Richard Duran

Richard Duran was elevated to the permanent role of athletic director on June 15, 2020. Upon that announcement, Duran became the youngest sitting Division I athletic director in the country. Duran joined UIW as the deputy athletics director responsible for all external functions of the department in October 2017 and was appointed to the interim AD position on Aug. 12, 2019.
== Personal Life ==
Duran, a Montebello, California, native, earned a Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sport Management from Whittier College where he was a four-year letterwinner in football. He went on to receive a Master of Arts in Sport Management from the University of San Francisco. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership – Higher Education Administration from Gwynedd Mercy University. 
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