Debby Irving

DEBBY IRVING is a racial justice educator, consultant, trainer, and public speaker, and the author of the acclaimed book, Waking Up White: And Finding Myself in the Story of Race (2012). Having worked as a community organizer and classroom teacher for twenty-five years, Irving is devoted to working with white people to raise awareness of the differential impacts that interactions, communities, and institutions can have on people along racial lines.  A graduate of the Winsor School in Boston, she holds a BA from Kenyon College and an MBA from Simmons College. She has trained with The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, Crossroads Anti-Racism, VISIONS, Lee Mun Wah’s Mindful Facilitation, and has appeared at The White Privilege Conference, NCORE, National Summit for Courageous Conversation, National Race Amity Conference, the People of Color Conference, and Facing Race. Irving works regularly with her coach Eddie Moore Jr. to stay focused on growing beyond white patterns of thought and behavior. She has appeared on numerous television and radio programs, notably MSNBC and Tedx Talk. www.debbyirving.com