Michael works as an Outreach Coordinator and serves 12 states in the Southeast region and National with the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind (AIDB) Special Projects located in AIDB North Campus in Decatur, Alabama. He has worked as a Case Manager for the Deaf since 2015 with AIDB's Regional Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Michael is a native Alabamian and an alumnus of the Alabama School for the Deaf in 1996. He received a BA in Recreation Leadership from Jacksonville State University with a focus on community organization and leadership and pursued his Master's degree in Rehabilitation COunseling at Auburn University in 2019.

Robin Sweeney is a Nationally certified interpreter, currently working as the AIDB - Special Projects Interpreter Coordinator at the North campus in Decatur, AL. Robin has been a community interpreter for approximately 20 years, wanting continuous growth opportunities to serve the Deaf community better; she is currently a graduate student at the University of North Florida, working towards her Master of Science in ASL/English Interpreting with a concentration in Educational Interpreting.

Robin has been married to David for 32 years, a retired MSGT in the Marine Corps. Their travels throughout his career provided many opportunities to learn from a variety of different regions in the interpreting field. They have a beautiful family of three daughters and five grandchildren. Robin enjoys traveling with her husband and enjoying every moment she can with her sweet grandbabies.