Debbie Ann Nash-King is a native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. After completing high school, she attended the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff where she received a bachelor’s degree in social work. After being commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army, she attended the Medical Services Corp Officer’s course and completed her four-year military tour as the Fort Hood Dental Clinic’s company commander. Upon leaving the Army, she entered graduate school and earned a master’s degree in human resources from Tarleton State University. She also has a master’s degree in social work from the University of Southern California.
Following her service to her country, Ms. Nash-King attended Leadership Killeen and became heavily involved in another kind of service, volunteering wholeheartedly on behalf of a variety of important causes. She has served as vice president of Killeen’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), secretary of Killeen Volunteers, Inc., and as a board member of Killeen Independent School District (KISD) Education Foundation.
Ms. Nash-King currently serves as a member of Killeen Heights Rotary Club (Membership Chair); Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; Killeen Sister Cities, Osan Korean Committee (Board Member); LULAC Council 4535 (Board Member); National Mounted Warrior Museum (Board Member); Food Care Center (Board Member); Boys Scouts of America (Board Member); Benjamin O Davis Post #9191 VFW; and Area Veterans Advisory Committee.
Ms. Nash-King was married to the late (CSM) Retired Elijah King, Jr., and she has one daughter, Elizabeth Nash, who lives in Texas.