My current position is Director of Community Development in the legal department of the Montgomery County Clerk Current Biography
After graduating from the University of Dayton School of Law, Debbie worked for the Legal Aid Society of Dayton and in commercial and residential real estate. Debbie then joined the Montgomery County Auditor’s Office as Director of Real Estate. She served in that positi
on for 10 years before becoming the Chief Deputy Auditor in 2001. Debbie served on the first City of Clayton Council and was re-elected in 2001. She was elected to the Montgomery County Commission in 2004 and is currently in her fourth term. Debbie co-chairs with U.S. Judge Walter Rice, the Montgomery County Reentry Council. Debbie has served on the Dayton Regional STEM Collaborative board, focused on enhancing regional STEM education assets. She serves on the Downtown Dayton Partnership Board. Debbie Co-Chaired the Culture Connects 20/20 Arts Committee and was serves on the Board of Directors of the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance. Debbie was recognized as a “Woman of Influence” by the Dayton Area YWCA. She received the “Champion for Children” award from Voices for Ohio’s Children and received the “Liberty Bell” award from the Dayton Bar Association for her work in Reentry. She was named one of the 2012 “Ten Top Women” by the Dayton Daily News. Debbie is a champion for improving early childhood learning outcomes in Montgomery County, serving on the executive committee of Learn to Earn Dayton and is Co-Chair of the Preschool Promise Advisory Committee. She served on the University of Dayton School of Law Alumni Committee. The Dayton Business Journal named Debbie one of the “25 Most Influential People of the Decade”. She has been one of the DBJ Bizwomen Power 50 for the past 7 years. The power 50 award recognizes 50 women that help shape the region and those making a difference in the community. She was named the Dayton Business Journal Regional Leader of the Year in 2014. Women In Business Networking /Better Business Bureau (BBB) named Debbie a 2016 “25 Women to Watch”. In 2016, Debbie was awarded the Congressman Dave Hobson Dayton Region Advocate Award by the Dayton Development Coalition. In 2019 she received the Community Service Award from the Dayton Area Broadcasters Hall of Fame. In September of 2020 Debbie received the Phoenix Award from the U.S. Small Business Administration for contributions to disaster recovery by a public official for her leadership and response after the 2019 tornadoes. Debbie is on the Board of Directors of the County Commissioner’s Association of Ohio (CCAO) and is past president of the Board of Directors. She currently serves as the Board’s 1st Vice President. Debbie is a Governor’s appointee serving on the Ohio Housing Trust Fund. She previously co-chaired the Ohio Governor’s 21st Century Transportation Task Force and was appointed to the Ohio Local Government Innovation Council. Debbie was elected to the National Association of Counties Board of Directors in 2015 and is Chair of the Human Services and Education Steering Committee. She was elected Chief Elected Official of the Area 7 Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Board, representing 42 Ohio counties. Debbie has a rich family life with her husband Dennis, a litigator and defense attorney. Debbie and Dennis have two sons, David and D.J.
