Debra Hettleman
Chief Executive Officer
Debra, a Baltimore area native, launched Building STEPS in 1999 with the sole purpose of creating a college pathway for underrepresented students to become STEM professionals. Today, she develops and maintains corporate and institutional partners, works with the Board to create and implement growth strategies, and oversees all aspects of the organization. Prior to Building STEPS, she was the principal of The Morlan Group, LLC, providing redevelopment consulting services throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park. She is a 2012 graduate of the Greater Baltimore Committee’s The Leadership and in 2016, Debra was honored by the Baltimore Business Journal as Maryland’s Top 100 Women.
dhettleman@buildingsteps.org