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03/29/2023

2023 Annual Conference Recap: Everything Counts!

Thank you to our attendees, presenters, vendors, sponsors, and supporters!


2023 ANNUAL CONFERENCE:  EVERYTHING COUNTS!

The 2023 OCRA Annual Conference was held March 24-26, 2023, at:

Renaissance Columbus Westerville-Polaris
409 Altair Parkway
Westerville, Ohio 43082


WHAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED!

Click here to view the 2023 Annual Conference on-site brochure

Click here for the full session descriptions and speaker bios


SESSION HANDOUTS AND MATERIALS

Session 5
Saturday, March 25, 2023
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Self-Care and Efficiency:  Mastering Work/Life Balance

Allie Hall, RDR, CRR

Link to OneDrive Folder with Handouts

Session 6
Saturday, March 25, 2023
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Case CATalyst Part I

Cindi Lynch

Case CATalyst Part I Handout

Session 9
Saturday, March 25, 2023
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Phrase Heavy, Write Short

Allie Hall, RDR, CRR

Link to OneDrive Folder with Handouts

Session 10
Sunday, March 26, 2023
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Case CATalyst Part II

Cindi Lynch

Case CATalyst Part II Handout

Session 13
Sunday, March 26, 2023
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Case CATalyst Part III

Cindi Lynch

Case CATalyst Part III Handout


SUSAN COOTS INSTALLED AS 2023-2024 PRESIDENT

During the 2023 Annual Business Meeting of the Ohio Court Reporters Association, which took place on Saturday, March 25, 2023, the 2023-2024 Ohio Court Reporters Association Board of Directors were duly elected and installed.

President

Susan Coots, RPR - Grove City

President-Elect

Cindy LaRosa, RPR, CRI - Cleveland

Vice President

Lance Boardman, RDR, CRR - Cleveland

Secretary

Kim Falgiani, RDR, CRR, CRC, CSR(HI) - Warren

Treasurer

Lin Riffle, RDR, CRR, CRC - Columbus

Immediate Past President

Donna Karoscik, FAPR, RDR, CRR, CRC - Pickerington

State Director

Janie Blair, RPR, CRR - Miamisburg

State Director

Donnalee Cotone, RMR, CRR, CRC - Parma Heights

State Director

Ann Ford, RPR - Mount Vernon 

State Director

Marty Hyland, RMR - Cincinnati

Please click here for the 2023 Business Meeting Agenda

2023-2024 Ohio Court Reporters Association Board of Directors

2023 2024 Board Of Directors


2023 SPONSORS AND VENDORS

We couldn't have done it without you!  THANK YOU to all our 2023 Annual Conference sponsors and vendors!

Vendors/Exhibitors

ProCAT

Risen Path Consulting with products from Touchstone Crystal by Swarovski

Stenograph

Worth Business Equipment

 

Event and Session Sponsors

Karoscik Realtime Contest ($400)

Donna Karoscik, FAPR, RDR, CRR, CRC, in loving memory of Saundra Tipple

Hagestrom Cup Speed Contest ($400)

Federal Official Court Reporters for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio

Friday Early Afternoon Refreshment/Vendor Break ($250)

Susan Coots, RPR
and
Cindy LaRosa, RPR, CRI

Friday Late Afternoon Refreshment/Vendor Break ($250)  

Gee Reporting, LLC

Silent Auction ($450)

Clark Realtime Reporting

Saturday Continental Breakfast ($350)

Blair Reporting Services

Saturday Morning Refreshment/Vendor Break ($250)

Kim Falgiani, RDR, CRR, CRC, HI-CSR
Saturday Luncheon and Business Meeting ($550) Susan Gee, RMR, CRR
and
Sue Terry, FAPR, RPR, CRR, CRC
Saturday Afternoon Refreshment/Vendor Break ($250) Donna Karoscik, FAPR, RDR, CRR, CRC
and
Yolanda Walton, FAPR, RPR

Everything Counts President's Saturday Reception ($750)

OCRA Past Presidents

Sunday Continental Breakfast ($350)

Official Court Reporters of Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court

Sunday Refreshment Break ($250)

Midwest Reporting Service

Speakers ($150 per session)

Friday Sessions

Cindy LaRosa, RPR, CRI, and Kim Largent

Clark Realtime Reporting

Riffle Reporting Services

 

Saturday Sessions

Susan Coots, RPR

Gee Reporting, LLC

Integrity Reporting Group

Mary Schweinhagen, RDR, CRR

Cleveland Reporting Partners, LLC

Lahana DuFour, RMR, CRR

 

