Deborah Tackmann BS, MEPD

eborah Tackmann, B.S., M.E.P.D., (Consultant) is an exemplary health education instructor, consultant and author in the Eau Claire Area School District in Eau Claire, WI. She was selected as one of the top teachers in the nation by USA Today, was awarded national “Health Education Professional of the Year” by ASHA and AAHE, and a Disney Teacher Award Recipient. Deb is in high demand for her high energy and exemplary presentations and has keynoted and presented in over tweny-five different states. We may remember her dynamic keynote presentation at the last SHAPE America convention in St. Louis last April where she received a standing ovation.

She received her undergraduate degree in health education, physical education, adaptive physical education, dance, and coaching from the University of South Dakota. She earned her master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, with a concentration on pedagogy, methodology and curriculum design regarding the development of critical thinking skills and the reduction of risk behaviors in adolescents.