On her first day of work back in 2004, Debbie nearly knocked the water cooler over and onto cofounder and then-publisher Lisa Jervis. Luckily no one held it against her, and in fact she was handed the publishing reins in 2006 when Lisa stepped down from the staff.

Prior to joining Bitch, Debbie was, at various points, involved in sexuality and reproductive justice work, union organizing, queer youth counseling, and racial- and economic-justice work. Way back in the day she also used to answer emergency road service calls from stranded Minnesotans in the dead of winter, which led to her fear of phones.

Debbie has a Master's degree in Publishing/Journalism from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, which sounds much fancier than it is, 'cause most of her time there was spent working on the collectively run, community-supported, endearlingly-titled Madison Insurgent newspaper and and helping organize the first successful unionizing effort at the Whole Foods Market chain.

She returns to her hometown of Minneapolis occasionally to help her grandma host tea parties. She also likes practicing yoga, playing the accordion, rearranging furniture, talking to animals, and adjusting the lighting.

Turn-ons: snow, apples, striped socks, dimmer switches

Turnoffs: cilantro, jerks, Judge Judy, meatloaf (the food and the musician)

Secretly wishes she were a: circus acrobat