In 2012, Deb attended an L.A. Tri Club dinner and won a free wetsuit that would change her life.

A few days later, she was introduced to L.A. Tri Club Head Coach Ian Murray, a legend in the USAT coaching world. By 2013, Deb competed in her first Sprint Triathlon and won Newbie of the Year at L.A. Tri Club.

She was all in.

Deb’s passion for racing extends far beyond the finish line, to a personal and professional mission of helping women, beginners and challenged athletes proudly join the triathlon community – and win, no matter what winning means to them. After receiving a grant from Ironman Foundation’s Women for Tri, she created her now-beloved Elevate Women 4 Tri Women’s Triathlon Training Program. She was also named coach and director of women’s training programs for L.A. Tri Club, Legacy Triathlon and Herbalife24 Triathlon L.A.

Today, Deb is the owner of Elevate Multisport and Elevate Women 4 Tri. She is a USATriathlon Certified Paratriathlon Coach — the only Para Coach in Los Angeles and one of only a handful in the nation — and a USATriathlon Certified Level 1 & 2 Coach. She has competed in countless triathlons, Aquabikes, IM 70.3 Santa Rosa, USAT’s Multisport National Championships and is a WTC Worlds Multisport Long Course Qualifier. (All with the help of her longtime personal coach and mentor, the renowned Ian Murray.)

For Deb, it’s all about camaraderie and community. She specializes in coaching women, physically challenged and visually impaired athletes, and beginners of all ages. With every training program she implements and athletes she coaches, Deb brings the same bubbly enthusiasm for the sport that she found when she first began.

Through her triathlon and multisport journey, Deb has met so many great people who have become great friends, working together to achieve common goals in a welcoming community that feels like family. It’s the culture she creates at Elevate Multisport and what you can expect when you work with Deb to achieve your goals.

When not training, Deb is deeply involved with various charities, enjoys the arts, and museums, plus she skis, sails, travels and loves hanging with her nieces and nephews, whom she spoils rotten. (Because we all know that’s her REAL job!)