The newly hired County Extension Director was the former Community Development Educator at Hamilton County Extension from the years 1997 through 2008. A native Cincinnatian, Deborah Carney is a graduate from the University and Cincinnati with a Master’s degree in Community Planning. In her former years at The Ohio State University Extension she received several accommodations for her work in community capacity building, working in Lincoln Heights and several other inner-city neighborhoods. Following the 2001 unrest in Cincinnati, Deborah worked with The Ohio State University Extension in developing community forums for the Neighbor to Neighbor Project regarding race relations. Prior to her returning to Extension on June 1, 2015, she worked for the City of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Public Schools where she was District’s Grants Administrator.