Debra ‘Debbi’ Hixon is a 32-year nationally certified teacher in Broward County and serves as a countywide Broward County School Board member, Seat 9. Born and raised in Hollywood, Debbi attended Hollywood Hills Elementary, Olsen Middle and graduated in 1984 from South Broward High School and returned to teach science there. Prior to South Broward, Debbi taught science at South Broward High, and then and was a swim coach at Blanche Ely High School. As magnet coordinator of the Maritime/Marine Science and Technology Program, she created a student scholarship and intern Career Launch Competition with the Marine Industries Association of South Florida.

As a teacher and mother of a special needs student, Debbi is on the Parent and Community Involvement Task Force where she helped plan and implement BCPS’s Parent University, introducing new teaching methods and technologies to enhance virtual school experiences during the pandemic. Debbi is president of the Chris Hixon Athletic Scholarship Foundation, dedicated to the memory of her husband, Stoneman Douglas High School athletic director. She graduated from Florida State University double majoring in biology and education.