Debbie Veney

Debbie is the interim executive director of the Education Writers Association. She is the founder and CEO of Agency, where she leads a team of communications and marketing professionals who specialize in reputation management, advocacy campaigns, and shaping national communications strategy around public education choice.

Before founding Agency, Debbie led the communications, government affairs, policy and marketing teams at several education-related national nonprofit organizations, including the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, NewSchools Venture Fund, The Education Trust, and Communities In Schools. In addition, she held a senior communications position at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She also managed media relations and communications at CIGNA, United Healthcare, and DuPont.

Debbie holds an undergraduate degree in journalism from Howard University and a master’s degree in mass communication from Temple University.