After graduating from Wheaton College, in Wheaton, Illinois, Debbie Pruett began her teaching career at Spring Woods High School in Houston, Texas. She has taught in both public and private schools in Texas, Michigan, and Virginia. Later, in Charlottesville, Virginia, Mrs. Pruett enrolled in the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education and completed a masters degree in leadership and supervision.
Mrs. Pruett still lives in Charlottesville and enjoys music, gardening, and various types of handwork. The Virginia countryside as well as the beaches of the east coast are her favorite places of refreshment and relaxation. She has two married sons.