PROFESSIONAL ADVENTURER
Debra first hit the headlines when she set out to row across the Atlantic
with her husband. Unfortunately he had to be rescued so Debra, a novice
rower, continued alone and rowed 3000 miles from Tenerife to Barbados. It
should have taken them six weeks but, to achieve her goal, Debra ended up
spending 3 1⁄2 months at sea alone, encountering 30′ waves, sharks, and
force 8 squalls in her 23 foot plywood boat. Since returning from this
adventure, Debra has gone on to undertake solo & team expeditions across
the globe.
BUSINESSWOMAN & DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION CHAMPION
Yet Debra is more than your usual sports speaker. Debra has founded 5
companies including MIX Diversity Developers, a D&I consultancy and
training company. She has presented 40 programs for the BBC and had
3 books published. Her spirit of adventure gained her an MBE from Her
Majesty The Queen and she was delighted to be appointed a Trustee of The
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, the only female trustee working alongside
Prince Philip and Prince Edward. In 2020/21 Debra will be making frequent
trips to Hollywood as the movie of her Atlantic row story is in development.
