Alan Peacock, FAPR, RDR, CRR, CRC, began his reporting career in 1987 after he attended Biggers College of Court Reporting in New Orleans, La. In 1991, when captioning was in its infancy, Alan moved to Atlanta, Ga., to work with Judy and Mike Brentano to provide live captioning on site at WXIA, one of the first stations to provide realtime captioning.While in Atlanta, Alan also trained as a CART provider, even using a 286 DOS computer. He also was one of the first reporters to provide realtime CAT in the deposition setting in Atlanta, Ga. Since that time, Alan has continued to stay focused in all three disciplines of stenography - captioning, CART, and realtime reporting. He is past president of the Alabama Court Reporters Association and currently serves on the Alabama Board of Court Reporters, the governmental licensing body in Alabama, as well as Chair of the Technology Committee for NCRA.

Suzanne Trimble is an official court reporter for U.S. District Court, stationed in Orlando, Fla. For most of her 24-year career, she has served as an official reporter for both state and federal courts. Trimble has been a member of NCRA since 1997 and is currently a member of NCRA’s Technology Committee.

Rebecca Nathanson is the James Rogers Professor of Education & Law at the Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She received her doctoral degree in special education from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and her training in the area of child witness research as a Research Fellow at the UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. Nathanson’s research is focused on examining the capabilities and limitations of children and youth in the legal system, as well as the emotional impact of participation in the process. Dr. Nathanson developed and directs the Kids’ Court School, a nationally recognized program that educates children and youth about the judicial process and teaches them strategies to reduce system-related stress. She also co-developed the Kids’ Court School Competency Remediation Program. Dr. Nathanson also directs the Office for Youth Rights and Educational Justice in the College of Education at UNLV.

Kelly Linkowski has been captioning since 2003 from both the comforts of home and around the world. She believes passionately in communication accessibility, with captions being a part of the universal planning of all events, conferences, and entertainment — not as an accommodation but as equal access. Linkowski has been a stenographic reporter since 1993. "Our career has offered me the opportunity to schedule work around our family's schedules and needs, never having to figure out how to schedule things with work as the epicenter. I love this profession." Linkowski served as the 2019-2020 Ohio Court Reporters Association President and volunteers on caption-related committees for NCRA.

Lindsay Stoker is a freelance deposition reporter and realtime captioner with more than 13 years' experience. Her specialties include remote, broadcast, and technical captioning – with a particular focus on clients in the technology sector – and has presented on captioning best practices at many state and national conventions. She lives in Orange County, Calif., with her husband and their four sons, ages 13, 13, 9, and 7.

Becky Tallarico has been captioning since 1999. She enjoys the traveling opportunities and diversity that captioning offers as well as the chance to learn something new every day through this exciting career. Tallarico serves as District 7 director for the Pennsylvania Court Reporters Association, on the Advisory Board for Luzerne County Community College, and on the Test Writing Committee for NCRA. She also enjoys mentoring court reporting students. In her spare time, she enjoys volunteering with the homeless, traveling, kayaking, and skiing with her husband and two daughters.

Thomas has been a court reporter since 1978 and a captioner since 1989. At the national level, Thomas served for six years on the NCRA Realtime Certification Committee, which developed the Certified CART Provider (CCP) and Certified Broadcast Captioner (CBC) certifications. She was also part of the team that developed the Certified Realtime Captioner (CRC) certification. She also served as a member of the NCRA Captioning Regulation and Captioning Committees. Since 2008, she has been a member of NCRA’s Council of the Academy of Professional Reporters (CAPR), which deals with certification and education issues. Thomas has served for many years on the faculty/training staff of NCRA.

Alan Peacock, FAPR, RDR, CRR, CRC, began his reporting career in 1987 after he attended Biggers College of Court Reporting in New Orleans, La. In 1991, when captioning was in its infancy, Alan moved to Atlanta, Ga., to work with Judy and Mike Brentano to provide live captioning on site at WXIA, one of the first stations to provide realtime captioning.While in Atlanta, Alan also trained as a CART provider, even using a 286 DOS computer. He also was one of the first reporters to provide realtime CAT in the deposition setting in Atlanta, Ga. Since that time, Alan has continued to stay focused in all three disciplines of stenography - captioning, CART, and realtime reporting. He is past president of the Alabama Court Reporters Association and currently serves on the Alabama Board of Court Reporters, the governmental licensing body in Alabama, as well as Chair of the Technology Committee for NCRA.

Kelli Ann Willis has been reporting since 1983 and realtiming since 1994. She freelanced for many years, becoming an international realtime reporter for 10 years before taking her current position as an official federal stenographer in the Northern District of Texas for the Hon. Brantley Starr.

