- 1984 Midstate College Court Reporting Associate’s Degree
- 1984 State of Illinois CSR Certification
- 1984 Sivertsen Reporting Service
- 1994 Owner Sivertsen Reporting Service
- 1994 NCRA RPR certification
- 1995 NCRA RMR certification
- 1998 NCRA CRR certification
- 2005 to present Midstate College Court Reporting Advisory Board
Reporters

Lea Ruth Cohen, CSR

Aana M. Giftos, RPR, CSR
- 1985 Farmington High School
- 1988 A.A.S. from Illinois Central College
- 1991 State of Illinois CSR Certification
- 1991-1993 Sivertsen Reporting Service
- 1994-2007 Freelance Reporter
- 1996 NCRA RPR Certification
- 2007-2011 Official Reporter, Peoria County
- 2011 to present Sivertsen Reporting Service