Debbie R. DuPey

Debbie DuPey managed the nonprofit publishing company ACT for Kids which published resources for families overcoming trauma. She wrote A Warm Safe Place, a workbook for kids and Captain of My Ship, a life skills journal for homeless youth.  She spent the summer of 2009 interviewing Guatemalan weavers and featured their stories in a calendar, titled Threads, using the proceeds to create a Guatemalan-based nonprofit. Inspired by her volunteer work with weavers in Guatemala, she co-wrote and co-produced a multi-medium production titled, Her Scarf Has Wings-- a story of friendship between girls who have never met but connect through a scarf they send to each other as an expression of empathy and solidarity. Her Scarf Has Wings was performed to a full house at The Met Theatre in Spokane, WA, with the accompaniment of the Spokane Youth Symphony. Her public installation, What is My Name? shared the stories of nine trafficking survivors. She is the author of a nonfiction essay collection, Dog Smiling Sunday Morning: A Cooking and Reading Experience. She has a worked as a journalist and freelance technical writer. Her article Women of Islam was published in Spokane Magazine. She has a bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing from Eastern Washington University and a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University. She now lives in St. Petersburg, FL. with her brilliant dog Ellie.