Deborah is an advocate for education and is currently the Executive Director for Parents Challenge, an organization that supports parental choice in education. Deborah served on the Harrison School District 2 board as well as the Colorado Early Colleges board. She serves on the boards of Goodwill of Colorado, Pikes Peak United Way, Colorado Springs Community Cultural Collective at City Auditorium and the Youth Transformation Center and is an advisory member of The Colorado Springs Conservatory. Deborah has her own training and consulting business, is a certified Dale Carnegie instructor and most importantly a mom to 2 beautiful daughters – Catherine, graduate of Colorado Early Colleges and Danielle, graduate of Harrison High School. She has been married to Charles for 30 years and her most favorite pastime is putting together puzzles.