Bill has a business degree from the University of Alabama and a Master's degree in history from UAB. Prior to moving into the information technology sector, he was a basketball coach and teacher for 25 years. Included in that career were stints at Jones Valley High School, Hewitt-Trussville High School, UAB, and Homewood High School.

In 2000, Bill shifted careers by becoming an account executive at New Horizons Computer Learning Center in Birmingham. He achieved Senior Account Executive status in his first full year, and also served as sales manager for 3 years. Bill is on the board of directors of TechBirmingham and has organized their Tech Friday events for the past 4 years. He also serves as president of the local chapter of the International Association of Certified Microsoft Partners.

In 2003, Bill founded the Central Alabama Youth Foundation, a non-profit which uses basketball as a magnet to attract young men who have "slipped through the cracks." In recent months, four CAYF participants have signed college basketball scholarships.

He is married to Cathy, a chemistry teacher at Mountain Brook High School. They are the parents of David, an assistant basketball coach at the University of Alabama at Huntsville, and Mary, who recently received her Master's Degree in Public Administration from the University of Georgia and now works for Leadership Birmingham.

Robin majored in Marketing and Public Relations at East Mississippi Community College and the Mississippi University for Women. She began her career in real estate, but through the help of a mentor discovered that she had a gift for teaching proprietary software to agents in her company. She moved to Birmingham in 2000 and began a career as an instructor for New Horizons Computer Learning Center.

Robin developed expertise in several applications, including the entire Microsoft Office suite, Crystal Reports, Adobe Acrobat - and the list goes on. She also served as the training manager and Microsoft liaison for New Horizons Birmingham.

In the past 9 years, Robin has been exposed to the use of the Office Suite and data management techniques in many organizations, industries and individuals. She began to understand the need for specialized training that met the needs of the customer and started writing custom curriculums that focused on where the customer could gain the most productivity.

Robin built a successful consulting business helping small business customers with process and data management. She specializes in process development, data management, reporting, and customized solutions. She has also been an active volunteer for TechBirmingham.

Robin is married to Gary, a Telecom Specialist for Abacus IT Solutions, and they share two beautiful preschoolers, Gary and Julia.