Deb Giacolone, Executive Director
Deb Giacolone a new member of the Sanibel-Captiva community. Deb brings more than 20 years of executive leadership experience spanning both the public and private sectors. Throughout her career, she has guided organizations through periods of growth, change, and recovery while building strong partnerships and delivering meaningful results. Her background includes organizational leadership, strategic planning, grant development and management, financial stewardship, operational excellence, and community engagement.
Deb has also played a significant leadership role in community response and long-term recovery efforts following Hurricanes Ian, Helene, and Milton, helping to coordinate organization recovery and supporting families as they rebuilt their lives.
Deb holds graduate degrees from Nova Southeastern University and Radford University, earned her bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech, and is a graduate of Leadership Florida, Class 8.