Welcome to the Official's Community of Interest page. This committee was formed by NCRA to be of special interest and benefit to official reporters. We are committed to helping the official reporter in any capacity that we can. If there are topics you would like researched or displayed on this site, please contact one of the committee members.
Midyear Conference Seminars for Officials
The Officials' Community of Interest will be hosting two seminars at the Midyear Convention in San Francisco in March 2010:
1) Steno Swap for Officials.
2) The Phil Spector Trials -- Reporting a High Profile Case.....Twice.
Registration for Midyear will open in January. Stay tuned for more details!
Briefs of the Month
analysis……………………………………………SNALS
analyst......................................................................SNALT
analyze……………………………………………..SNALZ
crack cocaine...........................................................KROIK
cocaine……….....……………………………….....KOIK
controlled substance……………………………..KROELDZ
crime lab ..................................................................KLAB
forensic scientist ....................................................FRIFT
laboratory .................................................................LABT
marijuana……………………………………….....MAIRN
methamphetamine.................................................MAEM
substance ................................................................SBANS
substance abuse....................................................SBAOUS
Looking for more briefs? NCRA has created a free steno briefs database sponsored by the Official, Freelance, CART, and Captioning Communities of Interest. Please submit your favorite briefs to help other reporters. Visit the site for guidelines on submitting briefs.
Officials CoI Members
- Amy Quint, RMR, CRR, Benton, IL, Chair
- Adam Alweis, RPR, Manlius, NY
- Mary Fagan, RMR, Salem, OR
- Mary Gaffey, RPR, Eureka, KS
- Patty Artip Gels, RMR, Washington, DC
- Lance Oviatt, Jackson, WY
- Maellen Pittman, RDR, CLVS, Chicago, IL
- Kelly Powers, RPR, Lemont, IL
- Becky Russo, RMR, CRR, Grand Rapids, MI
- Yolanda Walton, RPR, Norwalk, OH
Page updated: December 15, 2009