Brian Bliss, Vice-President (email)

Brian Bliss been a sign language interpreter for the past 22 years. He became involved in the Deaf community completely by chance. In the 1980’s he attended Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) is one of the colleges of RIT. He signed up late for housing and was put in the NTID dorms. As a result, he was immersed in a Deaf world and was able to learn ASL from native users of the language. In 1988 He graduated from NTID’s Basic Interpreter Training Program. He now has his CI/CT. In addition, he has a BS in Computer Graphic Design and a diploma in Residential Design.

Throughout the 1990’s and early 2000’s he lived and worked in San Francisco, CA; Rochester, NY and most recently Washington, DC. While in DC he was heavily involved with VRS, at one point overseeing the operations of four call centers around the country. He moved to San Diego in 2009 and is currently a full-time staff member with Network Interpreting Service.

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