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The result was delete. Nakon 04:43, 3 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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This article is about a person that lacks the significant coverage in independent reliable sources to establish notability. She has some local awards and some coverage in community press but that is insufficient for inclusion as an article. Whpq (talk) 18:44, 26 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:30, 27 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:31, 27 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• delete fails WP:BIO. predominantly local awards and coverage. Most speakers on WP have international coverage. LibStar (talk) 17:18, 28 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. Notability not sufficient. Xxanthippe (talk) 02:32, 29 May 2016 (UTC).[reply]
• Comment from user Recently I added 2 references to this person's article. The references cite her international work. Additionally, she is more noted as a speaking coach than she is a speaker. Her involvement as a visiting lecturer at Harvard's Kennedy School of Govt., her work as a lecturer and as a past president of the Women's Campaign School at Yale are important and note-worthy. While I've not added it to the article, Ms. Sofield is referenced in SC Governor Nikki Hayley's book as having coached the governor in her election campaign. She was presented the < ref>http://leadershipsc.com/leadership-south-carolina-to-honor-three.php</ref> Alumnus of the Year Award from Leadership South Carolina along with Hayne Hipp and Sen. Lindsey Graham who were presented with awards on the same evening.

I appreciate the editing and the scrutiny--it's all part of the process. Obviously, I am a novice here. I have been using this article/entry to learn. I do, however,contend that Deb Sofield is worthy of an entry in Wikipedia and should not be deleted. YearginD (talk) 15:01, 2 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. even with theadded material there is no substantial notability. DGG ( talk ) 03:06, 3 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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