Biography

Deborah Farnsworth

Biography

Deborah Farnsworth has accepted commendation in 2008 from our Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for “demonstrating a rich History of inspirational leadership.” She’s been interviewed for the Observer-Reporter newspaper and quoted in the South Hills Record. As part of her work with “One Book – One Community” she met Tim Madigan who wrote the book “I’m Proud of You.” This remarkable man wrote the life lessons that he learned from his friend Mr. Fred Rogers, her highly successful book club was inspired to share a sweater donation across communities to the Washington County area. For a half a decade Deborah Farnsworth has been a Disaster Action Team member for the American Red Cross. Recently, she poses the question of “What makes it difficult for a disabled person to live in our communities very important?” She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh where she earned a Master of Education in Vision Studies. She thinks readers would like to know more about what investigators learn on disasters. This is her conclusion, “In every disaster there is a ‘rule of thumb’ that can save a life.”