Provides effective school board governance and education equity training.

CSBA is the nonprofit education association representing the elected officials who govern public school districts and county offices of education. A membership-driven association with nearly 1,000 members, CSBA provides policy resources and training to members, and represents the statewide interests of public education through legal, political legislative, community and media advocacy.

COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACEFounded by Glenn E. Singleton in 1992, Pacific Educational Group is committed to achieving racial equity in education. We engage in sustained partnerships with educational organizations to transform beliefs, behaviors, and results so people of all races can achieve at their highest levels and live their most empowered and powerful lives.COURAGEOUS CONVERSATION™ is our award-winning protocol for effectively engaging, sustaining and deepening interracial dialogue. Through our Framework for Systemic Racial Equity Transformation, PEG is dedicated to helping educators address persistent racial disparities intentionally, explicitly, and comprehensively.Why Examine and Address Race? Race matters—in society and in our schools. It is critical for educators to address racial issues in order to uncover personal and institutional biases that prevent all students, and especially students of color, from reaching their fullest potential. COURAGEOUS CONVERSATION™ serves as the essential strategy for school systems and other educational organizations to address racial disparities through safe, authentic, and effective cross-racial dialogue.

Perkins Consulting Group is a full-service international education consulting firm. We specialize in leadership and organizational development. Our services include board training and coaching, executive coaching, facilities improvement, educational planning, programming and logistics. We offer customized services for corporate, non-profit, university and school organizations.

The Council of Urban Boards of Education's (CUBE) is the National School Boards Association's (NSBA) program supporting urban school boards and fostering effective leadership for excellence and equity in public education, with a specific focus on underrepresented students. Deborah has over 20 years of non-profit association management leadership skills including board governance training.

Plan conference objectives, theme, agenda and timelines; identify and obtain keynote speakers and clinic presenters; coordinate contractual agreements; promote/sell exhibit booths; obtain sponsorships; develop strategies for marketing to new members and membership retention; manage several program budgets; develop relationships with districts; facilitate and manage a Systemic Governance Training Process; and provide direction and supervision of staff.