Deanna is a Staff Chaplain at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids and has been a Chaplain with Allina Health since 2016. She has a Masters of Divinity degree and previously served as an adjunct professor. Deanna specializes in the care of patients and families in the Intensive Care Unit as well as Neurology and Oncology floors where she believes in the importance of working as an interdisciplinary team and of offering presence, hope and strength to those affected by illness, grief, and loss.