President
Southern Association of Independent Schools
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Debra received her B.A. in English from Sewanee, The University of the South, and her J.D. from the University of South Carolina at Columbia. She previously served as general counsel for NAIS for 19 years. In addition to her role as chief legal officer, while at NAIS she presented to school leaders around the country and abroad. Business officers may also know her from phone calls and emails she’s fielded from member schools facing particular legal or governance issues. She was also the 2019 recipient of the Sarah Danigault Award from NBOA. Before joining the NAIS staff, Debra was a tax litigator at the Department of Justice. Currently, Debra serves as the President of SAIS, the largest regional independent school accrediting body in the United States. She is an avid reader, photographer, and cook, and loves to be outdoors in the low country of South Carolina.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT