2025 ACSA Equity Institute

Deb Brill (she/her) is currently the Executive Director of Student Services for Albany Unified School District. Prior to her current role, she was the principal of Albany Middle School for nine years, she has been the Safe and Inclusive Schools Coordinator and a sixth grade teacher for thirteen years. Her desire to impact equity in education on a systemic level is what drives this work for her. In her role as principal, she initiated a schoolwide shift to embrace restorative practices. She has also directed after school and summer programs in a range of different communities, and has done extensive work supporting access for middle school students to athletics in Oakland.Deb has also volunteered for the Victim Offender Reconciliation Program mediating conversations between youth offenders and their victims, and volunteered in crisis response for battered women’s shelters. She has two mediation certifications and has mediated in a range of different settings. She also has experience in organizational development and strategic planning.Deb co-founded ASC (Aware Seek Communicate) a training and consulting business that focuses on intersectional identity, communication and equity. She is also a Restorative Practices Leadership Coach and Mediator for The Town Project.