Lever for Change
Debbie Starr brings extensive experience in social services and mental health, currently serving as an Evaluation Panel Reviewer for Lever for Change since September 2023. With a long-standing commitment to Operation Breakthrough since July 2013, Debbie has held various leadership positions, including Director of Special Projects and Director of Clinical and Social Services, alongside a therapeutic role as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor. As the Founder and Therapist at Constellations Counseling since August 2016 and the Founder of Constellations of Ideas/Constellation Books since 2010, Debbie has demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit and dedication to mental health. Early career experiences include a market research consultant role in the 1990s, a marketing manager position at Deloitte, and work as an executive recruiter at The Zivic Group. Debbie's educational background includes a Master's in Social Work from The University of Kansas and a Psychoanalysis certificate from the Greater Kansas City and Topeka Psychoanalytic Institute.
Lever for Change
Lever for Change connects donors with bold solutions to the world’s biggest problems—including issues like racial inequity, gender inequality, lack of access to economic opportunity, and climate change. Using an inclusive, equitable model and due diligence process, Lever for Change creates customized challenges and other tailored funding opportunities. Top-ranked teams and challenge finalists become members of the Bold Solutions Network—a growing global network that helps secure additional funding, amplify members’ impact, and accelerate social change. Founded in 2019 as a nonprofit affiliate of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Lever for Change has influenced over $1.7 billion in grants to date and provided support to more than 175 organizations. To learn more, visit www.leverforchange.org.