Deborah, a concertizing classical pianist and flutist, enjoys playing chamber music and performs locally with various colleagues.  She has recently appeared as a concerto soloist with the Formosa Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra, and Two Cranes Music Festival International Chamber Orchestra.  Deborah maintains an active private music studio in Santa Monica (www.musette.org).  Her students are perennial winners at numerous local, state, national, and international events.  She is in high demand as a lecturer throughout California on pedagogical and performance practice topics, and she is a Regional Leader and Center Representative for the Carnegie Hall Royal Conservatory Achievement Program (www.theachievementprogram.org).  Deborah is also a member of the Royal Conservatory of Music Examinations College of Examiners (http://examinations.rcmusic.ca/college-examiners).

Committed to community service, Deborah is the co-founder and president of the Westside Music Foundation (www.westsidemusicfoundation.org), a 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to excellence in music education and making the highest quality music opportunities available to all students, regardless of financial ability to pay.  She also enjoys her work as an alumni interviewer for prospective students applying for admission to Swarthmore College and running information booths for Swarthmore at local College Fairs.  Deborah is currently serving a three-year term on the Swarthmore College Alumni Council (fall 2010 - spring 2013) and is the Swarthmore College Los Angeles Alumni Connection Chair.

Deborah has over 15 years experience as a private college admissions consultant.  She specializes in Arts Supplemental Materials submissions and resume/curriculum vitae editing. 

Long Biography: www.musette.org/biography.htm