Rose Halendy has been a reporter since 1983 and has had experience in reporting many different types of proceedings:  Courts, arbitrations, tribunals, hearings, inquests, self-regulated bodies, depositions, examinations for discovery, interviews, aides-mémoire, and volunteer work for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Rose's court reporting assignments, although mostly centered in British Columbia, included taking commission evidence in Hong Kong, Virginia, Nevada, Utah, and Washington.

• worked in Dublin, Ireland, for three months in the Central Criminal Court and the Special Criminal Court, which hears IRA-related matters
• designated as an Official Reporter in British Columbia by the Provincial Government
• member of the British Columbia Shorthand Reporters' Association and is a Realtime Certified Reporter (RCR) with this organization
• member of the National Court Reporters' Association and is a Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) with this organization
• previously held a Real Estate licence and a Private Pilot's licence

Edith McNary has been a reporter since 1980 and has reported many various venues.

• designated as an Official Reporter in British Columbia by the Provincial Government
• member of the British Columbia Shorthand Reporters' Association and is certified as a Realtime Certified Reporter (RCR) and also holds the Certificate of Merit with this body
• member of the National Court Reporters' Association and is a Registered Professional Reporter (RPR), a Registered Merit Reporter (RMR), and a Certified Realtime Reporter (CRR) with this organization

Wendy Dauphinee has been a reporter since 1975 and has reported in virtually every venue.

• designated as an Official Reporter in British Columbia by the Provincial Government
• member of the British Columbia Shorthand Reporters' Association and holds the Certificate of Merit and is certified as a Realtime Certified Reporter (RCR) with this organization

Darlene Horning has been a reporter since 1982 and has reported in virtually every venue.

• certified in British Columbia by the Provincial Government as an Official Reporter.
• member of the British Columbia Shorthand Reporters' Association and holds the Certificate of Merit and is certified as a Realtime Certified Reporter (RCR) with this organization.
• member of the National Court Reporters' Association and is a Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) with this organization.

After graduation from an accredited institution, many reporters become certified through various reporting organizations.

In British Columbia, a reporter must have 200 wpm to become certified as a reporter.

The British Columbia Shorthand Reporters' Association has a number of tests for reporters that are in excess of the minimum 200 wpm. The Certificate of Merit attests to the reporter being able to write at 250 wpm for 5 minutes with 95% accuracy.  The Realtime Certified Reporter is tested at 180 wpm for 5 minutes with 95% accuracy.

The National Court Reporters' Association, based in the USA, also has certifications recognized internationally.  The Registered Professional Reporter is tested at 225 wpm, the Registered Merit Reporter is tested at 260 wpm, the Certified Realtime Reporter is 180-200 variable speed.  There are also speed competitions which are tested at 280-300 wpm.  Once a designation has been achieved, the candidate must partake in continuing education in order to keep their designation current.