Leadership

KRISTY CLARK, RPR, CRR, CSR

PRESIDENT

KRISTY CLARK, RPR, CRR, CSR

Kristy Clark began her court reporting career in August of 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she spent her first 10 years doing primarily freelance deposition work.  During her last seven years in Las Vegas, she worked with a judge covering medical malpractice, personal injury, breach of contract, and construction defent trials and providing the judge with a daily real time output.  This trial work enabled her to begin providing real time and daily transcripts for a firm covering federal trials across the country.

In 2018, Kristy moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, and has been covering freelance deposition work as well as still traveling to cover federal trials.  Also, during her career in Nevada, she served on the Nevada Court Reporters Association for 10 years in various positions, including president.  Kristy also served on the NCRA TRAIN Committee in 2014 and has attended annual NCSA meetings as the Nevada delegate.

Currently she holds her RPR, Nevada CCR, California CSR, as well as Notary Public for the states of Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, and North Carolina.

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VICE PRESIDENT

JENNIFER VAIL-KIRKBRIDE, RPR, RMR, CRR, FCRR, WV-CRR

Jenny and her husband moved to Ocean Isle Beach, NC in 2021 from WV, longing for those beautiful North Carolina blue sky days and the beach.  Retiring after 30 years as an official reporter in the U.S. District Court in WV, she has been freelancing in both WV and NC, holding both NC and WV notaries.  Jenny has enjoyed being on the board of USCRA, including as its president; and WVCRA, doing two stints as president; and at NCRA on the PAC committee and as WV’s delegate to NCSA.  I am honored to be serving on NCCRA’s board of directors and look forward to meeting my colleagues from around the state!

jennifer.vail.kirkbride@gmail.com

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SECRETARY/TREASURER

FAITH PITINO, Freelance Court Reporter

Faith studied court reporting at the Long Island Business Institute in Commack, New York.  She graduated with a Certificate of Court Reporting in January 2009.  Prior to becoming a Court Reporter, she earned an Associate’s Degree from Berkeley College and worked as an Executive Assistant for 24 years.

After moving to North Carolina in April 2009, she started her court reporting career through Pitino Court Reporting, Inc.  She is a member of the NCRA and NCCRA.  She is also a North Carolina Judicial Transcriptionist and a Granville County Notary Public.

Faith lives in Wake Forest with her husband, Bob, and her dog, Bella.

pitinof@yahoo.com

Christine Taylor, RPR

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

CHRISTINE TAYLOR, RPR

Christine began her career as a freelance reporter in 1994 in Illinois where she graduated from the Springfield School of Court Reporting and then moved to North Carolina in 1996 where she has continued her freelance career.  She is a member of NCRA and NCCRA.

DIRECTOR

JENNIFER M. BONFILIO, CSR, CCR; CRR, RMR, CCP, CRC

Jennifer is a freelance court reporter and steno captioner living in the beautiful mountains of Asheville with her wife, Shannan, and adorable pug, Georgie. She has been in the field for over 40 years. She started her career in New Jersey, where she was a freelance court reporter for 15 years. She discovered CART and loved it, providing services for a deaf student at Princeton University for four years. Next, she moved to Pittsburgh to train to be a broadcast captioner. Jennifer worked as a captioner and CART provider for the next 27 years, including a stint at Yankee Stadium for the New York Yankees’ 2009 season. She currently serves a number of universities and professional sports teams, specializing in sports stadium captioning and commencement ceremonies. This year she has decided to return to her first love — court reporting — and obtained certifications in California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, and Washington. She holds the following certifications from NCRA:  (RPR), CRR, RMR, (CBC), CCP, and CRC.

info@1984steno.com

DIRECTOR

RENEE HABRACK, RPR, CCR (NJ)

Renee has been a court reporter since 1990, and holds her New Jersey CCR as well as her RPR.  After moving to North Carolina in 2004, Renee has had a successful career as a freelance reporter, as well as an agency owner, covering a variety of topics from federal grand jury hearings to depositions.  Renee is also a personal wellness coach leading others to find inner peace through meditation, yoga, and a healthy lifestyle.  In her free time, you’ll find her on her yoga mat or traveling around the world.

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DIRECTOR

KAREN KIDWELL, RMR, CRR, CLR, CCP

Karen is from Oak Ridge, TN, and went to the Stenotype Institute of Jacksonville Beach (when it was still located on the beach!). She reported in the Orlando/Sanford, Florida, area as well as Pittsfield/Springfield, Massachusetts. Karen moved to North Carolina in 1992 and has been reporting here since then. Karen is a past Vice President of NCCRA and has volunteered countless hours for the Association. She holds the certifications of RMR, CRR, and CRC.

kkdwll@aol.com

DIRECTOR

LIANE HATCH

Originally from Frederick, MD, Liane moved to Moore County, North Carolina in July of 2021.  In need of a career change after leaving the Army, Liane discovered court reporting shortly after her move, and she began learning machine shorthand stenography through an online program.  In the Spring of 2023, she transferred to the College of Court Reporting, and in July of 2025, she graduated with an Associate of Applied Science in Court Reporting.
Liane began work as a North Carolina freelance court reporter in October of 2025.  In addition to the NCCRA Board of Directors, she also serves on the NCRA Student/Teacher Committee and is an enthusiastic advocate for court reporting students and professionals, both in North Carolina and nationally.