Denee Vadell is an experienced court reporter and realtime captioner. She has been providing CART for six years, captioning for four years, and protecting the record for three years.  She graduated from Stenotech Institute in Fairfield, N.J., in 2012. Her first job out of school was CART for Rutgers University. She provided CART for multiple college classes and events including accounting, masters social work classes, for the United Nations in New York, HBO, and the National Action Network.  She then went on to pursue a captioning career at VITAC, the largest captioning company in the country. She captioned for a variety of television networks including CNN, QVC, NHK Japan, and MSNBC to name a few.

After captioning for VITAC, Vadell decided to take the official court reporter test for New York State and began her career as an official at Bronx Criminal Court in 2018. She is a consummate professional and has a strong commitment to promoting her profession and inspiring others to graduate from court reporting school because it has changed her life for the better.

Vadell is a member of NCRA and serves on the Technology Committee and the Brand Ambassadors Committee. She is an advocate of living a life of service and giving back to her profession.

Brent Young is the founder of Attachmore, a file delivery services that has served the court reporting community since 2007. He is a veteran of the online storage industry and was a founding member of the Internet's first online backup solution back in 1999. He has started and operated a number of online storage related companies during his career and will bring a fresh perspective to the dull topic of file sharing and online storage.

Sue A.Terry, is a freelance court reporter from Springfield, Ohio and is a previous President of the NCRA Board. She holds the nationally recognized professional certifications of Registered Professional Reporter (RPR), Certified Realtime Reporter (CRR), and Certified Realtime Captioner (CRC). She is also a Fellow of the Academy of Professional Reporters (FAPR).During her tenure as 2018-2019 NCRA President Terry steered the Association toward a new direction as part of new, three-pillar strategic plan. Accomplishments under her leadership included the launch of NCRA 2.0, an effort to emphasize the Association's advocacy efforts for members, increasing transparency, strengthening our government relations team, and, most importantly, highly valuing its members' voices.

Phyllis Craver Lykken is a freelance reporter and agency owner from Yakima, Wash. She began her reporting career in 1980 and holds the nationally recognized certification of Registered Professional Reporter (RPR). She is also a Fellow of the Academy of Professional Reporters (FAPR).  

Currently an NCRA Director, Craver Lykken served as chair and member of the NCRA STRONG Committee and served on the National Congress of State Associations (NCSA) Governing Board as an NCRA regional representative and on many other committees.  She has also presented at NCRA’s Annual Conference & Expo, at several state association seminars, and via webinar.

At the state level, Craver Lykken held many positions with the Washington Court Reporters Association (WCRA), including serving as president on three occasions and once as co-president. She has been a fierce legislative advocate, serving as WCRA’s Legislative Committee Co-chair for many years. She has also appeared before the Washington Supreme Court to brief a proposed court rule amendment. She played an instrumental role in enacting an emergency order (in addition to helping draft a court rule amendment) to allow for remote oath administration. Craver Lykken currently serves on the Washington State Bar Association’s Character & Fitness and LLLT Boards.

Ian Hardy is an internationally-recognized Global Deposition Expert and President of Optima Juris, the world’s first and only agency specialized in deposition services for U.S. legal matters abroad. With over eighteen years of experience organizing depositions throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Oceania, Ian is a leading expert in global deposition consulting and services. Ian started work as a legal videographer in Paris, France. Over time, his experience and expertise has made him a go-to source for understanding the issues and requirements for successfully arranging depositions outside of the U.S. As a valued and active member of the international legal community, Ian regularly consults for law firms, domestic reporting agencies, and in-house legal departments on how to successfully set up and conduct legal depositions globally. He proudly serves over 70% of the world’s top-100 law firms and provides consulting for the largest national court reporting agencies. He gladly lends his expertise and guidance free of charge to court reporters, legal videographers, and fellow deposition services professionals in national and regional forums across the United States.

Rachel N. Barkume is a freelance reporter based in Alta, Calif. She is licensed in California, Nevada, and Idaho and works primarily as a deposition reporter in Northern California. Barkume served on the Board of Directors for the California Court Reporters Association from 2013-2020, serving as president in 2018-2019. She has also been Chair of NCRA's New Professionals Advisory Committee (NPAC) and is now part of the Veterans Liaison Committee, which is a committee that assists and advises the NPAC in their charges.

Callie Sajdera is an official reporter for the 2nd Judicial District in Denver, Colo. She has been a reporter for two and a half years since graduating from Anoka Technical College in Anoka, Minn., in the spring of 2018. Denver was her target workplace since she began school, and she is very proud to say that she represents the Denver District.