Become A Court Reporter
Protect the Record

Use your hands or your voice to become a Certified Shorthand Reporter or a Certified Verbatim Reporter

Welcome to Moreno Voice & Steno!

Welcome to Moreno Voice & Steno! We are a boutique-style court reporting education program owned and operated by California CSRs with almost 100 years of combined experience as court reporters and instructors. We can help you become a court reporter using your hands or your voice to keep a record of court proceedings, depositions, conferences, etc. You can also use our program to become a CART provider or broadcast captioner to provide subtitles and streaming text for hard-of-hearing people. Lots of opportunities, flexible work schedule, and great income potential. All you need is YOU and the ability to use your hands or your voice.

GREAT INCOME POTENTIAL
FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE – WORK AS AN EMPLOYEE OR AS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

HIGH DEMAND IN THE LABOR MARKET
WORK IN CRIMINAL, CIVIL, JUVENILE, OR FAMILY COURT
REPORT DEPOSITIONS, TRIALS, MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, HEARINGS
CERTIFIED CART OR CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDER FOR THE HARD-OF-HEARING
PROVIDE SUBTITLES AS A BROADCAST CAPTIONER FOR MAJOR TELEVISION STATIONS
WORK REMOTELY
ABOUT THE PROGRAM

fall 2025 CLASSES

  1. BEGINNING SPEED-BUILDING (steno and voice, 60-100): This class is for students looking to start speed-building and developing their transcription skills. Class will include dictation and drills practicing phonetic writing and using briefs and phrases, speed-building techniques, creating dictionary entries, and weekly in-class transcription tests. Students are encouraged to use the Moreno Realtime Coach platform for practice and testing. Weekly submissions include practice logs and a "Weekly Transcript" assignment. Classes are on Zoom (or asynchronous) every Tuesday and Thursday 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. PST. Please refer to the Tuition Sheet for pricing.
  2. ADVANCED SPEED-BUILDING AND TRANSCRIPT PRODUCTION (steno and voice, 180-240): This class is for high-speed students looking to pass the national and state licensing exams. Class will include high-speed dictation and speed-building techniques (literary, Q&A, jury charge, and four-voice), transcript production, and weekly transcription tests. Classes are on Zoom (or asynchronous) every Monday and Wednesday 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. PST. Please refer to the Tuition Sheet for pricing.
  3. BEGINNING GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY FOR COURT REPORTERS: This 11-week course will cover the basics of English grammar (parts of speech, tenses, articles), as well as vocabulary and homonyms A through D. Open to both steno and voice students, as well as newly licensed reporters looking to improve their grammar and vocabulary. Classes are on Zoom (or asynchronous) every Thursday 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. PST. Class starts October 2. Please refer to the Tuition Sheet for pricing.
  4. STENO PROGRAM: Starts September 29. Refer to the Steno Program Curriculum for details.
  5. VOICE PROGRAM: Starts September 29. Refer to the Voice Program Curriculum for details.
FALL 2025 CLASS SCHEDULE
  • BEGINNING SPEED-BUILDING (60-100)
    • Tuesdays 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. PST
    • Thursdays 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. PST
  • ADVANCED SPEED-BUILDING (180-240) and TRANSCRIPT PRODUCTION
    • Mondays 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. PST
    • Wednesdays 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. PST
NEW STENO CLASS: Mondays and Thursdays 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. PST
NEW VOICE CLASS: Mondays 4:00 - 5:00 p.m PST; Tuesdays 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. PST; Thursdays 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. PST.
BEGINNING GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY FOR COURT REPORTERS: Thursdays 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. PST
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
SUMMER 2025
  • Instruction begins - Monday, June 16
  • Independence Day Holiday - Monday, June 30 - Sunday, July 6
  • Instruction ends - Friday, August 29
  • Summer break - Monday, September 1 - Sunday, September 7
FALL 2025

