Deb was an attorney for a litigation firm in Philadelphia until learning that her son was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. From that time forward, she became active in a number of local disability organizations, including ASCEND Group, the Asperger Syndrome Alliance for Greater Philadelphia; Autism Society of America, Greater Philadelphia Chapter; and The Right to Education Task Force of Delaware County. She has used her experience as an attorney to help parents understand and be active participants in the IEP process and has participated in PDE's monitoring of special education programs in public schools in Delaware County. She is currently the Outreach Director for the Center for Autism Research (CAR) at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where she coordinates recruitment of research participants, plans events of interest to the autism community and the community at large, participates in autism educational events for a variety of audiences, and organizes CAR's community fundraising program.