Debra Ciamacca is a former high school social studies teacher, businesswoman, Marine Corps Officer, and nonprofit leader.
As a Marine Corps Captain, Ciamacca was stationed at Camp Pendleton, California, and was assigned as the Adjutant/Legal Officer/Executive Officer for the Camp Pendleton Correctional Facility. She received the Navy Achievement Medal for leadership excellence during this assignment. After leaving active duty, Ciamacca began working in manufacturing management for Raytheon, Unisys, and Neutronics, Inc. Her passionate belief in public education led her to become a high school social studies teacher at Conestoga High School in Berwyn, PA. While there she won the PECO Energy Teacher of the Year Award, and she also became President of the Tredyffrin/Easttown Education Association, leading 500 teachers.
Ciamacca believes that education is the mechanism that allowed her to succeed and she is a strong proponent of schools as a vehicle for upward mobility. As a graduate of Phoenixville High School, she won an NROTC Scholarship to Penn State.
Ciamacca has consistently worked for better government and for bringing people together through dialogue. She volunteered as a speaker at Fair Districts Pennsylvania and at Better Angels. Ciamacca also served as the founding Executive Director of Promote the Vote PA, a nonprofit working toward fair voting regulations and enhanced voting opportunities. In 2020 she lost a closely contested election for Pennsylvania State Representative in the 168th District.
Ciamacca holds an MBA from New Hampshire University and an MA in Political Science from Villanova University.