Deb Kline has over 35 years of experience as a national community organizer and activist on issues affecting both the low-income and labor communities. She successfully organized efforts to pass two federal laws, numerous state laws, and major reforms in the national child support system. Currently, she serves as the Director of Cleveland Jobs with Justice, a coalition of labor, faith, and community organizations that are joining together for worker justice. For the past ten years of her leadership, immigration reform—protecting undocumented workers and their families—has been one of Cleveland Jobs with Justice’s main areas of work. Deb is also very active in her neighborhood and community, and is in her second term as the President of OPEIU Local 1794.