Deana is a strategic communications professional with a deep understanding of how compelling storytelling can shape a brand’s reputation and visibility in the public sphere.

With a career spanning journalism, marketing, corporate relations, and sponsorships, she has successfully led national media campaigns and executed integrated communications strategies for some of the world's most dynamic and respected brands.

Deana's expertise was honed through her role as National PR Manager for Flight Centre Travel Group, Australia’s largest travel agency network, where she managed high-profile media relations and brand communications. She has also played a key role in corporate philanthropy, managing charity partnerships and sponsorship opportunities for The Flight Centre Foundation and The Wesley Research Institute.

In addition to her corporate achievements, Deana has a background in journalism, having contributed to Brisbane News, a lifestyle publication by News Corp.

More recently, she expanded into the world of publishing, authoring the children’s picture book Pepe and the Secret Sauce, inspired by her three daughters.