CONTACT: Annemarie Roketenetz

703/584-9014 or 703/969-6363

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(Officer’s full name) to serve on (state association abbreviation)’s

Board of Directors

Local court reporter to serve (number) year term

CITY, state, month, date, year — (Full name of state association) (state association’s abbreviation), the state’s leading organization representing stenographic court reporters, broadcast and CART captioners, and legal videographers, announced today that (Full name of member) a (type of court reporter) from (city and state) was named to serve a (number) year term on its Board of Directors, during the association’s annual convention held (dates) in (name of city).

(Last name of member), who holds the nationally recognized professional certifications of (spell out all certifications and include abbreviations in parenthesis), is currently a court reporter with (include name of court/firm or if a freelance reporter). (He/she) has been a court reporter for (number) years.

“Include a quote here from the member about what they are looking forward to during their tenure on the board and why they want to serve,” (he/she) said.

Active at the state level, (last name of member) previously served as (list any leadership or committee positions held in service to the state association). (He/She) was awarded (list any special recognitions awarded by the state association).

At the national level, (last name of member) has served on numerous committees for the National Court Reporters Association (NCRF) including (list any committee/leadership service).

(Include any other information related to career and/or personal life, including any membership in other professional organizations).

(Include information about your state association. See NCRA boilerplate below.)

For more information, visit NCRA.org. Career information about the court reporting profession — one of the leading career options that do not require a traditional four-year degree — can be found at crTakeNote.com.

About NCRA

The National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) is internationally recognized for promoting excellence among those who capture and convert the spoken word to text for more than 100 years. NCRA is committed to supporting its more than 16,000 members in achieving the highest level of professional expertise with educational opportunities and industry-recognized court reporting, educator and videographer certification programs. NCRA impacts legislative issues and the global marketplace through its actively involved membership. Forbes has named court reporting as one of the best career options that do not require a traditional four-year degree and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the court reporting field is expected to grow by 14 percent through the year 2020. For more information, visit NCRA.org.

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