Dawn Riley Duval
Coach
Rev. Dr. Dawn Riley Duval (she/her) is an Associate Certified Coach credentialed by the International Coaching Federation and the founder of DRD Coaching & Communications. Her unique professional background – as a Hall of Fame athlete, former nonprofit executive director, DEIB facilitator, and grant writing professor – forms the foundation of her holistic coaching practice and the intersectional perspective she offers clients across multiple sectors.
With over a decade of coaching experience and a whole-person approach, Dawn supports individuals and groups personally and professionally. Her clients honor their wellbeing and values, cultivate genuine confidence, and grow into their most courageous, fully expressed selves.
From the passion and power of her Hall of Fame athletic career to scaling a reproductive justice nonprofit from $7,000 to $1.6M, Rev. Dr. Dawn Riley Duval has consistently led with courageous vision and remarkable impact. Her journey – where deep meaning and high performance are inseparable – fuels her whole-person coaching philosophy. Dawn partners with clients to align their wellbeing, values, and professional goals so they can succeed powerfully and sustainably. She guides people to flourish in their careers and nurture their health, identity, and uniqueness that makes their leadership transformative.
Rev. Dr. Dawn Riley Duval is an Associate Certified Coach credentialed by the International Coaching Federation. Dawn’s coaching practice is informed by a Doctorate in Ministry from Chicago Theological Seminary, with an emphasis in Pastoral Care for Activists; a Master of Divinity focusing on Social Justice from Vanderbilt University; a Master’s in Print Journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder; and a Bachelor’s in English Rhetoric from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Outside of her professional work, Rev. Dr. Dawn Riley Duval’s love language is enjoying delicious, nourishing meals. She curates a life of joy and renewal through quiet rituals like bubble baths and meditation, balanced with vibrant practices like laughter medicine, hiking, dancing to music, and traveling. As a committed practitioner of what she teaches, Dawn invests in her own wholeness through weekly therapy, massage, and coaching – self-love rituals that sustain her clarity and vitality.
