Robert is a professional bridge teacher and player whose hometown is Tallahassee, Florida, but you'll find him all over the country and world teaching and playing bridge. Robert began playing bridge at a very young age in his parents' party bridge games and came to duplicate while starting his graduate degree in Mathematics. He spent a year in Helsinki, Finland, where he met and played with many fine European players. When he returned to the States, Robert decided to become a bridge professional himself and never looked back!

Robert plays bridge at every level from the local club to world championships. Playing with his students, he has finished in the top 20 on the Barry Crane list multiple times (with over 1500 masterpoints each of those years), posted several top-10 finishes in National-level Pairs event, and won the 0-10K Vanderbilt Knockout Teams.

Robert has degrees in Mathematics, Physics, and Political Science from Florida State University and Mathematics from the University of Helsinki. He's been a computer programmer as well as a university instructor.

Robert is often a featured lecturer at Regional and National Tournaments. He is considered one of the top teachers in North America. Robert hosts a wide range of bridge events, from small private workshops up to 150-200 player large seminars (and everything in between). He has co-hosted events with some of the all time best bridge teachers (Audrey Grant, Larry Cohen, etc... ) and they all say that Robert is "the next generation of great bridge instructor and entertainer!" Come join him at one of his events!

Robert is the President of the ACBL Educational Foundation, helping to develop ways to attract more people to bridge. He writes for the ACBL Bulletin, and has a large number of digital and physical publications - Books, Lessons, Practice Hands, Videos, Webinars, and more.

Theri is a bridge player, director, and teacher from Florida and the DC area. She learned to play bridge while in college after she and her roommates answered an ad in the student paper, and immediately fell in love with the game.  Theri is always happy to partner new players and pass on her enthusiasm for the game. Her students have ranged in age from 6 to 86 and have had concurrently wide ranges of experience. Theri feels that the best part of bridge is that there's always something new to learn.  She is a Sapphire Life Master and won the 0-10,000 IMP Pairs at the Fall 2015 NABC in Denver.

Theri holds a Master of Arts degree in Classics from the University of Florida as well as a Master of Architecture degree from Florida A&M University. She has taught college and high school Latin both in a classroom and online and her architectural interests include the history of architecture and residential design. Outside of bridge, Theri's activities and hobbies include writing and editing, traveling, reading, quilting, and knitting, as well as keeping up with her son, Sam!