Debbie weaves her own lived experience as a daughter of immigrant parents with her 15-year professional journey in the public health and social welfare fields to champion social justice and empowerment causes for immigrant, refugee, and other marginalized communities. Prior to PHI, she worked on social impact initiatives across the nonprofit, academic, corporate, government, and consulting sectors, including volunteer and cultural exchange projects in South Africa, Namibia, Honduras, Cambodia, England, Germany, and Costa Rica. She brings her training in public health and evaluation to advance CIRH’s mission for health equity. Debbie received her Master of Public Health from the University of Southern California. She speaks conversational Tagalog.