Senator for the Business and Applied Technologies School, President-Elect and President of Faculty Senate, Assistant Secretary of Faculty Senate, and Co-Chair of the Strategic Planning and Resource Council’s Goal 4, Initiative 1 Work Group. 

Robyn has presented in various venues, including the Ohio Department of Higher Education, the Administrative Professionals’ annual seminar, the Council of Administrative Professionals at Clark State, the OCRA annual conference, the NCRA teacher webinar series, the STAR Fireside Chate, and at the Vice-president of Academic Affairs’ college-wide meeting.

Danielle Green is an educator in business and court reporting education, currently serving as a Professor at Alfred State College, where she teaches both business and court reporting courses on-campus and online with over a decade of instructional experience.

She holds an MBA from SUNY Oswego, a Bachelor’s in Technology Management, and an Associate in Court and Realtime Reporting, all from the State University of New York. Her professional development includes certifications in court reporting instruction, educational coaching, online teaching, and outcomes assessment—many completed with distinction through SUNY. She is also a certified SCOA Scholar Mentor and leadership program graduate.

Her community involvement includes work with veterans through the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project and supporting military spouses via Project Steno, where she teaches introductory stenography.

Her work has been recognized through honors such as the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service, Pioneer Award, and distinctions as an Open SUNY Fellow and Online Teaching Ambassador. She has presented on a variety of topics from student retention to leadership in higher education and has contributed to published works, including a feature in Court Reporters Survival Guide: School Success Stories.

Leah has been tapping the steno keys for more than 30 years, having begun her career in her home country, Australia. Moving across the world to London on a working holiday in 1995, and now certified in three countries (the U.S. the U.K. and Australia), Leah continues to travel the globe with her steno machine in one hand and passport in the other.

From American depositions to arbitrations, from courts-martial to conferences, inquests to inquiries, court to captioning, tribunals to talks, Leah has just about done it all and still loves the profession as much as she did when she first touched a steno machine at the age of 15.    Leah says, "Whether it be the Australian Outback or Arusha, Dubai or Dusseldorf, Lithuania or Luxembourg, Paris or Prague, the world really is a stenographer's oyster."

Born and raised in Cleveland, Tom graduated from Cleveland State University and joined a local CPA firm. There, he was exposed to various industries and accounting systems as a senior accountant. Tom left to work for a hospitality company that grew from 6 to 50 locations during his tenure.  There, he learned strategic planning, budgeting, and preparing detailed analysis reports while managing the accounting department.  He also attended seminars to learn how to read and prepare corporate tax returns.  With a desire to achieve higher goals, he left to open his own tax and consulting business, with a diverse client base specializing in the service industry. He currently resides in Olmsted Township, Ohio, on nine acres where he decompresses from solving clients’ challenges. 

Donna is First Vice President and Senior Resident Director of Merrill Lynch's Hudson, Ohio office. She has been with Merrill Lynch for fifteen years. Donna is committed to delivering personalized, long-term strategies tailored to her clients' needs. 

Sal Iaquinto served as a judge in the Virginia Beach General District Court from 2013 to 2024 and is currently serving as a judge in the Virginia Beach Circuit Court. Previously, he practiced civil litigation at Poole Mahoney, PC, managing the firm’s collection department and trying insurance defense cases. He also served as Delegate for the 84th District in the Virginia General Assembly from 2006-2013. During his eight years in office, Sal served on the Courts of Justice, Counties Cities and Towns, General Laws, and Martin Luther King, Jr. committees, eventually serving as chairman of two subcommittees. He also served as the Chairman of the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program Commission and worked to successfully strengthen penalties for drunk drivers in the Commonwealth. He also worked to improve the process and decrease the costs for adoptive families, as well as protect homeowners through stricter eminent domain requirements. In addition to his legal and legislative work, Sal served as Regent University’s Vice President for Advancement from 2008-2010. He and his wife, Stephanie, have four children.

Amy Davidson is an experienced association professional with a background in membership and foundations and more than twelve years of certification and testing experience. Davidson serves as NCRA’s Director, Certification and Testing, and oversees seven national certifications (RSR, RPR, RMR, RDR, CRR, CRC, CLVS). Amy enjoys seeing candidates successfully achieving their professional goals and proudly displaying their hard-earned achievements. 

Marybeth Everhart began reporting in 1980. She has been a freelancer and official reporter in Brisbane, Australia. She has presented hundreds of seminars for the court reporting profession. Marybeth is the National Marketing Manager for Realtime Coach, working closely with schools, firms, and court systems to improve skills for students and working reporters.

She has served as a member of numerous NCRA committees and has been a contributing editor to the Journal of Court Reporting for more than 35 years 

Joel Freedman is president of The Legal Video Team. Joel has more than 35 years of experience in the video industry. He continues to provide broadcast quality video production for clients like CBS News, Fox News, ESPN, MSNBC, and more.

Before starting The Legal Video Team, Joel earned a BA from James Madison University in Telecommunications. He then gained experience as a staff member of several production facilities and television stations. The live news environment taught Joel how to meet tight deadlines. The video production environment focused him on maintaining the quality of his work. During his tenure at these jobs, he continually worked as a freelancer, which added to his wealth of knowledge.  Joel enjoys being active and spending time outside with the family. Activities include boating, biking, rollerblading, and snow skiing.

Richard and his wife Dana are the owners of Arkansas Realtime Reporting, LLC. Richard is a CLVS and Trial Presentation Professional who specializes in high-complex legal video services. Richard also serves on the NCRA CLVS Council. He started as a videographer with a passion for scuba diving as an instructor and underwater videography, of which he is very active today. Richard's background brings with it experience as a sound engineer and video for television.

Richard started his career in the Air Force after which he has spent the majority of his career as a professional educator in highly technical subject matter up until his retirement in 2019 from public service. Richard thoroughly enjoys presenting and educating others.   Richard and the staff of Arkansas Realtime Reporting, LLC are known for their extensive knowledge and skill in complex legal videography and realtime court reporting serving clients throughout the U.S.

Dave Wenhold has represented the court reporting and captioning professions as a lobbyist for more than 25 years. In his tenure at NCRA as Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, and now as Executive Director, he was successful in lobbying the Judicial Branch and the Executive Branch, and he has worked with Congress to earmark tens of millions of dollars for the court reporting and captioning professions. Dave is currently advocating to curb AI in the judicial system for the protections of all litigants with the introduction of NCRA’s AI oversight legislation.

He is co-founder of Miller/Wenhold Capitol Strategies, a full-service lobbying firm based in Northern Virginia. Wenhold is a past president of the American League of Lobbyists and founder of the ALL Capitol PurSuit Drive, an annual clothes drive held on Capitol Hill to aid Americans trying to re-enter the workforce, for which he was presented with the U.S. President’s “Call to Service” award, the country’s highest award for citizen volunteerism.

In 2008 Dave was selected along with three other lobbyists as one of the most effective association lobbyists in Washington by Association Trends. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Keene State College in Keene, N.H., the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation from the American Society of Association Executives, and the Professional Lobbying Certificate (PLC) from the American League of Lobbyists. In 2025 Dave received an honorary Doctorate Degree from his alma mater for his extensive philanthropic work and career of giving back.