2026 NMCRA Convention
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
2401 12th Street, NW, Alb., NM 87104
(Total of 5 New Mexico CE hours; 5 NCRA CEUs)
Agenda
8:00 - 8:30 - Registration/Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 - The Honorable Kenneth Gonzales,
Chief U.S. Judge
Stenographers in Federal Courts
Judge Gonzales, current Chief Judge in New Mexico, will speak about the state of the Federal courts in the 10th Circuit. He will discuss how court reporters are crucial to our judicial system.
1.0 NM CE Hours/.10 NCRA CEUs (Approved)
9:45 - 10:45 - Francis Vigil, Director of Indian Education
Native American Education
Mr. Vigil will be discussing all aspects of Native American education at tribal, state, and federal levels in our state, including Native language immersion programs.
1.0 NM CE Hours/.10 NCRA CEUs (Approved)
11:00 - 12:00 - Dr. Geanell Adams, NCRA Director
NCRA Technology Presentation
Dr. Adams, current NCRA director, will present a seminar pertaining to technology in court reporting.
1.0 NM CE Hours/.10 NCRA CEUs (Approved)
12:00 - 1:15 - Business Lunch/Officer Induction
1:15 - 2:15 - Amy Rogers, Desert House Beekeepers
'Bee-rilliant' Spelling Bee
Beekeeping is a heavily regulated agricultural industry, and this seminar will focus on the legal hurdles facing the industry, as well as focusing on beekeeping in the desert. To highlight the topic of discussion, members will participate in a spelling 'bee' of technical apiculture terminology.
1.0 NM CE Hours/.10 NCRA CEUs (Approved)
2:30 - 3:30 - Melinda Walker, Former
U.S. House of Representatives Reporter
Reporting in the U.S. House of Representatives
Melinda Walker is an NCRA member who has had an amazing and interesting career as a stenographer and a former U.S. House of Representatives reporter. Our members are looking forward to hearing about her career and all things stenography.
1.0 NM CE Hours/.10 NCRA CEUs (Approved)
