Officials Chat About Utah
On March 9, 2010, the online Officials Community came together to discuss issues facing the profession via the monthly online chat. The main focus of the discussion centered on the recent official reporter layoffs in Utah.
Read the chat transcript.
- Want to chat with your fellow officials? Join the monthly chat at 8 PM EST the second Tuesday of every month. See you there! Enter chat room.
Midyear Conference Seminars for Officials
The Officials' Community of Interest will be hosting two seminars at the Midyear Conference in San Francisco in March 2010:
1) Steno Swap for Officials.
2) The Phil Spector Trials -- Reporting a High Profile Case.....Twice.
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
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.
Page updated: March 11, 2010