RESTON, Va., Aug. 11, 2020 — The National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), the country’s leading organization representing stenographic court reporters, captioners, and legal videographers, today announced that Christine Phipps, a court reporter and firm owner from West Palm Beach, Fla., was elected to serve as 2020-2021 President. She was installed during the NCRA Connect Virtual 2020, a virtual event that took place Aug. 7-9 in lieu of the traditional Conference & Expo that was canceled due to COVID-19.
Phipps is a court reporter with 27 years of experience. She owns Phipps Reporting, Inc., headquartered in West Palm Beach. She holds the national professional certification of Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) and the Realtime Systems Administrator certificate. She is also a licensed court reporter in New Jersey and Tennessee and is an Eclipse software trainer.
In acknowledgment of her new role, Phipps has received numerous recognitions including letters from the offices of Florida governor Ron D. DeSantis, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, the City of Boca Raton, the City of Panama City Beach, and proclamations from the City of Ft. Lauderdale and the Florida Bar Association.
“I step into my new role as President of the National Court Reporters Association with great honor and am overwhelmed by the recognition received from our community leaders and fellow Floridians,” Phipps said.
“My focus and goals for the year will continue to be the promotion of the stenographic skills our members employ to capture the official record whether in the courtroom or the boardroom, provide access to information in the classroom and other venues, and support those aspiring professionals coming up the ranks behind us, to never give up their journey into this fulfilling career,” she added.
At the national level, Phipps served numerous years on NCRA’s Board of Directors. She has also co-chaired NCRA’s Technology Committee and Freelance Community of Interest Committee and served on the Association’s Strategic Alliance, Education Content, and Vendor task force committees. Phipps participated in the rewrite of NCRA’s Deposition Handbook, is a frequent contributor to the Journal of Court Reporting, and a speaker at conventions. She has also served as a director for NCRA.
She is the recipient of a number of business awards including Woman of Outstanding Leadership by the International Women’s Leadership Association and Most Enterprising Women of the Year by Enterprising Women magazine. Her firm was included in Inc. magazine’s Fastest Growing Companies in America in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.