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Deborah Dillingham is a native New Englander who has lived in New York City for most of her adult life. She has a bachelor's degree from Bates College and a master's degree from Harvard University. She began her career in education working for Fisher College and The Massachusetts Board of Regents. She then had a long career in book and toy marketing where she held senior level positions in advertising, promotion, and product development for Penguin USA (A Pearson Company) and the Madame Alexander Doll Company. Following the birth of her children, she segued into leading parent associations, serving on the Queens District 28 Community Education Council and Queens District 28 Presidents' Council. In her most recent public service position, she represented three borough presidents as the Queens Borough Appointee to the New York City Panel for Educational Policy for eight years. Today, she shares her knowledge of the educational system with students and their families to help them prepare for the college application process.