Expertise On Demand
About Deborah Van Huis


Deborah Van Huis thrives on variety and complexity. She possesses a rare combination of exceptional technical expertise and considerable skill in teaching and leadership development. Her expertise in a variety of fields also allows her access to an extensive network of expert professionals who can be brought together on any given project.

Expertise and Experience
Deborah Van Huis is Managing Director of the Stella Vista program for high achieving professionals and leaders for Business Women Rising's Leadership Vistas. Building from her vast experience and education, she has developed a comprehensive program to challenge those who influence senior level executives to become more effective in their roles as communicators and beyond. Deborah possesses a rare combination of exceptional technical expertise and considerable skills in teaching and leadership development and can masterfully handle variety and complexity.

Deborah has served as the West Coast Regional Land Manager for KB Home and as the Vice President of Forward Planning for one of the nation's largest land developers. She has over twenty-five years' experience in business management, including the planning and execution of many large-scale projects and successfully leading project teams to reach their business goals.

Deborah's passion has always been for teaching. As the West Coast Regional Land Manager she developed educational and leadership programs for Centex Homes and continues teaching ongoing classes at UCR Extension, University of Redlands Continuing Studies, where she serves on the Organizational Leadership Certificate Advisory Committee and Westwood College Construction Management Bachelor's degree program while providing clients with management services in her most recent endeavor: Expertise On Demand, a business consulting and leadership development firm, which she founded to help clients maximize their profit potential while minimizing costs.

Deborah holds a BS in Civil Engineering from University of Illinois at Chicago and an MS in Administration including a concentration in leadership studies from Central Michigan University.

Teaching, Leadership and Training
Deborah also has experience as an instructor in the extension program for the University of California, University of Redlands Continuing Studies, Westwood College Construction Management Bachelor's degree program and as a presenter for conferences focused on land development, leadership training and career building. While serving as a department head for a large, publicly held homebuilder, Deborah developed a series of training sessions that included construction plan reading, the DRE (Department of Real Estate) process, HOAs (home owners associations) and NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems) compliance.

Deborah has also developed and presented materials as part of a regional leadership development program. Deborah's natural enthusiasm for sharing her knowledge and experience is conveyed to her students and associates through a variety of teaching methods including lectures, group activities and interactive discussions. Deborah relishes the humanistic side of teaching in a multifaceted and highly technical field.

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"Deborah Van Huis was the Regional Development Manager for the West Coast Region of Centex Homes. As such, she was tasked with developing the curriculum, training, evaluating, and coaching our land development teams from San Diego to Seattle. She displayed exceptional understanding of the needs of this group and a sincere desire to see them improve and succeed."
G.A.C., San Ramon, CA

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