Debra Joan Strekal

Background

Strekal, Debra Joan was born on April 3, 1952 in Cleveland. Daughter of Carl and Lillian Ida (Levine) Wiener.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre cum laude, Ohio University, 1973. Master of Arts in Humanities and Higher Education, Florida State University, 1975. Master in Non-profit Organizations, Case Western Reserve University, 1992.

Career

Admissions director ADONEX: External College Degree Center, Cleveland, 1980. Department assistant school applied social science Case Western Reserve University, 1981-1983. Vice president AHZ Computers, Lakewood, Ohio, 1983-1984.

Copy editor health pubns. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Berea, 1984-1985. Edition library assistant Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1988-1990.

Director drama program Oasis, Cleveland, 1984-1986. Communications consultant, Cleveland, 1985-1987. Drama teacher Willoughby (Ohio) School Fine Arts, 1987, drama teacher Andrews School, Willoughby, 1987.

Speaker in field.

Achievements

• Debra Joan Strekal has been listed as a notable producer, writer, director, actress by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Euclid Little Theatre, 1986-1988. Founder Thespians for the Homeless. Founder, executive director ESTEEM: Establishing Services to Enhance Esteem and Motivation, 1990.

Member Mayor's Task Force on Homeless Families, 1990, Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless, Cleveland, 1990, Substance Abuse Initiative, Cleveland. Member National Council Jewish Women (homeless research committee), Nonprofit Management Association.

Connections

Married John Strekal, January 28, 1979. 1 child, Alexander.