RESTON, Va., Aug. 12, 2020 — The National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF), the philanthropic arm of the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), announced that R. Douglas (Doug) Friend, a retired court reporter from Vancouver, Wash., was appointed to serve a three-year term on its Board of Trustees. NCRA is the country’s leading organization representing stenographic court reporters, captioners, and legal videographers. The announcement was made during the NCRA Connect Virtual 2020, the Association’s virtual conference that took place Aug. 7-9 in lieu of the traditional Conference & Expo that was canceled due to COVID-19.

“NCRF gives court reporting a public face today through the Veterans History Project and also helps paint court reporting’s future through generous scholarships,” Friend said. “A vision and purpose for today and years to come? That’s why I am excited to join my colleagues in strengthening the influence of the National Court Reporters Foundation,” he added.

Friend holds the nationally recognized professional certifications of Registered Diplomate Reporter (RDR) and Certified Realtime Reporter (CRR) and is also a Fellow of the Professional Academy of Reporters (FAPR).

From 1980 through 2015, Friend was a 50 percent shareholder in Beovich Walter & Friend, Inc., and worked as an active, practicing court reporter for many years before moving into more day-to-day management of the firm.

At the national level, Friend served for four years on NCRA’s Board of Directors, two years as Secretary-Treasurer, and as Vice President, President-elect, President and Immediate Past President between 2008 and 2012.

At the state level, Friend served on numerous committees of the Oregon Court Reporters Association and served as its President in 2020.

Friend currently works as a peer navigator with Cascade AIDs Project as a support to men and women living with HIV to achieve their goals.

Active in the community, Friend also served as the only board member who was not an attorney for the Ogalla Oregon Gay & Lesbian Law Association, including as its president in 2010. He is also a past director and secretary-treasurer of the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus.