Debra Kahn, CPTC, PMP, MA, is a content leader with over 20 years of experience. Currently, the CEO and primary consultant at DK Consulting of Colorado, Debra has enjoyed successes in a variety of content roles within the high-tech industry, including as a Content Strategist for Oracle.
As a content quality consultant, Debra can help organizations create content that is accurate, accessible, and aligned with strategic goals—while ensuring the processes behind it are efficient, ethical, and sustainable.
Experienced
Debra brings decades of experience in technical communication, content strategy, and content operations, with a track record of helping teams improve governance, implement structured content, and measure quality. Her experience includes various content tools and taxonomy standards, including DITA. Her industry knowledge includes content optimization and analytics, template design, writing and editing standards, and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI).
“…Debra quickly assumed her new role and gained the necessary knowledge to specify, in detail, the requirements for our information developers….Her knowledge of not only the product, but how our customers were to use that information, was invaluable for our site’s design.”
Rick DeLong, Information Architect, DocuSign (formerly at Oracle)
Focused
The foundation of Debra’s work is the four pillars of effective content—strategy, design, operations, and governance. With this foundation in place, organizations can realize reduced content costs and shorter development cycles, while maintaining consistent quality. Her approach bridges human expertise and emerging technology, guiding organizations through the responsible use of generative AI for content creation.
Her focus areas include the following disciplines:
- Content strategy and design
- Content governance, including ethical AI governance
- Content operations and management
- Technical and business writing and editing
- Project planning and management
“Debra…facilitated the formal documentation of internal processes that had never been documented before, creating an atmosphere of comfort, confidence, and professionalism.”
Gina Montesanti, Principal HW Test Quality Manager, Microsoft (formerly at Otter Products, LLC)
Engaging
Debra’s portfolio also includes speaking to international audiences about content design and strategy, content operations, and content governance, including GenAI governance. She is an experienced speaker and workshop leader, engaging audiences on topics like:
- Responsible GenAI use for content teams
- Content governance and quality metrics
- Benefits and elements of a content audit
- Accessibility and plain language
- Strategic human-in-the-loop content creation
Please see details on her Speaking page.
“Debra is so well-informed and articulate. She brought up so many points about responsible AI that I hadn’t thought of.”
Participant, Coffee and Content webcast, October 2, 2025
Ready to Serve
Leveraging her extensive experience in technical, business, and marketing communications, as well as project management, Debra guides organizations to plan, manage, and achieve their content performance goals. She also trains and mentors technical communicators. Please see details on our Services page.
Debra’s proudest achievements remain those in which she helped teams, small and large, realize effective content through well-grounded strategies and successful solutions. Please reach out to her to discover what she can do for your business.
You may contact Debra via email at debra@dkconsultingcolorado.com. You can also view her profile on LinkedIn. Or follow her on BlueSky: @debrawk.bsky.social.
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