Deborah L. Parker
Deborah L. Parker was born in the rural town of Waverly Virginia and has travelled many paths since then that have provided hard yet hearty lessons. She takes readers along as she chronicles the insights learned from her determined single parent upbringing in the home of her wise grandparents, then on to college, an army reserve officer career to corporate manager, entrepreneur and now published author. She has been interviewed on Destiny Radio, My Spirit DC, on the setbacks and successes of her journey through family, career, faith, health and relationship issues that she timelines in this well-received motivational memoir.
Now Deborah manages a motivational speaking, leadership and personal development workshop company, The DPJ Training Group, located in Leesburg where she specializes in seminars and coaching on career, diversity, management and communications topics. She holds a B.A. in Sociology from the College of William and Mary and M.A. in Human Resources Development from George Mason University.
A love for writing started early in Deborah's life so while in college she often asked her professors if she could write papers for extra grade credit. Taking that passion forward, she has authored articles on life strategies, business and community issues for publications such as the Alexandria Old Town Crier, Washington Afro Newspaper, Metro Herald and Arizona’s Black Executive Magazine.
In her community life, Deborah is a member of Loudoun County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the Metro DC Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development, and Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Herndon, Virginia.
An area of particular writing interest for Deborah is taking the experiences from growing up and falling down to frame them into valuable lessons. Much of that she’s found to come from her own mis-steps and the observations of her family to push on in spite of life’s challenges and personal frailties. She has more books to come in this genre that readers will find reflective and motivating!
“Sometimes we have to inspire and encourage ourselves, through our personal narrative. And we start with what we know.”
“Do you have a dream? Take it forward with the power to decide and deliver!”
“I had to learn what my grandfather and mother knew about some of this journey’s problems. My job was to sit back and let the Lord work it out according to His will. That’s the best way —always!”
“Let faith and hope be the cornerstones for all of your tomorrows.”