Debbie recently joined the Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP) as the Senior Vice President of Major Projects & Real Estate Development.  In this role, she is responsible for leading GCP’s engagement and driving major civic development initiatives in the city and throughout the region including the lakefront, riverfront, and downtown redevelopment.

Prior to joining GCP, Debbie served as Vice President of Community Development for University Circle Inc. (UCI), the non-profit development, service, and advocacy organization responsible for transforming Cleveland’s University Circle neighborhood into a premier urban district. Debbie also served as the Lakefront Plan Manager for the City of Cleveland where she managed the Waterfront District Plan, a comprehensive redevelopment plan for more than eight-miles of Cleveland’s shoreline that is still guiding development along the lakefront today.

Debbie holds a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from Purdue University and a Masters Degree in Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.  She is a Registered Professional Engineer in Ohio.  She is currently serving as President of the Cleveland Metroparks Board of Commissioners where she oversees improvements to over 24,000 acres of parks and public spaces.  She also serves on a number of other non-profit boards.

Debbie was named one of Crain’s Cleveland Business top “Forty under 40” and she is a graduate of the 2008 Leadership Cleveland class. In 2017, she was honored in Smart Business Cleveland as “One to Watch” in Northeast Ohio and last year she received the NAIOP President’s Award for commercial property development.  Debbie and her husband Patrick live in Lakewood, Ohio.