NCRA Members in Action

NCRA members lead exciting and exceptional professional careers. From transcribing and preserving the official record in high-profile courtroom cases and important boardroom meetings to captioning live at theaters and sporting events, each day presents a different adventure. Explore their stories below.

Planting “steno seeds” for the next generation

What happens when students see 225 words per minute come to life right before their eyes? For NCRA PAC Co-Chair Darlene Devlin, an official court reporter from Patchogue, N.Y., it was an “energizing” moment as she demonstrated realtime stenography. “You could feel the impact in real time,” she said. From that live demo to conversations about opportunity, Devlin is helping ensure the profession is seen, heard, and remembered.

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Captioning where innovation happens

From labs to live demos, this assignment put CART at the center of cutting-edge medical innovation. For Lisa Conley Yungblut, RDR, CRR, CRC, an official from Cincinnati, Ohio, the work meant keeping up as ideas evolved in real time — “full of unknowns and unexpected experiences,” she said. The one-of-a-kind assignment challenged every skill she had and showed how captioning brings complex ideas to life.

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A front-row seat to history

What starts as a routine assignment can quickly turn into history in the making. For legal videographer Chris Foreman, CLVS, an eight-hour deposition tied to the Exxon Valdez spill became the most significant case of his career — full of surprises he “did not even know” to expect. Step behind the scenes of a high-stakes case that showed why every captured moment matters.

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“I survived — and then some”

Michelle Houston, RPR, a CART captioner from Brandywine, Md., has captioned for world leaders, balanced motherhood and career, and survived a ruptured brain aneurysm. “I didn’t finish first. I didn’t finish last. But I finished,” she said of completing a triathlon after her recovery. Her story is a powerful reminder of resilience, possibility, and what it means to keep going.

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NCRA Members in Action

Featured member stories

Planting “steno seeds” for the next generation

Captioning where innovation happens

A front-row seat to history

“I survived — and then some”

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