GUESTS – Kolleen Barnes & Kelly Moranz

Guest Biographies:

Kolleen Barnes is an assistant professor in the Captioning and Court Reporting Program at Cuyahoga Community College. Prof. Barnes received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Development from Empire State College, an Associate of Applied Business degree in Court Reporting from the Academy of Court Reporting, and a Master’s Degree in Education from Grand Canyon University. Prof. Barnes was self-employed as a freelance court reporter for over ten years before joining the full-time faculty at Tri-C.
Barnes has been recognized for her contributions to the field with numerous awards: Educator of the Year for the National Court Reporters Association, Outstanding Associate Member of the Year for the Ohio Court Reporters Association, Online Course of the Year from the Instructional Technology Council and the Sloan Consortium Effective Practice Award for the design and implementation of educational activities to help students retain their skills during semester breaks. Barnes particularly enjoys using instructional technology and online learning to help students from all over the country gain their court reporting education.

Kelly Moranz is an assistant professor for Cuyahoga Community College’s Captioning and Court Reporting program.  She is an alumna of Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) and has earned her Bachelor of Science in Educational Studies from The State University of New York.  She is certified as a CRI (Certified Reporting Instructor) with the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) along with the CER (Certified Electronic Reporter) and CDR (Certified Deposition Reporter) from the American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers (AAERT).  She has worked in a variety of capacities within the court reporting profession for more than 35 years including teaching for 17 plus years here at Cuyahoga Community College.  Kelly has presented numerous seminars on a variety of topics for national and state industry organizations along with serving on their committees.  She is currently a member of NCRA, NVRA, AAERT, STAR and OCRA.   Additionally, Kelly has earned Tri-C’s Excellence in Teaching Award in 2015, NCRA’s Educator of the Year Award in 2016, and Cuyahoga Community College’s Professional Excellence Award in 2017.  She looks forward to assisting you along the way on this exciting career path.