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.
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.
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 two dogs, Buddy and Bella.
Amy lives in Lexington with her husband, Ralph, where they have raised four grown children. She reported in Broward County, Florida, for 10 years prior to coming to North Carolina where she has reported since 2003. The majority of her career has been as a freelance reporter. Amy has had the privilege to report President Bill Clinton and Laura Bush during their visits to our state. She is a longstanding member of NCRA and has served NCCRA as President, Vice President, and director. Amy focuses her time on writing realtime for every deposition.
Joann Bunze has been reporting for nearly 30 years. Her career began in New York where she was primarily a freelance reporter. Upon relocating to North Carolina in 2007, Joann’s freelance career continued until 2012 when she partnered up to form Noteworthy Reporting Services and has enjoyed being an agency owner and getting to better know her fellow reporters. While still involved with Noteworthy, in late 2023 Joann became an official reporter for Wake County and has found that, no matter how much you think you know, there’s always more to learn (one of her favorite parts of being a reporter). In her spare time, Joann enjoys spending quality time with her family and quiet time doing cross-stitch.
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!
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.
Cynthia is a freelance reporter living in Oak Island as well as Raleigh. She followed in her father’s footsteps and went to court reporting school upon graduating high school. After graduating from Gadsden State Junior College, she freelanced in her hometown of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for 6 years. In 1986, she and her husband moved to Austin, Texas, where she continued her career. In 1989, they moved to North Carolina and she has enjoyed freelancing there ever since. Cynthia and her husband have two sons, a daughter-in-law, and a beautiful granddaughter.
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.