Committees/Volunteers

We need you!  FCRA depends on the volunteer services of our members.  Committees are formed immediately after the Annual Convention.  Remember, FCRA depends on its committee members to be our boots on the ground, whether it’s through the Membership Committee reaching out to new potential members, the Government Relations Committee working hand-in-hand with our lobbyist, the PR Task Force presenting educational seminars to paralegals across the state, or the Fundraising Committee handling our annual fundraiser.  Each committee is an integral part of how FCRA is out there working for you.

To find out more about a committee (or two) that interests you, feel free to contact the current committee chair to request more information.  To volunteer to serve, please fill out the following form:

Click here to fill out the volunteer form

2025-2026 FCRA COMMITTEE CHAIR LISTING 

COMMITTEE COORDINATOR
Ninette Butler

ARLENE P. SOMMERS AWARD
Chair: Stephanie Nargiz

CART/REALTIME/FPR-C
Chair: Sheri Smargon

CHARTER & BYLAWS
Chair:  Roberta Turner

CONVENTION COMMITTEE
Chair: Heather Suarez
Co-Chair: Lori Seiden

COURT REPORTING SCHOOLS
Chair: Lance Steinbeisser
Co-Chair: Sharon Velazco

COURTS COMMITTEE

Chair: Heather Suarez

EMILY MANN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Chair: Stephanie Nargiz

FINANCE AND BUDGET
Chair: Stephanie Nargiz

FUNDRAISING
Chair: Richard Scire

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Chair: Kelly Owen McCall

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Website: Stephanie Nargiz

Social Media Moderators:  Beth Chorrushi, Stephanie Nargiz, Michael Sciré,, Heather Suarez, Lori Seiden

The Florida Reporter Editor: Stephanie Nargiz and Lori Seiden; Editing/Proofreading: Sharon Velazco

MEMBERSHIP
Chair: Beth Chorrushi

NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Chair: Michael Sciré

PLACEMENT
Chair: Richard Scire

PR TASK FORCE
Chair: Stephanie Nargiz

PRO BONO
Chair: Ninette Butler

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
Chair: Roberta Turner
Honorary Chair: Shirley P. King