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Deborah Schwarz

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Member Board of Trustees at City of Palm Springs Public Library
📍 Palm Springs, California, United States

Deborah Schwarz is the founder and former CEO of LAC Group, a company she grew from a boutique firm into an international corporation over 36 years. A University of Toronto MLIS graduate, she is now a strategic advisor and executive coach. People who have worked with her describe her as an innovative, insightful, and solutions-oriented entrepreneur.

She is actively involved in her community, serving as a Member of the Board of Trustees for the City of Palm Springs Public Library. Deborah also supports women rejoining the workforce through her involvement with the Womens Leadership Network, where she helps with mentoring and fundraising.

Unique fact: Deborah successfully transitioned from a career as a librarian to founding and leading a major information services company for over three decades.

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Experience
38 Years
Current Role
Member Board of Trustees
Location
Palm Springs, California, United States
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Executive Coaching
Holds an Executive Coaching certification from Berkeley and actively discusses coaching and leadership, particularly for women, in her professional activities.
Female Leadership
Engaged with organizations like ILTA’s "Women Who Lead" and the Women's Leadership Network to support and mentor professional women.
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Career

Work history

6-2023
Member Board of Trustees
City of Palm Springs Public Library
1-2021
Advisory Board Member
THORO CARE
7-2000 - 5-2025
Firm-wide Library Director - Consultant
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
1-2020 - 2-2022
Strategic Advisor
Self Employed
1-2018 - 12-2020
Chief Strategy Officer
LAC Group
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Education
11-2021 - 6-2022
Certification Executive Coaching
Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute https://www.berkeleyeci.com/
9-1977 - 6-1979
Master of Library & Information Science - MLIS
University of Toronto
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