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About Us
Meet Thomas, Owner/Lead Captioner
Thomas (he/him) is a stenographer with a specialty in near-instant real-time translation for the Deaf/HOH community as well as others who need or enjoy captions.
A graduate from the American Captioning Institute, Thomas has been providing CART captions since 2016.
Thomas is a member of the Global Alliance of Speech-To-Text Captioning, as well as an active member of the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) and has written for the Journal of Court Reporting. Thomas had the opportunity to blend two loves, presenting a CEU-eligible webinar Star Trek & Steno for the NCRA.
Caption Nerds regularly contributes to social media initiatives to raise awareness of the industry as a whole, but more specifically highlights quality captions for the deaf and hard of hearing community, diversity within steno, LBGTQIA+ professionals and more.
Thomas also volunteered for the NCRA’s Marketing and Membership Outreach Committee for the 2024/2025 cycle and provides ad hoc support for the 2025/2026 cycle as well.
Thomas speaks at events for steno students and colleagues regularly, please see our Media page for more information.
Admin Support Specialist
Christopher Peny (he/him/his) is our Admin Support & Social Media Specialist. He has bachelor’s in hospitality management from Jonhson & Wales University and years of experience in administration and customer service including roles at The Plaza Hotel, NYC, and American Express and AAA travel divisions.
In addition to customer support and administration responsibilities, he also uses his interest in photography to support our social media accounts as well.
Additional Captioners
While Thomas is the Lead Captioner, he does have a wonderful, trusted network of freelance colleagues that are available for larger jobs, overflow work, et cetera.
All captioners that freelance for Caption Nerds have years of experience, captioning for broadcast television, higher education, corporate and government workplaces, conferences, expos, and more.
We make sure to match a provider that aligns with your needs.