CEO & founder of Wellness Workdays

Debra founded Wellness Workdays in 2004 and has over 20 years of experience working in the health and wellness industry. She is a nationally recognized expert on health and wellness designing award-winning programs for organizations across the country. She is also the Program Director of the Wellness Workdays Dietetic Internship, one of the largest nationally accredited programs in the United States, training future Registered Dietitians in the areas of worksite wellness and health promotion, nutrition and entrepreneurship and nutrition communications and marketing. Debra holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in nutritional sciences and applied physiology from Cornell and Columbia Universities.

Debra’s success has presented her with a variety of opportunities. Debra serves on the board and chairs the Well-Being and Engagement Committee of The New England Employee Benefits Council. She is an appointed member of the President’s Council of Cornell Women (PCCW), a group of highly accomplished women including Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Janet Reno, Senator Gabriella Giffords, Mae Jemison, Irene Rosenfeld and many others; a member of the Cornell University College of Human Ecology Dean’s Advisory Council and a member of the University of Massachusetts' School of Public Health and Health Sciences Dean's Advisory Board.