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With 22 years of experience, Debra has been a consistent top producer. She has been recognized as a prestigious Re/Max 100% Club Winner as well as been given the President's Club award by Re/Max Ontario-Atlantic Canada Inc. She started her career in real estate in Toronto, before returning to her home town of Belleville in 1990.
Active in the community, Debra produced a children's play called A Thousand Cranes in April, 2005, featuring a cast of 60, primarily children, which raised $12,000.00 for The Canadian Cancer Society. The photograph (left), is of Debra with Matthew Del Grosso (Fundraising Co-ordinator for the Canadian Cancer Society, Belleville).
She is serving her sixth term as Publicity Director for the Belleville Theatre Guild. She also acts, directs and produces.
In 2004 she produced a Valentine's Day murder mystery dinner theatre event, which raised $10,000.00 for their elevator addition. In October, 2006, she produced The Rocky Horror Halloween Dance, which raised $3,000. for The Belleville Theatre Guild and The Quinte Humane Society.
Debra has been the Chair for The Festival of Trees Holiday Home Tour for 2006 and 2007. She spearheaded a new position as Food Chair for the Festival in 2003 and 2004. This great fund raising event raises money for The Quinte Arts Council.
She is also a volunteer on the Sexual Assault Crisis Line.
She has been a strong supporter of many charities and has produced, directed, commentated and performed in fashion shows for Habitat for Humanity, the Quinte Ballet Guild, The Canadian Cancer Society, the Quinte Rebekah Lodge and the Alzheimer Society.
In 1998, she was the Chairperson of the Habitat for Humanity Home Tour. She has also devoted her time in support of the Belleville General Hospital Foundation, Belleville Parks and Recreation and the Quinte Film Alternative.
She was nominated for business Woman Of the Year for two years in a row and succeeded as runner up in that capacity in 2003.
Debra began her career as a copywriter with CHEX in Peterborough, then moved to downtown Toronto to work as a production assistant with CITY TV. She has co-owned her own vintage clothing shop called Tom Foolery in both Cabbagetown and Yorkville.
She has been married to her husband Dave, a computer software teacher at Loyalist College, for 18 years. They have two Shih Tzus named Toto and Tara and a budgie aptly named Houdini.
