Minnesota association of verbatim reporters & captioners


The mission of Minnesota Association of Verbatim Reporters & Captioners (MAVRC) is to promote the use of stenographic reporters to capture the record in depositions and courtrooms and to provide closed captioning and CART services.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President
Lynzie Zempel (Term Ends Oct 2023)
218. 393. 1975
mavrc@mavrc.org

Immediate Past President
RandiAnn Harvey
320. 679. 6400
Randiann.harvey@courts.state.mn.us

Treasurer
S. Ryan Ziegler
612. 219. 6207
srziegler@gmail.com

Director-at-Large A (Official)
Rhonda Franken
507. 271. 3453
rhonda.franken@courts.state.mn.us

Director-at-Large B (Official)
VACANT

Vice President
Shelby Brown
970.488.0789
shelby.delta@gmail.com

Secretary
Jennifer Sharp
612. 309. 8459
jennysharplynn@yahoo.com

Director-at-Large A (Freelance)
Deanna Oaks
858. 231. 0383
oaksdeanna@gmail.com

Director-at-Large B (Freelance)
Jeanna Zunker
320. 760. 4561
jeannazunker@gmail.com

Ex-Officio Member
Elizabeth Peterson
eppeterson.ep@gmail.com

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Committees & Board Liaisons

AUDITING COMMITTEE
Works with the treasurer in reviewing the financial records of the Association.
Board Liaison: Lynzie Zempel
lynzie@zempelreporting.com

CONSTITUTION & BY-LAWS
Reviews and suggests necessary changes to the bylaws of the Association.
Board Liaison: S. Ryan Ziegler
srziegler@gmail.com

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE
Prepares and issues the official publication of the Association.
Board Liaison: Rhonda Franken
rhonda.franken@courts.state.mn.us

FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE
Helps raise funds for the Association.
Board Liaison: Lynzie Zempel
lynzie@zempelreporting.com

LEGISLATIVE/GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Acts as a liaison on behalf of both official and freelance reporters with the state legislature, judicial districts, SCA's Office, and others.
Board Liaison: S. Ryan Ziegler
srziegler@gmail.com

OFFICIAL COMMITTEE
Deals with issues affecting official court reporters.
Board Liaison: RandiAnn Harvey
randiann.harvey@courts.state.mn.us

CART/CLOSED CAPTIONING
Handles issues affecting CART providers and broadcast captioners.
Board Liaison: Deanna Oaks
oaksdeanna@gmail.com

PRO BONO COMMITTEE
Facilitates court reporting services to low-income people.
Board Liaison: Jennifer Sharp &
Christine Clark
(Christine is no longer on the board but is still running the pro bono program)
chrisclarkzimm@gmail.com

PUBLIC RELATIONS
Represents MAVRC in forming relations with legal associations to further the interests of the Association.
Board Liaison: Shelby Brown
shelby.delta@gmail.com

MEMBERSHIP 
COMMITTEE

Works to increase the membership of the Association and assists in developing an annual membership directory.
Board Liaison: Shelby Brown
shelby.delta@gmail.com

CAREER ADVANCEMENT/
CONTINUING ED.
Assists in the coordination and facilitation of the various NCRA certifications.
Board Liaison: 
Deanna Oaks
oaksdeanna@gmail.com

ETHICS COMMITTEE
Helps promote and monitors ethics among court reporters.
Board Liaison: Deanna Oaks
oaksdeanna@gmail.com

FREELANCE COMMITTEE
Deals with issues affecting court reporters in the freelance field.
Board Liaison: Lynzie Zempel
lynzie@zempelreporting.com

STUDENT INTERNSHIP/SCHOOL
Assists with student internships and administers a mentoring program.
Board Liaison: Jeanna Zunker
jeannazunker@gmail.com

ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Board Liaison: RandiAnn Harvey

TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Stays abreast of technological advances in the court reporting field.
Board Liaison: Shelby Brown
shelby.delta@gmail.com

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CONTACT US

MAVRC

P.O. BOX 18102
West Saint Paul, MN 55118

Phone: 651.998.9119
Email: mavrc@mavrc.org

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