Debra Jo is a passionate educator and social justice advocate. Her teaching experience ranges from Pre-K, K-6, Secondary, Collegiate, to Graduate levels, in many subject content areas. She holds a K-12 Music Education Certification and is currently a candidate with the National Board of Certified Teachers. Most recently, Debra Jo served on Superintendent Watson’s Maricopa STAT Team for the 2021-2022 school year. She has also participated with the local, state, and national teacher unions, having been a site leader, and also held elected positions for the state and national delegate and representative assemblies. Holding an MA degree in Social Justice & Human Rights, she lectures on intersectionality and advocates for causes that impact equality. With her husband of 17 years, Debra Jo ventured into parenting biological, adoptive, and foster children. She wrote curriculum for the pilot music program at ASA Now and Jacob’s Mission Community Center to help bring Sophie’s Place to children impacted by foster care. She has given testimony for essential reforms needed in the Arizona Department of Child Safety, has worked to bring awareness to gender bias in medical testing for Autism, and is outspoken in her LDS religious community about gender equality for women and LGBTQ+ communities.