VIRGINIA COURT REPORTERS FOUNDATION

In February of 2022, the Virginia Court Reporters Foundation (VCRF) was launched to help support the educational endeavors of the court reporting and legal community. Virginia Court Reporters Foundation is a nonprofit organization.

Meet your board members:

2025 VCRF Board of Directors

PRESIDENT: Kimberly L. Ribaric-Dorrier, RPR, CCR

Kim has been a freelance court reporter for over 27 years. She started her career in Pennsylvania, after obtaining her degree from Penn Highlands Community College in 1997. Kim was the second student to sign up to the new college, and she was featured in a few stories, and she also appeared in a TV commercial for the college. She initially worked for a state-wide Pennsylvania firm for 2 years, and then was a freelance reporter for a few years until she moved her family to the Roanoke area of Virginia in the summer of 2004 with the help of immediate family in Lynchburg, and she worked with Pierce Reporting Company for a few years. She then relocated to the Charlottesville area around 2007, and worked with Cavalier Reporting for many years.

Kim has always covered high-end depo and trial work across the whole state of Virginia, including NoVa and D.C. Kim started her own business, Elite Realtime & Deposition Reporting, in 2013 in Charlottesville, Virginia, and in 2017 Kim merged her clients and expertise into Halasz Reporting & Videoconference, located in Richmond, Virginia, and has established many more distinct and wonderful relationships from that point up until the present, and is a sought-after reporter.

Kim served as VCRF Vice President and Treasurer for two years (2022-2023). She's also served as a Director for four years (2020-2025) for the Virginia Court Reporters Association (VCRA), and served also VP of VCRA in 2023. Kim served as Chair of the VCRA Fundraising Committee for four years (2020 - 2024), and is the current VCRA Merchandise Committee Chair 2025. Kim served also as a National Congress of State Associations (NCSA) Delegate for Virginia in 2024.

In her free time, she enjoys traveling, gardening, cooking, Vegas trips, and going to sporting events with her family.

VICE PRESIDENT: Tracy Holleman

TREASURER: Brendan Krett

SECRETARY: Kelly Hopkins

DIRECTOR: Hon. Jeanette A. Irby (Ret.)

Judge Irby joined Juridical Solutions in 2023 (est. 2007), an alternative dispute resolution firm, as a mediator. Judge Irby retired in 2022 from the Circuit Court of Loudoun County, part of the 20th Judicial Circuit, which includes Loudoun, Fauquier, and Rappahannock Counties. She is experienced in all areas of civil litigation, including complex business disputes, divorce (equitable distribution, spousal support and custody), and personal injury claims. She has presided in numerous trials involving real estate, land use, medical malpractice, estate administration, and contractual disputes of every type.

As the former Town Attorney for the Town of Leesburg, and the former Assistant County Attorney for Fauquier County, Judge Irby has specialized expertise in local government law. This includes law of eminent domain, education, and elections.

Before going on the bench, Judge Irby practiced law with Walker Jones in Warrenton, Virginia, with her primary focus on domestic relations, and she looks forward to mediating family law disputes which are most suited to Alternative Dispute Resolution. Immediately after retirement, she attended a 40-hour mediation training with the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada.

Judge Irby is married and resides in Leesburg with her spouse, Jeffrey. In spare time, she enjoys reading, ballroom dancing, and spending time with her grandchildren.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE

Leesburg Rotary Club, Paul Harris Fellow

Former Chair, Thomas Horne Leadership in Law Summer Camp

Honorary Regent, Daughters of the American Revolution, Fauquier Court House Chapter

Former Member, Executive Committee, Judicial Conference of Virginia

Fauquier and Loudoun County Bar Associations

PANELS AND PRESENTATIONS

· Panelist: National Business Institute, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021& 2022

· Presenter: Virginia CLE program, April 20, 2022: "Controlling the Deposition"

· Presenter: National Business Institute, June 24, 2020: “Advanced Custody and Support Issues”

· Presenter: Local Government Attorneys ’Association, April 16, 2011: “Public Utilities and Their Financing”

· Presenter: Thomas Balch Library, April 2010, 2012, and April 2013-2022: “Researching Court Records”

· Presenter: Town of Leesburg, 2010, 2011, and 2013: “Freedom of Information Act and Conflict of Interest Act Training”

PUBLICATIONS

· Co-Author, “The Local Government Attorneys ’Guide to Pro Bono Publico Service,” recipient of Virginia State Bar Merit Award, 2009

· Author, “Pro bono Prospective” Local Government Attorneys ’Association’s Bill of Particulars Publication, March 2008

· Author, Custody Evaluations: “Understanding the Tools and Challenging the Report” Spring 2020

CAROLYN M. O'CONNOR EDUCATION FUND (COEF) COMMITTEE

CO-CHAIRS: Kelly Hopkins and Tracy Holleman

MEMBERS:

MaryTheresa Ferris, RPR, CCR

Rachel Cramer, CCR

Sindie Bragg

Gwenda Applegate, RMR, CRR

Lisa M. Hooker, RPR

Kimberly L. Ribaric, RPR, CCR

SILENT AUCTION COMMITTEE

CO-CHAIRS: Rose Marie Tate and Ruth Levy

MEMBERS:

Kimberly L. Ribaric, RPR, CCR

CARDINAL COMMITTEE

CHAIR: Sindie Bragg

MEMBERS:

Gwenda Applegate, RMR, CRR

Kimberly L. Ribaric, RPR, CCR