"NAOBI allowed us to be who WE are!" -Lisa Weems, CI and CT, NIC, First President, NAOBI-DC "We Have a Dream of An Organization for Black Interpreters" Written by Phillip A. Jones (Deceased) NAOBI DC - History Board Members President- Vernice Williams [...]
Yakata Nichols - NIC Diversity is important and needed to show all are valued and appreciated. When we have a diverse organization and profession, we can truly serve the community as a whole. _____ Yakata Nichols is a native of Detroit, Michigan. She found her passion for interpreting at an early age as a [...]
First African American/Black individual to become the President of RID. I had the good fortune of being exposed to visual language and communication from about the age of 10 to 16 at which point I entered an interpreter training program. I began interpreting in 1993 and then started work as [...]
Paul Ellis Paul William Ellis, Speaker, Trainer, Mentor, Coach, Sign Language Interpreter and Minister, with a passion for adding value to people’s lives and helping them to reach their full potential. He is a native of Lexington, Mississippi and a resident of Birmingham, Alabama. Paul is the proud Covenant Father of five and [...]
