Background
Bennett, Debra Pearl was born on August 28, 1957 in Atlanta. Daughter of William Walter and Dorothy Bennett.
Bennett, Debra Pearl was born on August 28, 1957 in Atlanta. Daughter of William Walter and Dorothy Bennett.
Bachelor in Art History, Swarthmore College, 1979; Bachelor in Interior Design Magna Cum Laude, Mount Vernon College, 1989.
Assistant fashion coordinator, Raleigh Stores Corporation, Washington, 1979-1980;
secretary, traffic manager, Kal & Salan Advertising, Bethesda, Maryland., 1980-1984;
office manager, National Safety Council, Washington, 1984;
legal secretary, Patton, Boggs & Blow, Washington, 1984-1989;
junior designer, Bennett-Hattan Design, Washington, 1988-1989;
intern, Copeland, Kreiger Associations, Washington, 1989;
interior designer, Rita St. Clair Associations, Baltimore, 1989-1992;
designer, president, Data Base Interiors, Baltimore, 1992-1994;
senior designer, Victor Shargai & Associations, Washington, since 1994. Consultant Austin Kuester, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia, 1993-1994, Janet Schirn Design Group, Chicago, 1993, Church Superior vena cava syndrome Restoration Contractors, Inc., Baltimore. Instructor Mount Vernon College, Washington, 1993.
Lecturer Howard University, Washington, 1994.
Member Baltimore Urban League, 1990-1991, Swarthmore College Alumni Gospel Choir, since 1994. President Lafayette Square II Council, Baltimore, 1993. Member American Society Interior Designers (program committee 1991-1992), Organisation Black Designers. F C.