Board Members for 2009/2010
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Margie Betts, CCR, CVR - President
Margie has been a freelance court reporter in the Baton Rouge, Covington, New Orleans and Livingston Parish areas since certification in 2001. She is a member of NVRA. Margie previously served as Treasurer, One-year Director and Vice President of VRLA, and also served as an officer with LVRA.
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Treva Maricle, CCR, RPR - Vice President
Treva began reporting in1989 after graduating from the Stenotype Institute of Jacksonville Beach, Florida. She has been an RPR since 1992 and practicing as a freelance reporter in central and southwest Louisiana since that time. She is now the owner and operator of Treva Maricle Stenotype Reporting. Treva is also a member of NCRA. |
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Krystal Lavigne Howell, CCR - Immediate Past President
Krystal has been a court reporter for almost 14 years, having been certified in August of 1993. She was a freelance court reporter in the Baton Rouge area from August of 1993 until June of 1999, when she became an official court reporter for the Nineteenth Judicial District Court. Krystal previously served as the Secretary of VRLA from 2004 through 2006.
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Tally Abraham, CCR, CVR - Secretary
Tally has been a freelance court reporter in the Baton Rouge area since certification in 2001. She is a member of NVRA, having received her CVR in 2001. Tally previously served as Treasurer of VRLA.
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Estella Champion, CCR, RDR, RMR, CPR - Treasurer
Estella has been working as a reporter in Louisiana since 1976. She is currently an official with the United States District Court in Baton Rouge, and she has worked many years in the freelance field in the Baton Rouge area. Estella served as an officer with CASRA, as well as VRLA, and is a member of the NCRA and USCRA. She has presented several seminars for the court reporting profession dealing with realtime reporting and she has also worked as an Advantage Software representative.
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Caroline Escude, CCR, RPR - Three-year Director
Caroline is a freelance reporter who has been practicing since 1991. She worked for several different agencies in the Baton Rouge area and is currently co-owner of Court Reporters of Louisiana, LLC, since its inception in October of 2003. She is also a member of NCRA.
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Ira Brown, CCR - Two-year Director
Ira is a freelance reporter, and the owner and operator of Brown Reporting Service.
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Rose L. Batiste, CCR - One-year Director
Rose has been certified as a court reporter since 1993 and currently serves as an official reporter for the 12th Judicial District Court. She is the only certified court reporter employed by the court.
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