At Fowler White Boggs, Deb served as the firm’s Director of Human Resources with oversight for organizational development, policies and programs covering employment, benefits, compensation, performance management, employee relations, recruiting and retention and compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws. Prior to joining Fowler White Boggs P.A., she initialized the corporate staffing function for First Advantage Corporation, a NASDAQ listed corporation specializing in risk mitigation and consumer screening. Before that, she served as Executive Director-Human Resources at Catalina Marketing Corporation, a targeted marketing services company in St. Petersburg, FL. While at Catalina, Deb was instrumental in developing a People Strategy for two operating divisions encompassing Recruiting and Selection, Sales Assimilation Training, Succession Planning and Career Development and participated in several senior management level strategy sessions. Deb’s career has remained in the corporate arena for the past ten years. Prior to that she spent 14 years in the professional services sector specializing in retainer-based executive search. She is a graduate of the Strategic Leadership for Women in HR program at Simmons College for Women in Boston, MA., and is certified in the EQI instrument for Emotional Intelligence. She has served as a board member of Metropolitan Ministries of Tampa, Inc. as Vice Chair for Human Resources for the past seven years. Deb now works as an Interior Designer at Brewer’s Custom Homes, LLC, a residential construction company. Deb has always had a passion fo rInterior design and fashion, so now she is getting to manifest that through her design work for her clients!