Nominations Sought for Distinguished Service Award by DSA Committee: The DSA is the highest honor bestowed on a reporter member by MCRA in recognition for the service and dedication given to the profession of court reporting, as well as the Missouri Court Reporters Association. If you know a reporter who you feel is deserving of this award, please submit your nomination to Mary Conway, DSA Chair, at mkc388@gmail.com or you may call 816 294-8552. You may submit your nomination also to any member of the committee: Diana Taylor, Linda Dattilo, Debbie McLaughlin, or Jean Brown.
The deadline for submitting nominees for this award is July 20, 2013.
MCRA 2013 Conference at the Sheraton Westport
900 Westport Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63146 – September 20, 21 & 22, 2013.
You can make your hotel reservations at 1-314-878-1500. We’ve been able to negotiate a wonderful room rate of $99. The Sheraton is located in the beautiful Westport Plaza. There are a ton of dining, entertainment, and shopping options within walking distance. The Convention Committee is currently working on an outstanding agenda. Call and make your reservations early to take advantage of the great room rate for this fabulous hotel.
Mark Kislingbury, the fastest court reporter in the world, will be a speaker at the 2013 MCRA Conference in St. Louis! He will be speaking on Saturday, September 21, 2013. To read more about Mark, click on this link to his website markkislingbury.com. Mark is the master of the steno machine, and he’s got lots of tips for increasing speed and honing your skills in real-time.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Hello and welcome to the Missouri Court Reporters web site. As you navigate through we hope you enjoy our informational topics, MCRA Committees, happenings around Missouri pertaining to our profession, photos of our MCRA members at our MCRA events.
In the upcoming year we may be facing challenges but your Missouri Court Reporters Association Board Members are continually working hard on issues pertaining to our profession that touch the official reporters and the freelance reporters across the State of Missouri. Each facet of court reporting has its own unique issues and your MCRA Board is diligently staying abreast of these happenings.
Missouri Court Reporters Association is only as strong as the participation of its membership and I feel truly confident with each of us working together MCRA will have a successful year.
Happy New Year!!!
Rozann Brancato,
MCRA President