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Asheville Reporting Service's Staff
Karen Kornhauser, Owner: Karen has been in the court reporting business for over 20 years. She was born and raised in New York City, pursuing her bachelor’s degree at Long Island University in Brooklyn. In the late 1980s Karen went to work as a transcriptionist for Ginger Burns, former owner of the company then known as National Reporting Service. Then in 1996, Karen began managing the business when Ginger accepted a position as an official court reporter for AOC. After Ginger’s untimely death in 2001, Karen took over as owner and changed the business name to “Asheville Reporting Service.” She is an animal lover, with a critter family that includes her handicapped Bullmastiff-mix dog, Bully; her mom's French poodle,Colette; three adopted feral cats; and two Quaker parrots.That's not to mention the two cats who live full-time in the office, Oreo and Billy..
Magdalena Watkins: Maggie joined the ARS staff in February of 2008. Maggie has extensive legal background, having worked for several attorneys in different capacities in the Greensboro and Asheville areas. She is originally from Mexico, but has lived here in the States for the last 20 years. She is fluent in English and Spanish. Maggie and her husband, Andrew, and their dog, Oliver, live in East Asheville and they are particularly active in the Spanish community.
Mai-Beth Ketch, CVR: Originally from Denmark, Beth came to Asheville in the late nineties with her husband, Mark, and joined Asheville Reporting Service as a court reporter in 1998. She obtained her certification from NVRA in 2001. Beth is noted for her professional and personable demeanor and we value her because she is always willing to uncomplainingly go over and above her duties as a court reporter. Mark and Beth's family is rounded out nicely with their beloved pup, Bentley.
Transcriptionists: Our expert staff of transcriptionists produce the highest quality of transcripts available. Between our local office typing staff as well as remote typists working from home, all who have worked exclusively for ARS for many years, there are seven full-time transcriptionists on staff. Geographically, Aubrey is based in Leicester, Leslie works from Candler, Christa from Waynesville, Terri from Seattle, and Leigh represents Houston.
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Ginger founded National Reporting Service, as ARS was formerly known, in 1983, after graduating from college and then court reporting school in Florida. In 1996 she moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, and accepted a position as an official court reporter for the NC Administrative Office of the Courts, and worked in that capacity up until her untimely death from cancer in 2001, at the young age of 40. Ginger was a wonderful employer and a good friend. *CVR= certified verbatim reporter
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Amanda Johnson: Raised in Western North Carolina, Amanda comes from a large, close-knit family. She is married to Toby and loves horseback riding and all kinds of sports, including volleyball and soccer. She also loves her Golden Retriever, Sadie. Amanda came to work with Asheville Reporting Service early in 2002 as a court reporter. Her skills as an organizer have helped her to evolve into the person in the office who handles all the accounting and payroll, and she helps maintain order in the office. With Amanda’s help, we can always find what we’re looking for.
Ed Diez: While Ed wears many hats for Asheville Reporting, his main role since he joined us in 2005 is transcript production. With additional training, he has evolved into a videographer and court reporter. as well. He is originally from Argentina, but has lived in Asheville for a number of years. Ed speaks English, Spanish, and some Italian, and adds to the international flavor of our office. His friendly personality and sense of humor make him an asset to our team. 
