In one or two sentences, please explain your role in the court reporting or legal support industry.
As the Senior Director of Testimony Capture at a leading remote court reporting company, I oversee all aspects of reporting and transcription. I lead a nationwide team focused on quality, innovation, and operational excellence in delivering accurate, timely legal records.
What has your involvement with AAERT looked like? How long have you been a member and how many conferences and events have you attended?
I’ve been an AAERT member for the past five years and have had the honor of serving on the Board for the last three, including this past year as President. I’ve been active on the Advocacy and Membership Committees, contributed to webinars, conferences, and written content to help support and grow our community.
How would you describe your dedication to the mission and purposes of AAERT during your membership up to this point? How has that dedication been demonstrated?
My dedication to AAERT’s mission has been both professional and deeply personal. I believe in the value of certification, the need for high standards across all methods of court reporting, and the importance of modernization done right. I advocate for digital court reporters as equal in responsibility, ethics, and skill to stenographers and voice writers. I also champion the work of transcribers as equal partners to the reporter in the room. Whether presenting at webinars, contributing behind the scenes on committees, or mentoring others, my goal has always been to support and strengthen the profession as a whole.
What are your key reasons for running for the board? Whom and what do you want to impact? What strengths do you feel you would bring to the board?
Running for the board is about helping shape the future of a profession I care deeply about. With a background in both transcription and court reporting, and experience leading a diverse team across all reporting methods, I understand the real challenges we face—workforce shortages, misconceptions about digital reporting, and the rise of AI. But with integrity, collaboration, and a commitment to high standards, these challenges can become opportunities. The goal is to bring a strong, grounded voice to the board—one that reflects the working professionals doing this job every day. By advocating for certification, strengthening training and quality, and bridging gaps between modalities, we can ensure all reporters—digital, voice, and steno—are respected, supported, and equipped for what’s next.
What do you feel are the greatest challenges and opportunities that our industry and our association face?
One of the greatest opportunities ahead is true collaboration across modalities—working together as digital reporters, stenos, and voice writers to strengthen the profession rather than compete within it. With that unity, we can pursue universal certification, raise industry standards, and present a stronger front in legislative efforts. At the same time, those same areas present our biggest challenges. Misunderstandings between methods, fragmented certification paths, and inconsistent laws from state to state can hold us back. But with a focused, inclusive approach, AAERT is uniquely positioned to lead on all fronts—setting standards, driving smart modernization, and ensuring our members are equipped for the future.
What is the single most important thing that AAERT can do to fulfill its mission?
The single most important thing AAERT can do to accomplish its mission is to elevate and enforce certification as the industry standard across all jurisdictions and modalities.
Certification is what gives our work credibility. It’s what sets trained professionals apart from unqualified technology-only solutions.
What kind of leadership experience would you bring to the board? Do you have experience as a board member of a nonprofit organization? Please list the organizations, your positions, and your duties.
I have served on the board for three years during an exciting period of change and innovation for AAERT. Working together, we brought on the association's first full-time Executive Director, improved our operations, and held our first-ever joint conference with STAR.
In what way would you like to learn and grow as an AAERT board member professionally and/or personally?
Serving on the board gives me a chance to grow in the areas that matter most to me—using my voice to advocate for meaningful change, strengthening relationships across the industry, and becoming a more intentional listener and leader. I want to keep learning how to elevate others, represent our profession with confidence, and help build a stronger, more unified future for all of us.