President: Belinda Montgomery () 

Belinda Montgomery began her professional practice of and  involvement in the Interpreting field in 1984 and became a  member of ALRID and RID that same year. She has since  served on the ALRID board in many positions throughout the  years. She was President of ALRID, when the Licensure Law  was debated before the House Legislative Committee and then  signed into law in 1998.  

Belinda’s early interpreting experiences were as a CODA but  later extended within her community, this lead to opportunities  for statewide experiences in a variety of settings. She holds  certification with RID, NAD, and the EIPA. She is also certified  as a Master Mentor. She has been honored to serve for more  than 20 years on the Alabama Licensure Board of Interpreters  and Transliterators (ALBIT).  

Belinda retired from the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation  Services in 2015. Upon retirement, she re-opened her  interpreting agency, Montgomery Interpreting Services, LLC, in  earnest and has enjoyed providing quality interpreter services for  most of Alabama. She is also currently serving as an adjunct  professor at Troy University in the Interpreter Training Program.  

A native of Montgomery, she enjoys traveling with her husband  and gatherings of her family which includes her 9 grandchildren.

Vice President: Lisa Gould (Mobile)

Lisa Gould has been an active ALRID member since she became nationally certified in 1996. She holds national certification from RID CI/CT, NAD IV and QMHI. She graduated from Georgia Perimeter College, Interpreter Training Program in 1995. As a student, she was selected as a Region II Student Representative at the RID National Conference. She has served ALRID in various positions as Secretary, Vice President, Regional Representative and currently Vice President. Lisa recently received the Mary Lou Bingham Award from ALRID. She is currently the Interpreter Coordinator at the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, Mobile Regional Center and has been there since 1999. She works in medical, legal, mental health and other settings in the community. She has previously served on the Alabama Licensure Board for Interpreters and Transliterators. Lisa grew up signing with her Deaf brother and has a huge passion for equality of communication access for the Deaf community. Lisa is married to her husband, Randy and has two sons, Nikko and Brock. Lisa believes strongly in continuing education as an Interpreter and attends numerous workshops and conferences. She believes ALRID has the same goal of providing top quality educational opportunities for members and will strive to support that goal. 

Secretary: Stephen Cain

I have a brother who is deaf, but I didn’t start really signing and being involved with the Deaf community until starting college in 1997. I began interpreting in 1998, mainly for Jacksonville State University. Upon graduation from college, I accepted the position of Staff Interpreter at the AIDB Talladega Regional Center in 2005. I have also been the staff interpreter at EH Gentry and the lead interpreter at JSU. I have held CI certification in the past and currently possess NIC certification through RID. I am currently the interpreter at the Alabama School for the Deaf and have been since 2015. Beginning in the fall of 2022, I will be attending the University of North Florida and working toward a MS degree in ASL/English Interpreting with a concentration in General Practice. When not interpreting, I enjoy reading, working with the Deaf ministry at my church, playing the banjo (not well, mind you), and spending time with my dog, Izzy.