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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Good afternoon! 

With the retirement of Cassie, I have to say that I am extremely excited for her.  It goes without saying, but she is already tremendously missed.  I remember meeting Cassie at my first convention several, several years ago.  As a student, I was completely in awe of her.  That admiration only continued to grow from there.  To me, she was the face of court reporting and who I aspired to be someday.  

So thank you, Cassie, for your almost 30 years of dedication, hard work, and inspiration to our career and all of our reporters.   I mean it when I say, you truly are irreplaceable.  Texas got one of the best! 

I am honored to step into this new role.  I am happy to announce that we have a very strong, hard-working board with motivated officers.  Jennifer Oliver has moved into the vice president position, along with Naola Vaughn serving as our secretary.  Mary Kay Howe continues to be our treasurer, and we can’t thank her enough for the guidance she provides us with her many years of experience serving on our board.  With the vacant position on the board, I’m happy to announce that Miranda Cohen has graciously agreed to serve again after a unanimous vote by our board members.  

Miranda has been tirelessly working to plan an amazing convention for us this year!  She has secured Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City for the convention and hotel rooms at Margaritaville.  This will be one you won’t want to miss!  We are trying something a little different this year.  We are going to have a one-day convention on October 24th.  We will be sending out more details, including how to make your reservations soon.  In the meantime, you can check out the beautiful venues on the following links: 

https://www.margaritavilleresorts.com/margaritaville-hotel-kansas-city 

https://www.sportingkc.com/premium/luxury-suite-rentals/executive-level-suite 

I want to thank all of our reporters for your continued hard work and representing our profession so well, and I can’t wait to see you all at convention in October! 

Ellie Davidson  | CCR | 18th Judicial District Court

Managing Court Reporter

316.660.4866 | Elicia.Davidson@kscourts.gov

525 N. Main, Room 445, Wichita, Kansas 67203


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Highlights from the 2024 Convention

If you have any pictures or information that highlight any of our members, please send those to Mary Kay Howe at mhowe@dgcoks.gov

Also, as a reminder, if you have any ER failures, be sure to send them to Mary Kay Howe at mhowe@dgksco.gov

UPCOMING EVENTS

NCRA Annual Convention

July 24-26, 2025

Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota


KCRA Annual Convention October 23-24, 2025 

Children's Mercy Park (Sporting KC- Kansas City, Kansas)

Hotel-Margaritaville Resort



Kansas CCR Exam dates:

April 28, 2025

October 27, 2025


Practice Exam Dates:

March 24, 2025

September 22, 2025


Court Reporting as a Career!

Please see the student section of our website for more information about this exciting career. Practice exam info is on the same page.

Check out the free introductory class to find out if steno is for you.


SCHOLARSHIP FUND

The Kansas Court Reporters Association is offering their annual scholarship to students who live or study court reporting in Kansas.  We believe the future of reporting in Kansas begins with its students, and, as such, this association is honored to support students of court reporting in Kansas who will someday enter the field of reporting as freelancers, officials, and CART and broadcast captioners. Click here for more information and to apply.

PROFESSIONAL GRANT

The Kansas Court Reporters Association is proud to offer the Sheila M. Lyons New Professional Grant ($500.00) for 2024. This Grant helps support startup expenses for a new reporter in her/his first year of employment and includes a KCRA regular membership for one year.  Click here for more information and to apply.


KCRA is a non-profit 501(c)6 organization.

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