Deborah Faulkner is philanthropist originally from Arkansas who works in New York to help the less fortunate. She does not usually get personally invested but rather supports those with a good cause with her organizational skills and network.

Deborah ran afoul of a rival Shauntelle Harris about a decade ago in a conflict involving a man, and as a result stays out of charity events in New York's black community and Harlem.

She recently contacted Elisabeth-Maria Holstein when she heard the young ballerina managed to raise large sums of money for different good causes, even managing to drum up some political VIPs.