Candidate for
Council Member; City of Pittsburgh; Council District 7

Deb is a Community Development Consultant, she has had many contracts with various neighborhood organizations over the course of the last fifteen (15) years. Currently, however, as a candidate for City Council Deb is not pursuing or working on any community‐development projects.

Deb is a lifelong progressive, community organizer, and strategic fundraiser. A champion for Pittsburgh neighborhoods, Deb has a track record of transformative involvement with many community development organizations including the Lawrenceville Corporation; the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation; The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Alliance, as founding executive director; and the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Deb started a business called Pecolater, which strengthened ties between the business community, non‐profits, and community development corporations.

Her political work has included the campaigns of Bill Peduto, Patrick Dowd, Bruce Kraus, Lisa Bennington, Gene Riccardi, and the Run Baby Run Initiative, which supports women running for office.