Deborah Brown (Debbie) is an international career consultant and coach. A former clinical social worker and stock broker with Dean Witter, Debbie earned a BA from the University of Illinois, a Master of Social Work Degree from the Jane Addams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois in Chicago and an MBA from Georgia Tech in organizational behavior and human resource management.
Debbie founded D & B Consulting in 1993. She specializes in career counseling and executive coaching. Her practice includes career assessment and development, career management and executive coaching, small business coaching, management development and leadership, work/life balance and outplacement. Debbie has taught human resource planning and organizational behavior. She serves as a career consultant and expert witness to family law attorneys, and is listed as an expert witness with TASA, a technical advisory service for attorneys.
She is a published writer for professional publications, a speaker, and is frequently interviewed in the print and broadcast media. Most recently she was interviewed on camera for a news clip produced by “Connect with Kids” and broadcast on various TV stations nationally. She was also featured on the WB’s broadcast of Atlanta Insider April 24, 2006, and was the featured career coach in an article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution on May 21, 2006.
Debbie has been active in a variety of professional organizations including the Georgia Career Development Association, the International Coach Federation, the Georgia Psychological Association, The National Association of Social Workers, and the Society of Human Resource Professionals, among others. Community activities include participation with Community Consulting Teams, comprised of MBA alumni that produce strategic plans for non-profit organizations.