  • Instruction begins - Monday, September 8
  • Veterans Day Holiday - Tuesday, November 11
  • Thanksgiving Holiday - Thursday, November 27
  • Fall Quarter ends - Friday, December 19
  • Winter Break - Monday, December 22 – Sunday, January 4
WINTER 2026
  • Winter Quarter begins - Monday, January 5
  • Presidents' Day Holiday - Monday, February 16
  • Winter Quarter ends - Friday, March 20
  • Spring Break - Monday, March 23 – Sunday, March 29
SPRING 2026
  • Spring Quarter begins - Monday, March 30
  • Memorial Day Holiday - Monday, May 25
  • Spring Quarter ends - Friday, June 12
OUR TEAM
  • TATIANA KOUPRIANOVA, CSR, CRI
    Principal/Instructor
    Tatiana holds a master’s in linguistics and education from Far Eastern University of Humanities. Originally from Russia, she studied English as a second language, as well as French, Italian, and Spanish. Prior to moving to the United States in the early 1990s, she taught university-level English classes for several years.
    She studied court reporting at Bryan College in Los Angeles, California, and has been a licensed California Shorthand Reporter since 1998.
    She currently works as an official steno reporter at the San Diego Superior Court, North County Division. Prior to court, she worked as a freelance reporter for over 20 years, reporting depositions, hearings, conferences, etc., for private clients. She has been teaching court reporting since 2020 and is a Certified Reporting Instructor through the National Court Reporters Association.
  • NINA PANCHENKO
    Instructor
    Nina Panchenko has a bachelor's degree in English and English literature from the University of California San Diego. She is also a certified ESL teacher (English as a Second Language). Nina is bilingual (Russian) and is a passionate reader and lover of books and literature. She teaches our Beginning Grammar and Vocabulary for Court Reporters course, as well as legal and medical terminology. Her other passions include cooking, baking, gardening, and spending time with her young daughter.
  • KELLY WILLIAMS, CSR
    Instructor
    Kelly Hensley Williams has been a California Certified Shorthand Reporter for 40 years. She reports depositions in personal injury cases such as traffic accidents, trip-and-falls, medical malpractice, construction defect, breach of contract, probate, divorce and many other areas. She volunteers as a teacher in Project Steno (an introductory steno training course), and she is a theory teacher and a speed-building instructor at Moreno Voice & Steno. Her hobbies include needle felting or sculpting with wool, pickleball, reading, puzzles, gardening, and spending time with her dog.
  • SARAH PADILLA, CSR
    Instructor/Art Director
    Sarah Padilla has over 16 years of court reporting/stenography experience. Prior to obtaining her Cаlifornia CSR, Sarah worked as a CART reporter for deaf and hard-of-hearing students in the greater Los Angeles area serving universities such as UCLA, USC, Loyola, Pepperdine, as well as private institutions, and high schools. Sarah served as a deposition reporter in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and New Mexico for 10 years before becoming an official reporter at the San Diego Superior Court. She is a part of the multiple-voice dictation team and is Moreno's creative director. Her passion is creating chalk and graphic art to promote the field of court reporting. You can find some of her art here: sarahscribes.etsy.com
  • LAURIE KORNMULLER, CRI
    Instructor
    Mrs. Kornmuller comes with 30 years of law background. Starting out as a freelance reporter who also took multiple jobs in court, she also was a CART provider while in college. Becoming a legal secretary helped in learning the law further where she assisted on major cases with her firm. She then became a stenography teacher and earned her Certification with NCRA. Not only is she dedicated to the craft of court reporting, she is dedicated to guiding our future steno and voice reporters to success. She instructs the high-speed class (160-225).
  • Sherin Denny-Jenkins
    Director of Student Services
    Sherin holds a bachelor's degree in tourism and event management from the BBW University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, Germany. She is an experienced administrative professional with years of experience as a recording and licensing lead, overseeing complex administrative processes and ensuring compliance with legal and procedural standards.
    Sherin is bilingual (German) and is known for her strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to efficient, accurate service in a fast-paced environment.
    She oversees enrollment and scheduling of classes, invoicing, and assists with managing our Online Learning Platform. Her passions include dog training and stenography.

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