May 17, 2013, Phoenix, AZ – AVTranz today announced that Janet Harris, past President of the American Association of Electronic Reporters and Transcribers (AAERT) and former owner of Harris Reporting Company, has joined the AVTranz team.

Janet recently received a Bachelor of Art Degree in Computer Science from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She owned and operated Harris Reporting, a successful full service court reporting and legal videography company in Janesville, Wisconsin for 20 years. Jan is also one of the founding members of AAERT and has contributed in significant ways to the association’s success over the last 20 years. She currently serves on the board of directors. She is an AAERT Certified Electronic Reporter/Transcriber and an American Guild of Court Videographers (AGCV) Certified Court Video Specialist.

“Jan brings over 20 years of experience in the digital court reporting and transcription market to AVTranz” said Steve Townsend, AVTranz’ CEO. “Her experience in the market, enthusiasm for our mission and technical capabilities will prove to be valuable as AVTranz continues to expand to court systems across the country,” stated Townsend.

Harris and Townsend worked together with several other industry executives to co-found AAERT in 1992. Each has served in various roles for the organization including President. “Bringing Jan and Steve together adds strength and credibility to an already formidable AVTranz team” stated Erik Lige, VP Sales and Marketing. “This move clearly marks AVTranz commitment to provide new and innovative solutions to court administration that are facing new challenges in the court reporting market,” stated Lige.

Ms. Harris will officially join AVTranz on June 1, 2013 and will work initially from the Phoenix headquarters.
About AVTranz:
AVTranz, headquartered in Phoenix, with offices in Tucson, AZ, Denver, CO, San Francisco, CA and Shelburne, VT was established in 1991 and is the leading provider of verbatim transcription and electronic reporting services in the US. Since its inception, AVTranz has subscribed to the principle that its clients are best served through a broad base of digital reporting and transcription knowledge. AVTranz specializes in digital reporting and transcription of state and federal court proceedings, complex litigation proceedings, military disciplinary proceedings, depositions, arbitrations, grievance hearings and administrative proceedings including public hearings, board and committee meetings, and industrial claims proceedings.

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Contact:
Erik Lige
VP, Sales & Marketing
AVTranz
845 N. 3rd Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85003
www.avtranz.com
(602) 263-0885 x132
Erik.lige@avtranz.com