Debby graduated from Rim of the World High School in Lake Arrowhead, California and attended colleges in San Bernardino, Costa Mesa and CSULB in Long Beach where she got her HR certification.  She has owned her own restaurants and worked in the HR field in a variety of businesses both in California and Idaho.  

Her first theatrical experience was at a young age in Crestline, CA, and after that Anne Frank in high school.  She had several years’ experience in community theater in her hometown, and then in Hemet, CA.  She first became involved with ARTI in 2019 when she played the axe-wielding Sedalia in “Always a Bridesmaid”.  Since then, she has been involved extensively in many of the productions, including hosting, sounds and light, assistant director and then director of the play “A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody”.  She currently serves as the Vice President on the Board of Directors for ARTI.  She loves working alongside her son, Casey, and her daughter-in-law, Megan, who are both on the Board of Directors and have acted in many of the ARTI plays.