As the executive director of an 8 county voluntary health organization reliant on volunteers and fundraising to meet the mission, I can't tell you how difficult it can be to capture the essence of the thousands of people participating in a huge, bustling fundraiser. I see countless photos of people and events- stock, amateur , all you can imagine.
So as I scrolled through thousands of photos of an event this fall, not paying particular attention to who took them, I kept being drawn to groups of them. They all had the same photographer- Deanna. I have known Deanna for years- she has been leading and growing a MAJOR awareness and fund raiser as a volunteer for us for years. I have always known her to be a hard working, down to earth, get it done and make it look easy kind of person. But I had no idea she had this talent.
I picked one of hers for my profile photo. While her photos speak for themselves, I can tell you that Deanna gives her absolute all for a volunteer position. I know when I hire anyone, I
Look for the qualities Deanna has. I can assure you she has stewarded some incredible responsibilities beautifully as a volunteer . I can imagine only that she'd give that and much more in her business.
When a subsequent event had its volunteer professional photographer cancel, Deanna came to mind immediately, and she offered herself up without hesitation. She not only is a skilled and spirited photographer, she is a smart, common sense and caring individual. read more