Report of the Nominating Committee

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1 The Nominating Committee puts forth the names of the following people to be considered by the membership for election as Officers for the term of one year and members of the Board of Directors for the terms designated. OFFICERS - (One-year term expiring 10/2008) BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Freida Sclafani Williams, RPR, CMRS, FPR Sclafani Williams Court Reporters PO Box Lakeland, FL [email protected] Vice President Nancy L. Bistany, FCRR, RPR, CSR (IL) Bistany Reporting Service 1512 N Hudson Avenue, #1 Chicago, IL [email protected] Secretary Nicholas G. Rennillo, CLVS Rennillo Court Reporting, Records, and Media 1950 National City Center, One Cascade Place Akron, OH [email protected] Treasurer Todd A. Mobley Mike Mobley Reporting 334 S. Main Street Dayton, OH [email protected] Lisa A. DiMonte, RMR, CMRS (Continuing term expiring 10/2008) L.A.D. Reporting & Digital Videography 1100 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 850 Washington, DC [email protected] Cheryl A. Mangio, RPR, RMR, CRR, CMRS, CSR (WA) (To complete Nancy Bistany s term expiring 10/2008) Yamaguchi Obien Mangio, LLC 520 Pike St, Ste 1320 Seattle, WA [email protected] Rosalie A. Kramm, RPR, CRR, CSR (CA, NV) (Continuing term expiring 10/2009) Kramm & Associates, Inc Third Avenue San Diego, CA [email protected] Paula Laws, RPR, FAPR, CMRS (Continuing term expiring 10/2009) Laws Reporting, Inc 44 W Flagler St, #1100 Miami, FL [email protected] Mark H. Renzi, CCR (NJ), RPR (Three-year term expiring 10/2010) Guy J. Renzi & Associates Golden Crest Corporate Center 2277 State Hwy #33, #410 Trenton, NJ [email protected] Matthew Spievak, RPR, CSR (CA) (Three-year term expiring 10/2010) Sarnoff Court Reporters and Legal Technologies 450 Sansome Street, Ste San Francisco, CA mspievak@ sarnoffcourtreporters.com

2 FOR PRESIDENT: FREIDA SCLAFANI WILLIAMS, RPR, CMRS Lakeland, FL Freida attended the University of South Florida and the Stenograph Institute of Jacksonville. She is also a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Course and obtained her CMRS designation in July She is a member of FCRA, NCRA, STAR, and the Central Florida Women Business Owners. She received the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce s Small Business Award in 1999, the FCRA Emily Mann Distinguished Service Award in 2002, and she is an affiliate of the National Network Reporting Company. Freida has served in numerous capacities within the Florida Court Reporters Association, including various seminars presentations, past service as Treasurer, Central Director, Vice President, President- Elect, and President. She also served on the Charter & Bylaws, State Courts, Nominating, Finance & Budget Committee of the FCRA. Her STAR activities include service as Conference Chair for the 2004 STAR Annual Convention and service as a Director on the STAR Board. FOR VICE PRESIDENT: NANCY BISTANY, FCRR, RPR, CSR (IL) Chicago, IL Nancy L. Bistany passed her Illinois CSR in November 1977 and began working as a freelance reporter in December of She attended Arizona State University and then Triton Junior College where she received her Associate s Degree in After 14 years of working for an agency, Nancy was urged by her family and friends, not to mention many attorneys, to open her own shop. And, in 1991, Bistany Reporting Service was formed. She interfaces daily with the freelance reporter world, helping her friends and colleagues on CaseCATalyst work their way through their transcripts and can always be reached at NANCY for such help. Nancy s need to always learn something new and different led her to the technology side of court reporting. In late 1983, after several years of dictating her notes, she was the sixth person in the Chicago area to jump into computer-aided technology with Xscribe s XEC CP/ M-based system. She spent many hours beta testing subsequent versions which ultimately became the DOS XEC-2001 software and was even fortunate enough to be asked to alpha test the software at Xscribe s San Diego headquarters. Her first foray into the user group environment was in 1985 at an Xscribe Users Association seminar. Since that time, Nancy has been active in the subsequent users groups XUA and TAACT where she served as Board Secretary of both organizations as well as Editor of the association s newsletter from 1997 until Also, from 1990 until 1996 she participated on the Xscribe Liaison Committee for Technology. As an avid user of the Xscribe software, Nancy taught many hands-on and tricks-of-thetrade seminars at XUA and TAACT conventions so that reporters would understand how the software really worked! In the past, she also taught Xscribe seminars at the Illinois Shorthand Reporters Association conventions. When Stenograph purchased Xscribe, Nancy s commitment to the user group format made it an easy decision to remain involved and has done so ever since the merger of TAACT and STAR in approximately She attended her first STAR convention in Vancouver in May of 2000 and was asked to continue on the Liaison Committee subsequent to the merger. Like many of her fellow committee members, Nancy brings that reporter touch to the Liaison Committee discussion. In 2001, Sharon Smith graciously turned over the reigns of Editor of STAR-dot-STAR, and Nancy has continued in that role since that time. Nancy s love for travel has taken her to many exciting places, including her first real-time deposition in 1996 in Budapest, Hungary. She enjoys the challenge of technical litigation and specializes in patent, trademark, and copyright work. In her career, she has traveled to Hong Kong, Japan, Hungary, Sweden, Denmark, and Germany to report

