Meet Our Legislative Advocate

Debra Carnahan, Carnahan Global Consulating

The HSCG is under contract with DC Advocate Debra Carnahan of Carnahan Global Consulting.

Debra Carnahan is an attorney, former judge, founding partner of a law firm, and political participant and advisor for almost four decades in U.S. politics. She is a former state and federal prosecutor and for many years was an adjunct professor of legal studies at Columbia College, which in 2005 bestowed on her its highest award of Distinguished Alumni. Debra received her Juris Doctors from the University of Missouri and studied law at the University of London, University College. She was elected to serve on the Board of Governors for the Missouri Bar which governs the legal profession in that state. She was honored by the City of St. Louis for her service to the community and her work as a judge with the Problem Properties Court, one of the first of its kind in the U.S.

Debra has extensive experience in fundraising and has served on local, state and national boards. She is a regular political and social commentator on PBS and its international show "To The Contrary" which has been on the air for 26 years. In addition, she has traveled extensively and been a participant in numerous global conferences and meetings with heads of state and other dignitaries. Currently she is a principle and founder of Carnahan Global Consulting.