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Yale University
A native of South Boston, Deanna has been involved in no fewer than nine community activities during her undergraduate career with the Elis.
Here is a list of the them:
She participated in the AYA (Association of Yale Alumni) Community Service internship in Dallas, TX. It was a two-month internship that took place from June-August 2002 at the non-profit Texas Scottish Rite
Hospital for Children
She volunteered for the non-profit Hockey Ministries International
She was a member of servant leadership team of Athletes in Action at Yale. This is a group of Christian
Athletes at Yale who meet weekly. One of their goals is to help organize community service activities for Athletes in Action.
She participated in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Mentor Program at Yale.
She volunteered in the emergency room at Yale/New Haven hospital one night a week.
She volunteered for the non-profit breast cancer organization in Connecticut.
She volunteered for the Peace by Peace Program at Yale. This is a community service program where lessons on violence prevention were taught to New Haven students.
She organized a clothing drive for Yale students at the end of the 2002 school year and donated the clothes to a local Baptist church.
She tutored high school students in math and science at Career High School in New Haven.
"Deanna has a heart of gold and would do anything for anybody," wrote Yale women’s hockey coach Hilary Witt. "She has seen how lucky she is and unlike a lot of people, she did not take it for granted. She sees how many people in the world struggle and will do anything to help people in need.
"It doesn’t matter who it is," the coach continued. "Deanna will be the first person there (to help)."
Academically, she has a 3.24 grade point average in the difficult Teacher Preparation Program at Yale while taking required classes for applications to Medical School.
Athletically, she has played a key role in the improved Yale hockey team. Two years ago, she played in 28 games and had 8 goals and 11 assists. She was named the team’s MVP and received the leadership award for the second straight year.
Then, last year, she improved dramatically over her sophomore year totals as she had 19 goals and added 16 assists. Again, she was voted the team’s MVP and, for the third straight year, received the leadership award.
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