Deanna is co-founder and Artistic Director of Suitcase in Point. As an actor, writer and arts educator Deanna has also worked for Theatre Beyond Words, Carousel Players, Learning Through the Arts and The Great Big Theatre Company. Deanna has a BA in theatre from Brock University, and has trained with One Yellow Rabbit, The North American Cultural Laboratory, Phillipe Gaulier and Peter Balkwell of The Old Trout Puppet Workshop. Deanna has participated in several Fringe Festivals, the first HATCH Festival at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre, Act 3 Children's Festival in Singapore, and Toronto's Summerworks Festival.