Debby Hampton joined the United Way of Central Oklahoma as president and chief executive officer in 2010. During Debby’s tenure at United Way, over $203.5 million has been raised to support disaster relief and programs of nonprofit partner agencies providing health and human services in Central Oklahoma. Prior to her appointment at United Way of Central Oklahoma, Debby served as president and chief executive officer of the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits for four years. Debby spent 16 years with the American Red Cross of Central Oklahoma, serving the latter four years as chief executive officer.

Debby understands the central Oklahoma community and believes in United Way’s work. Without a doubt, Debby knows that without United Way, hundreds of local programs would not receive critical funding, and in turn not have the resources to serve clients.

A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Debby has also completed course work at Harvard Business School as well as a year-long curriculum of United Way Worldwide’s Executive Leadership Program. Debby currently serves on the United Way Worldwide United States Membership Accountability Committee.

An active leader in the community, Debby currently serves on the boards of: Leadership Oklahoma City, The Alliance of Economic Development of Oklahoma City, Healthy Living and Fitness, Inc., and Oklahoma City University Kramer School of Nursing. Debby also serves on the Oklahoma City University Advisory Committee for the Nonprofit Leadership Program. She is a proud alum of Leadership Oklahoma, Leadership Oklahoma City and Leadership Tulsa’s Executive Series. 

Debby is an active member of Rotary Club 29 and Committee of One Hundred. She has been recognized as a Byliner Honoree by the Oklahoma City Chapter of the Association of Women in Communications, and she received the 2013 Community Service Award from the Conference of Churches. The Oklahoma Hall of Fame honored Debby as the 2015 recipient of the Lee Allan Smith Oklahoma Legacy Award. She received the 2016 Distinguished Leadership Award from Leadership Oklahoma City and the 2016 Compassionate Citizen of the Year Award from Oklahoma Foundation for the Disabled, Inc.