Debbie Wen-Hwei Carlier:
President and Chair
BA Boston College
MPH Boston University
Deborah was born in upstate New York to immigrant parents. She began her career in corporate operations management before earning a Master of Public Health degree, inspired by a trip to Haiti. She has managed development projects for World Vision in Asia, tutored engineering faculty and students to render technical details into readable documentation at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and served in a range of positions at Virginia Tech, including project manager, collaborating liaison officer, and Director of Strategic Initiatives and Engagement. Deborah holds certification as a CIMER facilitator, and in the past year she led partnership advancement and contributed to shaping organizational culture at Neopolis. Keen to avoid being merely a consumer of culture, Deborah is interested in joining others in creating things that will aid in human flourishing. Now based in Chicago with her husband Paul, she is active on three boards and continues to focus on her writing and reading.