Debra was born and raised in Pasadena, CA. Her father was a landscape designer so she grew up helping him in the garden and learned to love planting and caring for vegetables and flowers. After earning a dual Bachelors Degree in Art and Education with a teaching credential from Occidental College in Los Angeles, she worked at Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena as Registrar. Debra and her husband moved to Northern California in 2000 where she started designing graphics materials and writing promotional materials. Getting back to her artistic roots, Debra began her own graphics business in 2002. She now works for the Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association and became a Master Gardener in the process, combining her interests into one.