Kamili Belton, MA, DI, Moderator

Kamili is a former Deaf/Hard of Hearing Parent Education Specialist and  Deaf Advocacy Specialist that served at a non-profit called Beginnings SC, in which she served as a Board member for over three years. Kamili was an Adjunct Professor at Midlands Technical College-Airport Campus where she taught ASL 1. She works as a Regional Therapist with Deaf Services at the S.C. Department of Mental Health. Prior to her work with DMH, Kamili worked as an Associate Teacher at the SC School for the Deaf and Blind for two years before switching to Program Coordinator with the residential life program where she worked with independent high school-aged young women, and eventually she served all ages in her fourth year with SCSDB. Kamili earned a MA in Human Services Counseling: Marriage, Family, and Community from Liberty University in 2017, and a BA in Psychology with a minor in sociology from Lenoir Rhyne University in 2013.  This year she has resumed her studies with Liberty University focusing on their Educational Psychology program. Kamili is the founder of a small budding group called Live, Love and Sign with the Midlands which focuses on community gathering and opportunity to connect the Deaf and Hearing community in SC.  She is the CLT (Counselors in Leadership Training) Coordinator at a DHH camp called Camp Wonder Hands that serves DHH children from age 7 to 17. She is a member of NBDA (National Black Deaf Advocates, Inc), SCAD (SC Association of the Deaf), and SCRID (SC Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf). Kamili served on the Board of Directors of NBDA as their Interim Secretary. when she isn’t working, Kamili enjoys spending time with her family and friends, trying new things, and most of all she enjoys working out and starting her day on a positive note.

Stephen Emerson, DI

Bio Pending

Mikey Krajnak, CDI

Mikey Krajnak has been an interpreter for most of his life, and takes pride in his inked appearance and well-kept beard. Growing up in Staten Island, NY with a hearing family, he attended mainstream schools before heading to NTID and Gallaudet for college. His career began at Ohio's Relay Service (pre-VRS) where he struggled to interpret Deaf consumers' signed messages on a laptop while also conveying strong English-based ideas into visual language using TTY. This experience sparked his passion for understanding language deprivation within the Deaf community. He then worked as a Communication Specialist in the Deaf Unit at Westborough State Hospital and Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital in Massachusetts for 13 years. During this time, he obtained certification as a Deaf Interpreter, which he has held since 2010. He has worked with diverse teams of interpreters, both Deaf and hearing, in various settings throughout his career. After retiring from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 2018, he now works full-time as a freelance Deaf Interpreter and mentor. Outside of work, he enjoys reading zombie books, tending to his plants, getting tattoos, and having deep discussions about taboo topics.

Brian Moss, DI/VGS

Photo & Bio Pending

Karen Robbins, CDI

Karen received her CDI credentials in 1999 after attending the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Interpreter Training Program. She worked at Gallaudet Interpreting Services and for several agencies in Maryland and D.C. from 1999-2010. Karen also received her Dental Hygiene degree and worked as a dental hygienist for two Deaf dentists in Maryland during that time. In 2010, Karen and her family moved to Florida and there she worked as a CDI in VR, medical, legal settings and frequently with the Deaf-Blind. She also taught many interpreting related workshops since 2002. In 2016, she and her family moved to the beautiful mountains in Western NC where she continues to work as a free-lance interpreter. She interprets in various settings, mostly medical, mental health, Deaf-Blind, and legal interpreting and she also teaches Deaf Interpreting workshops and mentor/ mentee training.

Mequila Sizemore, DI

Mequila was born in Tennessee. She was born Deaf to hearing parents. She attended Tennessee School for the Deaf and moved to SC, where she graduated in 2002 from SCSDB. Upon her graduation, she obtained her BA in Deaf Studies from Gallaudet University. She is now working on her MA in Education and will graduate in May 2025! She is in her 6th year of working at SCSDB.  She is the proud wife of Michael Sizemore, Sr., who is also Deaf; together they have 2 CODAs, a 13 year old boy and a 10 year old girl. When she's not busy being a wife, mom, student, and employee, she enjoys her time with friends and traveling when she can with her beautiful family.