Deanna Tomaselli

Deanna Tomaselli has over 13 years of work experience in the communications and public relations field. Deanna began their career in 2006 as a Consultant at Highmark, Inc. for SDLC Partners, L.P. In 2007, they joined MARC USA as a PR Assistant Account Executive, where they assisted with PR and social media for consumer clients and was part of the team that launched MARC's first client in social media. In 2009, they moved to WordWrite Communications as a Senior Account Executive. In 2011, they returned to MARC USA as a Social Business Specialist, where they managed the launch and execution of client the Pennsylvania Lottery in social media. In 2012, they joined Smith Brothers Agency as a Social Media Manager and Geben Communication as an Account Manager. In 2013, they moved to rue21 as a Media Relations Manager, where they were the public relations lead for rue21 across all stores and ecommerce, and secured placements in Seventeen, Bustle, Cosmo, Stylewatch, US Weekly, Buzzfeed, ESSENCE and more. In 2017, they joined Red Havas US as an Associate Vice President and Account Supervisor, where they were responsible for day-to-day account management and client contact, media relations, developing a wide range of written materials, and coordinating and implementing events. In 2020, they joined The Motherhood Inc. as the Vice President, Client Services.

Deanna Tomaselli graduated from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations. Prior to that, they attended Franklin Regional Senior High School from 1998 to 2002.