Education is Power: STRONG Sculpting Techniques

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.