Educators
Deborah D. Moore
Operations Director
Youth Work Institute
University of Minnesota Extension
270B McNamara Alumni Center
200 Oak St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 625-7813
Fax: (612) 624-6905
Email: ddm2@umn.edu
Education
- B.A. - Bethel University, St. Paul, MN - Psychology
Work Experience
- Professional & Administrative Faculty member at the Youth Work Institute at the University of Minnesota Extension Service since 2005
- Director of Youth Development at the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation in St. Paul, MN
- Executive Director of A.C.E.S. in Minneapolis, MN
- Manager at Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation at the Minnesota Department of Education in Roseville, MN
Deborah brings 22 years of professional experience in youth development in roles including Executive Director, Board member, trainer/consultant, volunteer and direct service. She has expertise in youth program quality and organizational development, community networks and collaborations and youth program measurement and evaluation. In every role, Deborah has dedicated herself to spending time at youth programs to understand them from the inside out. This perspective continues to be the greatest source of inspiration and learning in her professional journey. If you ask, she will say that no matter what her job roles describes, she is a youth worker.
Current Role
Deborah Moore is currently the Operations Director at the Youth Work Institute and leads key organizational aspects of the unit, and also gives program leadership to the teaching, research and product development related to youth program quality. She is a driving force for youth program quality assessment and improvement efforts statewide and works with more than 100 youth programs/organizations annually in the effort. Her work stems from Quality Matters, a quality improvement project she developed, that blends classroom learning with on-site technical assistance and consultation. The work includes a close partnership with High/Scope’s Youth Program Quality Assessment work and is a part of the national research project studying quality improvement in 60 Minnesota sites with Dr. Charles Smith.
