Deborah DePaoli

Deborah DePaoli started her career in public education and community development at the age of seventeen, working with migrant farmworkers and their children in Southern California. She served for years as a public-school teacher and administrator working with marginalized students: second language learners, underresourced preschoolers, and the children of low-wage earners. Deborah has now lived in South Carolina for 18 years where she currently works for Institute for Child Success engaging with families, agencies, and elected officials to advocate for children. Equity in education, access to political power, and real opportunities for establishing generational wealth are some of the issues that Deborah is most passionate about.