Deborah has 20+ years' experience as a bilingual Youth Services and Community Librarian in multicultural, economically diverse environments, including 15 years with Multnomah County Library and currently as Community Outreach Librarian in Wilsonville. She coordinates the Libros for Oregon project and is a team member of WCCLS' Fostering Grade Level Readers project. She is an associate library consultant with the Ruth Metz Consultant Studio, with fluency in Spanish and expertise in youth services, outreach, early literacy, staff training and facilitation; a Community Trainer with the Oregon Registry; a volunteer naturalist with Metro; and a hobbyist ukulele player. Travel, singing, hiking, reading and eating are among her favorite things.