Missouri Court Reporters Association

AUDIT COMMITTEE
Linda Dattilo ~ Chair
314/615-2682
Linda.Dattilo@courts.mo.gov
Sande Meyer
Tiffany Thompson, ex officio

BUDGET/FINANCE COMMITTEE
Mary K. Conway ~ Co-Chair
816/271-1473
Mary.Conway@courts.mo.gov
Angie Culler ~ Co-Chair
660/679-5743
Angie.Culler@courts.mo.gov
Lisa Hennon
Dawn McTeer
Tiffany Thompson, ex officio

BYLAWS COMMITTEE
Linda Dattilo ~ Chair
314/615-2682
Carolyn Keeling
Diana Taylor
Tiffany Thompson, ex officio

CHIEF EXAMINER - EAST
Deborah Kriegshauser
314/235-8319
debbiekriegs@cs.com

CHIEF EXAMINER - WEST
Irene Narvaez
913/671-6770
crikc@sbcglobal.net

CONTINUING EDUCATION CHAIR
Rachelle Sobaski
417/522-4506
Rachelle.Sobaski@courts.mo.gov

CONVENTION COMMITTEE 2009
Shana Crane ~ Chair
636/244-0453
Shana.Crane@courts.mo.gov
Faith Olliges, Immediate Past President
Dawn McTeer, President-Elect
Deborah McLaughlin
Rhonda Laurentius
Linda Dattilo
Jennifer Dunn
Karen Rottmann
Tiffany Thompson, ex officio

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD COMMITTEE
Bo Kriegshauser ~ Chair
bokriegshauser@charter.net
618/235-8319
Jim Bouck
Mary K. Conway
Diana M. Taylor
Dennis Jaeger
Tiffany Thompson, ex officio

EDITORS:

Marian Rein ~ Progress
314/781-3630
Fax: 314/781-2737
Marian@charter.net

Stephanie Prewitt ~ Membership Directory
660/395-9562
Stephanie@prewitt.biz

Gail Conaway ~ Advertising Editor
816/769-2758
Gail.Conaway@courts.mo.gov

Gail Conaway ~ Web Site
816/769-2758
Gail.Conaway@courts.mo.gov
Deborah McLaughlin ~ Web Site
314/487-2259
DebMcL@charter.net
www.mocra.org

FUND-RAISING COMMITTEE
Gail Conaway ~ Chair
816/769-2758
Gail.Conaway@courts.mo.gov
Betsy Gromowsky
Rosann Brancato
Tiffany Hughes, ex officio

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Randy Dunn ~ Co-Chair
636/240-6585
randun@iwon.com
Kathy Foley ~ Co-Chair
816/881-3709
Kathy.Foley@courts.mo.gov
Catherine Boyd
Mary Conway
Angie Culler
Linda Dattilo
Betsy Gromowsky
Brett Harrison
Pat Manners
Joanne Martin
Dawn McTeer
Faith Olliges
Stephanie Prewitt
Ginger Sommerer
Diane Woods
Tiffany Thompson, ex officio

LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE
Joanne Martin ~ Chair
314/622-4359
JoJMartin@sbcglobal.net
Cathi Boyd
Angie Culler
Linda Dattilo
Randy Dunn
Jennifer Dunn
Rhonda Laurentius
Deborah McLaughlin
Tiffany Thompson, ex officio

NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Faith Olliges ~ Chair
314/277-6488
folliges@aol.com
Vickie Pohlman Walker, Region I
Betsy Gromowsky, Region II
Diana Taylor, Region III
Diane Woods, Region IV
Sande Meyer, Region V
Tiffany Thompson, ex officio

Past Presidents
Faith Olliges, Immediate Past President
Angie Culler
Sandy R. Stewart
Patricia Manners
Rhonda Laurentius
Tammy Ballew
Deborah McLaughlin
Diana Taylor
Jennifer Dunn
Mary Conway

PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE - EAST
Jennifer Dunn ~ Chair
314/615-2688
Jennifer.Dunn@courts.mo.gov
Shana Crane
Debbie Kriegshauser
Rhonda Laurentius
Debbie McLaughlin
Dawn McTeer
Faith Olliges
Melissa Schardan
Tiffany Thompson, ex officio

PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE - WEST
Betsy Gromowsky ~ Chair
816/881-3706
Betsy.Gromowsky@courts.mo.gov
Angie Culler
Tracie Brumley
Lisa Hennon
Stephanie Prewitt
Tiffany Thompson, ex officio

STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - EAST
Deborah McLaughlin ~ Co-Chair
DebMcL@charter.net
314/487-3436
Robin Cox
Rhonda Laurentius
Karen Rottmann
Karen Russo
Kathleen Saunders [South Tech High School]
Patty Ziegler [Meramec College]
Tiffany Thompson, ex officio

STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - WEST
Gail Conaway ~ Chair
816/769-2758
Gail.Conaway@courts.mo.gov
Julie DelPercio
Lea Ann Moore
Cheryl Rickel
Sue Steen
Tiffany Thompson, ex officio

STUDENT MENTORING
Dawn McTeer ~ Chair
314/580-6103
verb8m@sbcglobal.net
Peggy Lange
Kathleen Saunders [South Technical High School]
Tiffany Thompson, ex officio

MCRA POLICIES & PROCEDURES
for Committees

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Note: 2006’s committee will be participating in an audit

1. The Audit Committee shall be composed of three members, appointed by the President and approved by the Board of Directors. The Chair of the Committee shall be a past Treasurer of the Association.

2. The Committee shall recommend to the Board the employment of a certified public accountant to audit the financial records of the Association at least every four years.

3. Upon direction from the Board of Directors, the Committee will obtain bids from at least three certified public accounting firms and will submit the bids to the Board. The Board may direct the Audit Committee to solicit bids for an audit or a review. A full-blown audit shall be conducted at least every four years. At the discretion of the Board, a review may be ordered at two-year intervals.

4. The Committee shall publish any report of audit or review performed in Progress.

BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE

1. The Budget & Finance Committee shall be appointed by the President-Elect, with the approval of the President.

2. The Committee serves at the direction of and reports to the President and Board of Directors.

3. The Treasurer shall be a member of the Budget & Finance Committee.

BYLAWS COMMITTEE

Note: Five bylaws were amended at the 2005 Branson convention

1. The Bylaws Committee shall be appointed by the President.

2. The Committee serves at the direction of and reports to the President and Board of Directors.

3. The Committee shall be composed of three members, one of whom is a past President.

4. The Committee’s duties are to review the bylaws and make recommendations to the Board of Directors and the membership for proposed changes.

5. A member of the committee shall present proposed bylaws changes to the membership at the Annual Business Meeting.

CONVENTION COMMITTEE

Mary Anne Brooks, MCRA Events Coordinator

1. The Convention Committee is composed of the Regional Vice President(s) of the hosting region(s), who shall be designated as the Chair(s), a member of the hosting region (who shall be appointed by the President), the President-Elect, and the Immediate Past President.

2. The Committee serves at the direction of and reports to the President and Board of Directors.

3. The Chair should maintain a list of convention registrants and report the attendance numbers to the membership at the Annual Business Meeting.

4. The Chair should inform the President of any “special guests” who may be present at the annual meeting so the guests can be recognized.

5. The Chair should come prepared to the Board meeting that precedes the annual meeting with a report detailing costs, anticipated revenues, speakers and topics, and any other special circumstances.

6. The Chair shall submit pertinent annual meeting information to the Editor-in-Chief for publication in Progress.

7. The Committee shall follow the guidelines in the “Annual Meeting Planning Manual.”

FUND-RAISING COMMITTEE

1. The Fund-Raising Committee shall be appointed by the President-Elect, with the approval of the President.

2. The Committee shall be chaired by the Vice President.

3. The Committee serves at the direction of and reports to the President and Board of Directors.

4. The Vice-President is responsible for presenting ideas or suggestions to the Board of Directors on future fund-raising endeavors.

