Debbie has been with Vitalant (formerly ITxM) for 5 years, joining the HCWP research staff in 2019. She earned her MSN at Waynesburg University. For over 39 years, Debbie worked at UPMC McKeesport as a staff nurse in the CCU, eventually becoming Unit Director of Stepdown, CCU and ICU before accepting a position at ITxM as the Manager of Special Programs. In this position, she worked closely with the National Marrow Donor Program in recruiting and guiding the donors as they donated marrow or stem cells anonymously to patients in need of a transplant for various blood cancers.