3 real-time patent depositions. In her spare time, besides traveling and spending time with her family, Nancy served on her 420-unit condominium association Board of Managers for six years and was elected by the board to be the president for five consecutive years. After moving August 2005, she has also been elected president of her new condo association. Nancy s motto: When you want something done, give it to a busy person. FOR SECRETARY: NICHOLAS G. RENNILLO, CLVS Akron, OH Nicholas G. Rennillo holds a BA in political science from Muskingum University and a JD from the Cleveland Marshall College of Law. Upon completion of his education, he joined Rennillo Reporting Services, first in its support staff and more recently in the management of the firm. Nick has undertaken the management of the firm s videography department, videoconferencing and internal technology. In 2003, Nicholas became a partner with the firm. Nicholas has been a member of STAR since 1999 and chaired the Committee to Explore Voice Recognition. FOR TREASURER: TODD A. MOBLEY Dayton, OH Todd Mobley joined the firm of Mike Mobley Reporting in Todd graduated from the University of Dayton in 1993 with a degree in Accounting. Upon graduation, he went to work for The Analytical Sciences Corporation (TASC) where he served as a consultant to the Department of Defense and Department of Energy regarding the estimation of costs for environmental cleanup efforts. He also worked on a document management project for the Air Force in the C-17 litigation that electronically saved millions of exhibits. In 1995, he joined his parents firm, Mike Mobley Reporting, full time, after many years of helping out on a part-time basis. He currently is the Secretary/Treasurer, accountant, and videographer for the firm. He received his Master s of Business Administration from the University of Dayton in Todd is also active in the Ohio Court Reporters Association, where he serves on the Legislative Committee and is on the Liaison Committee with the attorneys who represent the Ohio Court Reporters in legislative matters. He has been involved with these matters since Todd served as STAR Treasurer from ; ; and LISA DIMONTE, RMR, CMRS Washington, DC Lisa DiMonte began her court reporting career in 1977, when the idea of computer-compatible theory was just being introduced. From the start of her court reporting training, Lisa got hooked on technology and immediately jumped outside the box by researching the different computer-compatible theories available and extracting the writing styles that were most natural for her. You could say Lisa was born to be a court reporter, as she passed her last 225 test within nine months of starting the reporting program. Shortly after graduation from court reporting school, Lisa obtained her RPR and then her RMR while she gained experience as a practicing deposition reporter. In 1990, after encouragement from her family and many of the attorneys for whom she worked over the preceding 13 years of her professional career, Lisa established L.A.D. Reporting. Her business began much like anyone else s: Juggling reporting with transcription, production, billing and marketing her firm and its services. With a lot of hard work, long hours, and the support and assistance of her dedicated family and loyal staff, reporters and clients, L.A.D. Reporting grew to be the largest and most respected court reporting firm in the Mid-Atlantic region, with seven offices throughout

4 the Baltimore, Washington, and Northern Virginia areas. During this time of growth and expansion, Lisa focused much of her efforts on technology, never afraid to be the first to test and use new technology or software. Rather than waiting for clients or reporters to inquire about the latest litigation and reporting technologies, Lisa would be the first to introduce them to the technology, teach them how it could benefit them and then provide the tools and expertise to make it happen. It has been said that Lisa is a master marketer, taking her knowledge and expertise to gain market share and national recognition and respect in the court reporting and legal community. In August of last year, Lisa decided to take her career to the next level when her business, L.A.D. Reporting & Digital Videography, was acquired by LegaLink. Lisa s new position is President of the Mid-Atlantic Division of LegaLink. Lisa s passion is still technology and her top priority right now is to continue to delivery state-of-theart technology to attorneys on a global basis with an emphasis on local attention to detail, customer service and accountability. CHERYL A. MANGIO, RPR, RMR, CRR, CMRS, CSR (WA) Seattle, WA Cheryl A. Mangio is a partner in Yamaguchi Obien Mangio Court Reporting & Video, headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Cheryl has over 26 years of experience in the court reporting industry. In addition to her direct experience and knowledge of court reporting and the court reporting industry, Cheryl is an expert in marketing and a key player in implementing leadingedge technology within YOM Reporting & Video and throughout the legal community in Seattle. After receiving her court reporting certificate in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, Cheryl started working as a freelance reporter in Seattle, Washington, in 1981 with two other independent reporters who later became her partners. In 2003, sparked by Cheryl s passion for technology, she and her partners ramped up YOM to the next level to bring the latest in court reporting and video technology to the legal community. YOM was the first to introduce online access to lawyers and paralegals in Washington State, with Cheryl taking the lead to train law firms in this area. In addition, her firm is active in using real-time technology on local high-profile cases, and recently provided realtime at the 2007 Academy Awards. Cheryl and her partners efforts have advanced YOM to the largest and most technically sophisticated court reporting and video firm in Washington State. She is presently a member of the STAR and NCRA. Cheryl holds an Associates Degree in Court Reporting from Green River Community College and has served on the Court Reporting Advisory Board there. She is a Certified Manager of Reporting Services, a Certified Real-Time Reporter, a Certified Merit Reporter, and a Certified LiveNote Trainer and a Binder Trainer. ROSALIE A. KRAMM, RPR, CRR, CSR (CA, NV) San Diego, CA Rosalie A. Kramm, CSR, CCR, CRR, is the President of Kramm & Associates, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, California. Rosalie became a California Certified Shorthand Reporter in 1981 and a Nevada Certified Court Reporter in Kramm & Associates, Inc., a fullservice freelance court reporting firm, was established in Rosalie decided in the late 90s that technology was the key to success and has concentrated on keeping Kramm & Associates, Inc. focused on not only providing accurate, quick transcripts, but also cutting-edge technological services available for their clients. Rosalie has given dozens of presentations to both court reporters and law firms on technology, including realtime reporting, video sync, online repositories, and research on the internet. Rosalie began her service work for the court reporting industry by first serving as President of the General Reporters Association of San Diego (GRASD) in the late 1980s. Rosalie then went on to be a Director, Convention Chair, and

