Dawn Duran, RID NIC Advanced RID SC: L Dawn Duran is an RID NIC Advanced, RID SC: L interpreter. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in human development, focusing on language development from Brigham Young University. There she met Deaf friends and fell in love with the community and language. She has been interpreting since January 1990 and has interpreted in almost every setting she can think of but specializes in interpreting for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. She currently works full-time as the Chief Marketing Officer for ASL Communication, and serves on the advisory committee for the Bridges program that provides services to Deaf survivors of domestic violence in Georgia. She has been a member of the RID Professional Development Committee (PDC) since 2012.