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About Us
DIRECTORS
Baton Rouge School of Court Reporting, LLC (BRSCR)
is owned and operated by Ms. Karen Vornkahl, and Ms. Pamela Giardina. Together they have over 50 years of
service in the legal/court reporting field in multi-faceted areas. Both Karen and Pam are Certified Reporting
Instructors. Below is a brief profile on each owner.
Karen Vornkahl, B.S., CCR, CRI has been a practicing
court reporter since 1985 and holds a current certificate with the Louisiana
Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters. In 2003, she took a leave from active
reporting to pursue additional training in realtime machine writing. She has taught academics relating to court
reporting and is co-owner of
ASAP Transcripts, LLC, a scoping and proofing firm
assisting court reporters in the field.
She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Office Administration from
She is married to Mark Vornkahl, a computer
systems consultant, and has two children.
Pamela Giardina, B.S., CRI, CPE is a retired
Certified Court Reporter (CCR)
in the state of
She is currently a co-owner of
ASAP Transcripts,
LLC, a firm dedicated to the efficient transcription of court proceedings,
arbitrations, hearings, depositions. The
firm works with reporters in four states and trains new reporters for firm
owners as well.
She is married to Keith Giardina, a practicing
AD HOC INSTRUCTORS
Gloria Taillon is the owner and originator of Computer-Aided Interpretation (CAI), a company providing Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services in Louisiana since 1996. She and her employees work with individuals with disabilities and the administrative authorities to provide realtime captioning and supply verbatim notes when requested. The firm has continuously provided services for state colleges, universities, business colleges, and numerous statewide administrative organizations. In addition, the firm has displayed realtime captioning for various other functions such as conventions, seminars, forums, mayoral debates, governor’s inauguration, a wedding, teleconferences and both on-line and off-line captioning for the Louisiana Public Broadcasting station. Additionally, her company also provides medical transcription services for several doctors in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, area. The CAI website is www.cainterp.com.
In addition to the successful operation of CAI, Ms. Taillon is extremely active in Louisiana Youth Leadership Forum and The Battered Women's Program; also, the Louisiana Council on Child Abuse, YWCA, Volunteer for Rape Crisis Center, Nurturing Program, Earl K. Long Young Mothers, Reality House, Family Support, Prevent Child Abuse in Louisiana and the Quota Club. She is a member of the NCRA and was nominated for the U.S. President’s Award in 1985 and for Entrepreneur of the Year for 1997.
Keith Giardina, B.S., J.D., has been a practicing attorney in the state of Louisiana for over 20 years. His specialties include: Insurance Defense Litigation, Training, General Law Practice, Appeals, Consultations and Administrative Business Procedures.
His education and training include a Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola University in 1981, as well as a Bachelor of Science cum laude from Southeastern Louisiana University in 1977. He has also obtained a teaching certification from Harvard School of Law sponsored by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy.
Keith is a member of the Louisiana State Bar and admitted to practice in the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, United States District Court Middle District, Eastern District, and Western District. He is a Trial Advocacy Instructor (NITA) for a major insurance carrier and has also served as a professor ad hoc at Louisiana State University School of Law. He has recently been accepted into the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Keith is the instructor for our Legal Terminology/Case Law class.
Mark H. Vornkahl, B.S., CMR, CNA, MCSE, is a graduate of LSU in Business Administration/Marketing. After working five years in the insurance/finance industry, Mark worked for nine years as a detail representative for a major U.S. pharmaceutical company, calling on physicians and related healthcare providers. Mark earned the Certified Medical Representative (CMR) designation in 1989. Mark is approved to instruct in Medical Terminology for BRSCR.
Additionally, Mark earned an associates degree in electronics technology from ITI and worked six years as a computer engineer for a local software development company. Most recently, Mark is the principal of Mark H. Vornkahl Consulting, providing computer and technological services to clients around the U.S. He holds numerous certifications through Microsoft and Novell. Mark is the director of information and technology for BRSCR and teaches and supports all areas of computer applications.
Mark is married to Karen Vornkahl, has two children and a border collie named Maggie.
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