Barnes, Kolleen
Associate Professor
(216) 987-5234
Department: Captioning and Court Reporting
Office Location: Western Campus, WBT C105
Education: B.S., Empire State College
M.Ed., Grand Canyon University
About: Kolleen Barnes is an assistant professor in the Captioning and Court Reporting Program at Cuyahoga Community College. Prof. Barnes received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Development from Empire State College, an Associate of Applied Business degree in Court Reporting from the Academy of Court Reporting, and a Master’s Degree in Education from Grand Canyon University. Prof. Barnes was self-employed as a freelance court reporter for over ten years before joining the full-time faculty at Tri-C.
Barnes has been recognized for her contributions to the field with numerous awards: Educator of the Year for the National Court Reporters Association, Outstanding Associate Member of the Year for the Ohio Court Reporters Association, Online Course of the Year from the Instructional Technology Council and the Sloan Consortium Effective Practice Award for the design and implementation of educational activities to help students retain their skills during semester breaks. Barnes particularly enjoys using instructional technology and online learning to help students from all over the country gain their court reporting education.
Moranz, Kelly
Assistant Professor
(216) 987-5214
Department: Captioning and Court Reporting
Office Location: Western Campus, WBT C228
Education: B.S. in Continuing Education and Teaching, Empire State University
About: Kelly Moranz is certified as a Certified Reporting Instructor with the National Court Reporters Association, along with a Certified Electronic Reporter and Certified Deposition Reporter from the American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers (AAERT). She has worked in a variety of capacities within the court reporting profession for more than 35 years, including teaching for more than 17 years at Tri-C.
Moranz has presented numerous seminars on various topics for national and state industry organizations and served on their committees. Moranz is currently a member of the NCRA, NVRA, AAERT, OCRA, VRAO and NACM. She also earned Tri-C’s Excellence in Teaching Award in 2015, NCRA’s Educator of the Year Award in 2016 and Tri-C’s Professional Excellence Award in 2017. Moranz looks forward to assisting students along this exciting career path.