ELIZABETH KAVELMAN, BA, CPS, FPR, RHIT
*********.***********@*****.*** 618-***-****
CURRENT EXPERIENCE
Computer-Aided Transcription (CAT) realtime scopist, editor, and proofreader (freelance)
Court Reporter and Editor, legal and medical (freelance)
Legal and Medical Transcriptionist, realtime voice writer, and editor (freelance)
Legal Assistant/Paralegal work within the bailiwick of an ABA-Accredited Paralegal (freelance)
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
City of Lincoln, Illinois
Mayor, 2001-2009 (part-time)
State of Illinois
Executive 2/Social Security Liaison and SSDI-SSI Coordinator (full-time)
Served as manager of the SSDI-SSI Office for Illinois
My team and I brought in over $40 million in reimbursement dollars to assist individuals with disabilities attain substantial gainful employment
Wrote white papers on supportive employment for the governor’s office
Served on the governor’s steering committee taskforce for One-Stop Shopping among Illinois and federal government agencies for assisting with data interfacing and better service to our taxpayers
Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
Illinois Department of Revenue, Income Tax Legal Division, Property Tax Administration Bureau, Internal Audit Bureau
Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services, Fiscal Operations Bureau, Accounting Division
Illinois Department of Human Services, Office of Rehabilitation Services, SSA Reimbursement Liaison
Illinois Department of Transportation, Office of Public Affairs
Illinois Department of Human Services, Office of Rehabilitation Services, Budget Division
Illinois Department of Corrections, Business Office, Accountant Supervisor
Illinois Real Estate Broker, License #475.119083
Logan County, Illinois
Board Member, 1998-2001 (part-time)
City of Lincoln, Illinois
City Council Verbatim Recorder, 1982-1998 (part-time)
EDUCATION
John A. Logan College – Carterville, Illinois
Associate of Applied Science Degree in Health Information Technology (RHIT)
Extensive medical and legal coursework with two medical practicums – US Veterans Administration, Marion, IL
Hospital and Southern IL Healthcare Herrin, IL Hospital/Southern IL Healthcare Cancer Registrar’s Office,
Cancer Institute, Carterville, IL
Medical Billing and Coding Certificate
Realtime Captioning Scopist Certificate
ELIZABETH KAVELMAN, BA, CPS, FPR, RHIT
*********.***********@*****.*** 618-***-****
University of Illinois at Springfield – Springfield, Illinois
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Legal Studies, political studies minor
American Bar Association accredited Legal Assistant, paralegal certificate
Hours towards Master’s Degree in Public Administration
Lincoln College – Lincoln, Illinois
Associate of Applied Science Degree in Secretarial Science and Business/Psychology
TECHNICAL SKILLS
RHIT (national Registered Health Information Technologist)
Florida Professional Reporter (FPR), Designation #724
Certified Professional Secretary (CPS)/Certified Administrative Professional (CAP)
NCRA Registered Professional Reporter (RPR), passed written knowledge portion
NVRA Certified Verbatim Reporter (CVR) passed written knowledge portion
Realtime voice writing court reporting via Dragon Speech Professional Individual 15 version and
professional court reporting CAT software for legal and medical transcript production
Trained via Voice Writing Solutions, Inc., Diane Gaffoglio, CVR, CVR-CM, RBC, RCP, RVR
Trained via Realtime Voice Academy, Inc., Dessa Van Schuyver, CCR-GA
Illinois Notary Public, #739036, My Commission Renewal Application is Pending
VOLUNTEER WORK
Illinois Municipal League, Legislative Committee Member
IL Cancer Society
IL March of Dimes Neighborhood Coordinator
Former YMCA soccer coach
Other community volunteerism