5. The Vice-President is responsible for implementing any fund-raising decisions made by the Board of Directors.

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE

1. The Legislative Committee shall be appointed by the President.

2. The Committee serves at the direction of and reports to the President and Board of Directors.

3. The responsibilities of the Committee shall include maintaining contact with MCRA’s Legislative Consultant; making legislative recommendations to the Board of Directors; maintaining good public relations with governmental entities; and making recommendations to the PAC Board.

LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE

1. The Long-Range Planning Committee shall be appointed by the President.

2. The Committee serves at the direction of and reports to the President and Board of Directors.

3. The Committee shall make recommendations to the President and Board of Directors regarding future goals for the Association.

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

1. The Nominating Committee shall consist of one member of the Association from each region and the Immediate Past President, who shall serve as Chairman.

2. The Nominating Committee shall meet by April 1 of each year. They shall consider qualifications of all candidates proposed by the membership or by members of the Nominating Committee. (Amended at 9/24/05 Annual Business Meeting.)

3. The Nominating Committee shall submit nominees for each office to be filled. The report shall be presented to the membership in writing by July 1 of each year and shall be presented again for the Annual Meeting. (Amended at 9/24/05 Annual Business Meeting.)

4. Additional Nominations: Anyone wishing to be nominated from the floor or anyone wishing to make a nomination from the floor for an officer position must notify the President in writing of the person who will be nominated and the position they are being nominated for at least 15 days prior to the Annual Meeting. A nomination for President-Elect made from the floor at the Annual Meeting may be made only for a person then serving as an officer or member of the Board of Directors. (Amended at 9/24/05 Annual Business Meeting.)

5. Officers shall be elected by ballot for a term of one year or until a successor is elected. If there is only one nominee for an office, the election may be by voice.

6. Officers shall assume office at the close of the Annual Meeting at which elected, except for the Treasurer, who will serve until October 31, the end of the fiscal year.

PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEES

1. The Public Relations Committees, East and West, shall be appointed by the President-Elect, with the approval of the President.

2. The Committees shall serve at the direction of and report to the President and the Board of Directors.

3. The Committees are responsible for activities promoting good will between the Missouri Court Reporters Association and the Bar and the Judiciary.

4. The Committees shall meet in the fall and make plans for the upcoming year. The Committees should submit recommendations and an outline of their proposed activities at the January Board of Directors meeting for board approval.

5. The Committee Chairs shall submit pertinent public relations activities information to the Editor-in-Chief for publication in Progress.

STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEES

1. The Student Affairs Committees, East and West, shall be appointed by the President-Elect, with the approval of the President.

2. The Committees shall serve at the direction of and report to the President and Board of Directors.

3. The Committees shall serve as a liaison between the student membership and the Board of Directors.

4. Each Committee will be responsible for hosting a Student Seminar each year. The East and West Committees will alternate hosting the Student Seminar at the Annual Meeting. Whichever committee does not host the Annual Meeting Student Seminar will host a separate seminar for students that year.

5. The Committee Chairs shall submit pertinent student affairs information to the Editor-in-Chief for publication in Progress.

STUDENT MENTORING COMMITTEE

1. The Student Mentoring Committee shall be appointed by the President-Elect, with the approval of the President.

2. The Committee shall serve at the direction of and report to the President and the Board of Directors.

3. The Committee shall be chaired by the President-Elect.

4. The Committee is responsible for coordinating the student sponsorship program for registration at the Annual Meeting.

5. The Committee is responsible for securing reporter sponsors as mentors for participating students.

6. The Chair shall submit pertinent student mentoring information to the Editor-in-Chief for publication in Progress.

7. The Chair, at the onset of each term, shall contact all Missouri schools offering court reporting programs, requesting to be advised of graduating students on an ongoing basis, whose names shall be published in a subsequent issue of Progress, with a current list to be forwarded to the Membership Director.