Sunday Sessions

Cleveland Reporting Partners, LLC

Federal Official Court Reporters for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio

OCRA Past Presidents

 

General Conference Sponsors

Excelled Level
($1,000 +)

  • Pamela Spangler Reis (Richard D. Reis Family Foundation)

Ignited Level
($500 - $999)

  • Sarah Nageotte, FAPR, RDR, CRR, CRC

Revitalized Level
($250 - $499)

  • Susan Coots, RPR

Spearheaded Level
($100 - $249)

  • Gee Reporting, LLC
  • Sue Terry, FAPR, RPR, CRR, CRC

Piloted Level
($1 - $99)

  • Donnalee Cotone, RDR, CRR, CRC
  • Amie First, RDR, CRR, CRC, CPE
  • Carrie Iarocci, RPR, CRR
  • Jane Proud, RDR, CRR, CRC
  • Suzanne Vadnal, RMR (Ret.)

 

Student Sponsors

Eileen Beltz

Janie Blair

Lance Boardman

Susan Coots

Maria DiPaolo Jones

Amy Doman

Michele Eddy

Amie First

Marie Fresch

Susan Gee

Pam Greenfield

Sue Horak

Marty Hyland

Susan Ingraham

Donna Karoscik

Allison Kimmel

Kelly Linkowski

Bruce Matthews

Sarah Nageotte

Judith Pierce

Jane Proud

Lin Riffle

Todd Schludt (Stenograph)

Sue Terry

Suzanne Vadnal

Tracy Vargo


CONFERENCE PHOTOS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Thank you to OCRA member Tim Meinke for providing your talents as the 2022 Annual Conference photographer.

Click here to view the 2023 Annual Conference photos

Thank you also to OCRA member Greg Mizanin for his deejaying and music entertainment during Saturday evening's Everything Counts! President's Reception!


AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

2023 Diplomat Award

Eileen Beltz, CRI, CPE

***

2023 Glenn W. Stiles, Jr. Distinguished Service Award

Douglas Bettis

***

2023 Martin Fincun Award

Angie Starbuck, RDR, CRR, CRC

2023 Award Recipients


2023 Vernon C. Steele New Reporter Scholarship

Shirley Duron
($1,000)

***

2023 Sue Terry Technology at Your Fingertips Student Scholarship

Jacey Samic
($1,000)

***

2023 Rosalie Stevens Student Scholarship

Jill Wright
($500)

***

2023 OCRA Cardinal Foundation Student Scholarship

Caitlin Walsh
($250)

***

2023 OCRA Cardinal Foundation Student Scholarship

Hayley Long
($250)

New Reporter And Student Scholarships


REALTIME AND SPEED CONTEST RESULTS

2023 Karoscik Realtime Contest Champion

Lin Riffle, RDR, CRR, CRC

With her third championship, Lin Riffle retires from the Karoscik Realtime Contest as of 2023.  Congratulations, Lin!

2023 Karoscik Realtime Contest

Overall Results 

First Place
Champion
Lin Riffle (98.55%)
Second Place
Jane Proud (97.75%)
Third Place
Lance Boardman (97.2%)
Fourth Place
Mary Schweinhagen (96.45%)
Fifth Place
Sharon Siatkowski (96.35%)
Sixth Place
Greg Mizanin (96.15%)
Seventh Place
B. Lynn Els (95.99%)

 

2023 Karoscik Realtime Contest Individual Leg Results

Literary - 200 words per minute

Jane Proud

- 18

98.2 %

Lin Riffle

- 20

98 %

Tammy McGhee

- 21

97.9 %

Jamie Pellegrino

- 32

96.8 %

Amy Doman

- 33

96.7 %

Greg Mizanin

- 33

96.7 %

Sharon Siatkowski

- 34

96.6 %

Sara Clark

- 36

96.4 %

Lance Boardman

- 38

96.2 %

B. Lynn Els

- 50

95 %

Mary Schweinhagen

- 50

95 %

 

Testimony (Q&A) - 225 words per minute

Lin Riffle

- 10

99.1 %

Lance Boardman

- 20

98.2 %

Mary Schweinhagen

- 24

97.9 %

Jane Proud

- 30

97.3 %

B. Lynn Els

- 34

96.8 %

Sharon Siatkowski

- 44

96.1 %

Greg Mizanin

- 50

95.6 %

Some of the 2023 Karoscik Realtime Contestants

Ocra 2023 Contestants Realtime


2023 Hagestrom Cup Speed Contest Champion

Lin Riffle, RDR, CRR, CRC

With her third championship, Lin Riffle retires from the Hagestrom Cup Speed Contest as of 2023.  Congratulations, Lin!

