She has taught in primary and secondary schools and with adults in the Northern Territory and Victoria. She has co-ordinated a New Arrivals program for the Education Dept. in country Victoria and has worked with remote Indigenous communities through-out the N.T. as Cultural Development Officer. Deborah produced 'Buwarrala Akarriya - Journey East' for ABC television with the Yanyuwa community in Borroloola. In Victoria she has worked with refugee communities from Sudan, Togo and currently with a Karen community at 'On Track' literacy, training and employment an Adult Education Program in Bendigo. As well as teaching she works as office manager for Publishing and Data.