NEW HAVEN, CT: The Board of Directors of The Women's Campaign School at Yale University re-elected Debra M. Sofield, of Greenville South Carolina as President for a second term.

Sofield has assembled a board from across the county to better represent the make up of the student body. Patti Russo of Connecticut serves as 1st Vice-President, Mary Johnson of Nebraska serves as 2nd Vice-President, Pam Stark of Connecticut as Treasurer, Stephanie Berger of Maryland serves Secretary and Kate Stith of Connecticut serves as sponsor of the Women's Campaign School at Yale. Other Board members are Susan Cocco of Connecticut, Rosie Gonzales of Texas, Annie Mayol of Puerto Rico, Julie Roginsky of New York, and Judy Van Rest of Virginia.

Sofield was recently chosen as a Liberty Fellow in partnership with the Aspen Institute. And she was awarded the Order of the Palmetto - the State of South Carolina's highest honor. She was named "Communicator of the Year" by the Association for Women in Communications and won the prestigious Toastmasters District 58 Communication and Leadership Award for the state of South Carolina. She was also awarded the Strom Thurmond Excellence in Public Service honor and was chosen as the ATHENA AWARD recipient by the Greenville Chamber of Commerce for her work with young people and aspiring politicians. Deb is a member of the National Speakers Association.

Deb Sofield is a visiting professor, teaching Public Speaking at Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, the Woman's Campaign School at Yale University, the Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics, the University of South Carolina's School of Journalism and Mass Communications and the Thurmond Institute's Self Civic Fellows program Ethics in Government program at Clemson University, and Furman University. Sofield also works with the International Republican Institute of Washington, DC teaching, Communications Training for Civil Society around the world. She recently joined CLIME The Center for Liberty in the Middle East as a mentor and trainer.

Sofield represents the City of Greenville, South Carolina as the Chairman for the Commission of Public Works for the Water System. She is the first woman appointed to the position by the Mayor; she was elected to the position and now serves as Chairman. Sofield is the first women to hold this position since its inception in 1918. Sofield served two terms as a member of Greenville City Council, where she holds one of the highest vote victories in a district City election by overwhelmingly winning every precinct.