Debbie LaChusa earned a BA in Journalism from San Diego State University in 1985 and spent her career working in advertising and marketing, including running her own marketing consulting, coaching, and teaching business for more than 20 years. She’s been a best-selling online teacher at Udemy.com since 2013.

In 2018, Debbie relocated from her lifelong home in Southern California to Western North Carolina where she lives with her husband and two golden retrievers, Hope and Faith, in a mountaintop home they’ve nicknamed The Treehouse. 

A writer since college, Debbie has published four nonfiction books, her essays have been published in numerous online publications, she’s a two-time finalist in the WOW! Women on Writing Contest, and a two-time Chicken Soup for the Soul published author.

In 2024, Debbie returned to her childhood love of sewing and began creating quilt art. She’s a member of the Art League of Henderson County, and the Carolina Mountain Artists Guild where her work is available in the guild’s store in downtown Hendersonville.