About Us
Education & Background
About Deborah
Deborah Franklin was born in Richmond, Virginia. She is an educator, author and consultant. In 1993, she graduated with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Media Arts from Hampton University.
Franklin continued her education and obtained her Master of Education degree from Liberty University with a specialization in Supervision and Administration. For twenty years she taught and mentored students in various K-12 schools in the United States and taught English for two years overseas in Bahrain.
Reachone's Purpose
Throughout her teaching career she observed that many schools that serve students with learning, physical and emotional disabilities lack funding and adequate resources to effectively implement quality special education programs. Franklin initially started ReachONE Consulting Services to help parents find real solutions to support children with disabilities and has since then expanded services to build better school professional development programs. In addition to consulting, she is public speaking and publishing books that will address education and mental health issues in children and women.
Serving the community with honor!
Military Experience
Franklin is a proud veteran of the US Army. She served in the Military Police Corp in Kansas and Hawaii. After active duty she served in the Army Reserves Dental Corp in Ohio and deployed one tour to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. She ended ten years of military service with an honorable discharge.
Community Outreach
TURN is a collaborative network of churches, organizations and businesses. TURN sponsored its’ first successful community fair on August 14th!!