KANSAS COURT REPORTERS ASSOCIATION

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE – DECEMBER 2019

                It’s already been six weeks since our annual convention in Wichita.  Can you believe it?  Time is flying by and the snow has already started to pour down for some of you across our great state.  I’m a sunshine and poolside type of gal, so this weather is definitely not my cup of tea.

                I am looking forward to spending the next 11 months working with your new board on some new and exciting things.  If you don’t already know all the members of our board, please let me introduce them.  Of course, you all already know Jennifer Olsen, our Past-President.  Your new officers include Vesta York (Vice-President), Brandy Trible (Secretary), and Mary Kay Howe (Treasurer).  Your Directors include Johanna Lynch, Deanna Warner, Bradley Sherffius, Janene Thibault and Robin Schuyler.  Of course we’d never leave out our Legislative committee, Lynelle Gottschalk and Meghan Rogers.  And finally last, but certainly not least, Coleen Boxberger, our trusted Executive Director.

                In no time at all, we will be choosing two people from our board to attend NCRA’s 2020 Leadership and Legislative Boot Camp in the spring.  We are still waiting for NCRA to release the dates of boot camp but are told that information is coming soon.

It is also my pleasure to announce that KCRA will be hosting another TechKan on April 18, 2020, from 8-5, at the Johnson County Administration Building in Olathe, Kansas.  Cindy Isaacsen has graciously offered to chair the TechKan event and coordinate the planning of speakers and deal with logistics.  Cindy will be blocking some hotel rooms soon for this event for those who would like to come in the evening before.  More information will soon follow on rooms.  So mark your calendars now and come have fun with your colleagues while learning something new and earning some continuing education credits. 

It is my upmost desire to represent this organization’s interests with the respect and dignity it deserves in order to accomplish the goals our board has set out for the greater good of KCRA’s future as a whole.   The main goal of our board is to make KCRA a better organization for all officials, freelancers, CART and captioning providers.

For now I will end with wishing you all the happiest of holidays this winter season.  I hope you get to enjoy some quality time with your families, your friends, yourself, but also share the joy and warmth of the holiday season with all that surround you.   

Happy Holidays!

Miranda Cummings – President

Vesta York, Brandy Trible, Mary Kay Howe, Johanna Lynch, Deanna Warner, Bradley Sherffius, Janene Thibault, Robin Schuyler, Lynelle Gottschalk, Meghan Rogers, and Coleen Boxberger – Executive Director

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