Ocra 2023 Champ Lin Riffle

2023 Hagestrom Cup Speed Contest Overall Results 

 
First Place
Champion
 
Lin Riffle (99.69%)
 
Second Place
 
Amy Doman (98.12%)
 
Third Place
 
Mary Schuler (97.96%)

 

2023 Hagestrom Cup Speed Contest Individual Leg Results

Literary - 200 words per minute

Lin Riffle

- 2 99.81 %

Tammy McGhee

- 10 99.09 %

Amy Doman

- 15 98.63 %

Jane Proud

- 18 98.36 %

Greg Mizanin

- 19 98.27 %

Ilene White

- 24 97.81 %

Tim Meinke

- 26 97.63 %

Sharon Siatkowski

- 28 97.45 %

Tracy Coleman

- 33 97 %

Mary Schuler

- 33 97 %

 

Legal Opinion (Jury) - 240 words per minute

Lin Riffle

- 6 99.50 %
Greg Mizanin - 17

98.58 %

Tammy McGhee

- 18 98.50 %

Tim Meinke

- 20 98.33 %

Mary Schuler

- 20 98.33 %

Amy Doman

- 26 97.83 %

Ilene White

- 26 97.83 %

Jane Proud

- 34 97.16 %

Jamie Pellegrino

- 37 96.91 %

Sharon Siatkowski

- 46 96.16 %

 

Testimony (Q&A) - 280 words per minute

Lin Riffle

- 3 99.78 %
Mary Schuler - 20

98.57 %

Ilene White

- 26 98.14 %

Amy Doman

- 29 97.92 %

Tim Meinke

- 35 97.50 %

Greg Mizanin

- 44 96.85 %

Jane Proud

- 51 96.35 %

Tracy Coleman

- 68 95.14 %

Some of the 2023 Hagestrom Cup Speed Contestants

Ocra 2023 Contestants Speed


SILENT AUCTION, FUNDRAISING, AND PRIZE OPPORTUNITIES

All fundraising efforts held during the 2023 Annual Conference help support OCRA and the OCRA Cardinal Foundation in advancing the court reporting and captioning profession in Ohio.

Thank you to our silent auction contributors and all who placed bids for the silent auction this year.  For the third year, we utilized an online auction platform with great success.  Attendees on-site, as well as colleagues, family, and friends who were not present, were able to view and bid on all silent auction items beginning at noon on Friday, March 24, and continuing through until the silent auction's conclusion at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 25.  Because of YOU we had our most successful silent auction in 2023!

Congratulations to our 2023 Main Raffle Winners!

GRAND PRIZE WINNER

Florida Beach Retreat:  Three-night stay for two (2) in a loft apartment/condo in Pass-a-Grille Beach, St. Pete Beach, Florida, on the Gulf of Mexico; $500 toward travel expenses; and a beach retreat gift basket.  (prize valued at nearly $2,000)

    Mike Dailey
    Mentor, Ohio

2ND PRIZE WINNER

Explore Ohio:   $500 gift certificate to Ohio State Parks for use at any of the 55 state park campgrounds, 15 state park cabins, or 8 state park lodges, along with Ohio State Parks Passport booklet and travel goodies.  (prize valued at over $700)

    Doug Bettis
    Alliance, Ohio

3RD PRIZE WINNER

Home Entertainment:  65” Vizio Class V-Series 4K LED HDR Smart TV (Will be shipped directly to winner).  (prize valued at $500)

    Shirley Duron
    Johnstown, Ohio

4TH PRIZE WINNER

Cedar Point Escape:  Two (2) Cedar Point 2023 Gold Passes (season-long access and free parking in 2023 to Cedar Point and Cedar Point Shores).  (prize valued at over $300)

    April Crites
    Amelia, Ohio

5TH PRIZE WINNER

It’s Ring and Show Time:  Echo Show 5 smart display with Alexa and 2MP camera, along with a Ring Video doorbell 1080p HD video and built-in Wi-Fi.  (prize valued at over $200)

    April Crites
    Amelia, Ohio

6TH PRIZE WINNER

Fun Eating:  Raising Cane’s $50 gift card and gift basket which includes famous stuffed Cane dog, koozies, and more.  (prize valued at over $150)

    Chris Schirripa
    Brunswick, Ohio


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