Decision 2021: Deb Crossley
Professional
Deb is an architect who practices from her home in Newton since 1985. Deborah Crossley Architect, provides design through construction administration services for private residential, mixed income and special needs housing, and small commercial projects. Deb has a special interest and expertise in energy-efficient and high performance construction, and has completed her eighth Energy STAR rated, mostly solar powered home. She also has taught building science and weatherization techniques to the construction trades. While in architectural school, Deb worked for Energyworks, Inc. (then in West Newton), where she authored several papers and training manuals for the federal Residential Energy Conservation Service (RCS) program, and eventually became the Director of the Consulting Division..
Personal
Deb and her husband, Phil Vance, moved to Newton in 1985 with their new daughter, seeking a culturally diverse community with excellent public schools and services. Phil is retired as a Senior Project Management Consultant on institutional building projects. Deb and Phil have two (terrific!) children: Nicole (1984) and James (1989) are graduates of the Newton Public Schools (Countryside, Brown, Newton South and North High Schools).