Holding a BA in Music Education from CWU, an MA in Music Education from the UW and a Ph.D. in Music Education from Boston University, Debbie has taught elementary and junior high band, choir, guitar and general music, with her bands performing at WMEA, NAfME Northwest Division and NAfME National conferences. Her groups have performed in Beijing, China, and at the 2008 International Cultural Diversity in Music Education Conference. Debbie is an active guest conductor, adjudicator and clinician at the state, regional and national levels.