5 finally President of the Deposition Reporters Association of California, a 750+ member association of deposition reporters. The licensing board of California (CR Board) appointed Rosalie to be a member of its first Technology Committee, a special committee charged with looking at legislative issues that were arising due to the affects of technology on the court reporting industry in California Rosalie Kramm is a founder of the Entrepreneurial Exchange of California. The Entrepreneurial Exchange is an annual three-day conference created for California firm owners, which focuses on all aspects of owning an agency, including marketing, technology, and networking. Rosalie is married to Chris Jordan, owner of Jordan Media, Inc., a San Diego-based legal video company, and is on the board of directors of her Rotary Club. She plays golf and loves to travel. PAULA LAWS, FAPR, RPR, CMRS Miami, FL Paula Laws, RPR, FAPR, CMRS, is a past president of NCRA and FCRA. She has owned and operated Laws Reporting, Inc. for the past 30 years and has offices in Miami and Fort Lauderdale with 40 reporters. Over the past 35 years she has worked on hundreds of committees and many association projects such as certification, education, the Florida Manual, strategic planning, state courts, and pilot projects for the State. She was editor of the FCRA magazine for 10 years and served on the FCRA Board for 10 years and NCRA board for nine years. She has also traveled extensively representing NCRA and giving seminars in almost every state including Alaska and Hawaii and internationally in Australia. She is very proud of having received FCRA s Emily Mann Distinguished Service Award. MARK H. RENZI, CCR (NJ), RPR Trenton, NJ Mark H. Renzi is the President and CEO of Guy J. Renzi & Associates. The company is based out of Trenton, New Jersey and covers work throughout the entire state, New York City and Eastern Pennsylvania. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Florida Institute of Technology and is a graduate of the Cittone School of Court Reporting. Mark continuously works to grow and develop his family business. He realized early on that the key to maintaining the company s success was to understand the many dynamics of the trade and therefore became a Certified Court Reporter. Today he is a handson owner dividing time between management and reporting. Mark has evolved with the business, witnessing many changes in the industry. He and his team of hard working dedicated professionals take a technologically-oriented approach to their clients. Reporting, videography, litigation support and multi-media trial presentation services are done in-house. Mark gives his clients a one-stop shop for all their reporting and litigation support needs. In the past 35 years, Mark s firm has case managed highly publicized complex litigation matters including the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Remington Rand, Casino Control licensure hearings, State Commission of Investigation hearings on organized crime, Spill Fund environmental hearings and, most recently, the Robertson Family, heirs to the A&P family fortune, vs. Princeton University. Mark is an active member of the Mercer County Bar Association, Certified Court Reporters Association of New Jersey, National Court Reporters Association and Society for the Technological Advancement of Reporting. MATTHEW SPIEVAK, RPR, CSR (CA) San Francisco, CA Matt Spievak is an RPR and California CSR. He runs the Northern California operations of Sarnoff Court Reporters and Legal Technologies which is based in Irvine, California, and has offices in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and Las Vegas, Nevada. Matt is third generation court reporter. His grandfather, Ed

6 Sarnoff, started his court reporting business in 1947, and Cary Sarnoff, his uncle, merged his practice with his father s, and the business has continued to grow ever since. Ed, Cary and Matt even went to the same court reporting school, Bryan College, which is still operating in Los Angeles, California. While the industry has continued to change, Matt has embraced technology and is a strong advocate of Interactive Realtime and other tools which will ensure that the court reporting industry will continue for many years to come. For the Officers and Board of Directors