DEVAL Founder Deborah Garcia-Gratacos Receives 2025 Excellence in Leadership Award

Vienna, Virginia — October 2025

DEVAL LLC Founder and Chief Executive Officer Deborah Garcia-Gratacos has been recognized with the 2025 Excellence in Leadership Award, presented during Hispanic Heritage Month in honor of her contributions to federal advisory services, affordable housing, and Hispanic community leadership.

The award recognizes Deborah’s more than 23 years of leadership building DEVAL LLC — a Hispanic-American, Woman-Owned Small Business — into a nationally recognized advisory firm serving federal agencies, state governments, and housing authorities across the United States and its territories. Under her leadership, DEVAL has grown to 90+ government contracts, servicing over 900,000 loans representing a portfolio value exceeding $275 billion, and processed over 100,000 emergency rental assistance applications.

“This recognition belongs to the entire DEVAL team — the professionals who have given 23 years of expertise, dedication, and service to our clients and the communities they serve. We are proud of what we have built and excited about where we are going with our new technology platform PHASE, helping project based owners stay in compliance.”
— Deborah Garcia-Gratacos, Founder & CEO, DEVAL LLC

About Deborah Garcia-Gratacos

Deborah Garcia-Gratacos is the Founder and CEO of DEVAL LLC and DEVAL Solutions, Inc. A licensed attorney and native of Puerto Rico, she holds a Juris Doctor and MBA in Real Estate from the University of Florida. She serves on the Truist Bank Community Advisory Board and the Commonwealth of Virginia Housing Minority Business Advisory Council. This recognition follows her 2019 Five Star Conference Women in Housing Cultural Leader Award.

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