Lisa graduated in 1988 from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island with an associate's degree in court reporting. She began working in Boston immediately and has been here ever since. Lisa has over 20 years of experience in the field. She was appointed to the Board in 2005.
Jill Shepherd, RPR, CSR, CLR President Elect
Jill received her court reporting training in Southern California at Whitley College of Court Reporting. She has over 10 years' experience in the field. Jill was also certified in the U.K. and spent three and a half years working in the Crown Court in Cardiff, Wales. She currently holds her RPR and California, Massachusetts and New Hampshire CSRs and is pursuing her RMR. Jill was appointed to the Board of Directors in April 2007.
Deborah Gutierrez, CSR, RPR Immediate Past President
Debbie obtained her degree in Court Reporting from Pacific Coast College in San Diego, CA in 1989. She has over 15 years' experience in the freelance field. Debbie also holds a CSR from the State of California. She was appointed to the MCRA Board of Directors in Spring 2000.
Norma Flynn Borelli, CSR, RPR
Vice President
Norma graduated from Mass Bay Community College in 1978 with an Associate's Degree in Court and Conference Reporting. After working in Boston for several years, in 1984, she became an agency owner of what is now Flynn Reporting Associates, located in Downtown Worcester. This is her third appointment to the MCRA Board of Directors.
Virginia Dodge, CSR, RPR, CRR Secretary
Virginia is a 1990 graduate of Katharine Gibbs School with an associate's degree in secretarial arts. She studied court reporting with Ethel Kelley and Jack Loynd, passed the Massachusetts CSR in 1995, the RPR in 1996 and earned her CRR in November 2006. Virginia was appointed to the board in 2007.
Loretta Hennessey, RPR, RMR, RDR, CRR Treasurer and Immediate Past President
Loretta received her court reporting education at Touch Shorthand Academy in Boston, Massachusetts and has been reporting in the freelance field since 1977. She became the owner of Hennessey Corp. d/b/a Robert H. Lange Company in December of 1999. Loretta has been on the MCRA Board of Directors since 2000 and has served as Treasurer since 2001.
James Gibbons, CSR, RPR, RMR Director
Jim obtained his court reporting education from Massachusetts Bay Community College and under the tutelage of Mr. John "Jack" Loynd. He reported in the freelance field from 1982 to present. In addition, Jim is the First Circuit Representative for the United States Court Reports Association, serving on several USCRA committees since 2002. He has served on the MCRA Board of Directors since 2002.
Michelle Kaczynski, CSR, RPR Director
Upon completion of her court reporting degree, Michelle began her career at Chapa & Giblin, a freelance agency in Detroit, and then opened Kaczynski Reporting in Boston in 1993. In 1995, she graduated with honors from Emerson College, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts. In 2008, she received her Master of Science from Boston University. She was appointed to the MCRA Board in 2006.
Sue Garvin, CSR, RPR Director
Sue obtained her degree in Court Reporting from Johnson & Wales, Providence, RI in 1983. She has been an Official Court Reporter in Massachusetts Superior Court since 1985. She was first appointed in Western MA, followed by Suffolk Superior and now reports in Worcester. She has been a previous member of the MA Superior Court Examination Committee and served on the MCRA Board as both Director and President (1996-97).
Marianne Kusa-Ryll, CSR, RPR, RMR, RDR, CRR Director Marianne received her associate's degree in Court and Conference Reporting from Mass. Bay Community College in 1979 and was a freelance reporter until 2004 when she became a federal official court reporter in the U.S. District Court in Worcester. Marianne was appointed to the board in 2009.
Jessica Almeida, CSR, RPR, CRI
Jessica earned her associate’s degree in paralegal studies at Fisher College and completed her court reporting training at Johnson & Wales University. She obtained her RPR and CSR in 1999 and her Rhode Island CSR in 2004. She obtained her CRI in 2008 and became a court reporting instructor at NECRI. Jessica has reported in the freelance field for the past eleven years.
Stacie Reiser Executive Director
Stacie came on board as Executive Director for MCRA in the Fall of 2007. She has worked with MCRA on their annual convention since 2005 and eagerly accepted the offer to assist the association in this role. She has over 15 years of experience managing meetings, events and conferences and holds a degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Administration from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst.
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