Prior to joining FW’s team, Deb practiced law in Steamboat Springs, Colorado and continues to serve clients in this area. During law school she was a law clerk for Oregon’s Land Use State Board of Appeals and was a county court mediator. Deb also designed and conducted a pilot project for Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development which studied the impact of mediation in land use disputes in Oregon and she studied international law for a summer in Florence, Italy. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife Biology from Colorado State University. Deb was born in Minnesota and moved to Colorado in 1991. She enjoys riding her motorcycle, traveling, skiing, hiking, and trying to surf (but mostly failing).