Growing up, a friend of Deanna's family was a below elbow amputee having lost his arm in a farming accident. He had been an extremely functional amputee for decades working as a hay farmer in Manitoba, with specialty prosthesis for nearly every job on the farm, plus an every day arm, and a very realistic looking 'going out' prosthesis. Deanna was fascinated by how all of these worked and that's what got her interested in the field of prosthetics initially. She was always fascinated with the human body and loved building and creating anything with her hands, so the field of Prosthetics just seemed like a great blend of all of her interests.

Deanna graduated (on the Dean's Honour Roll) with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from SFU in 2001. From there she graduated at the top of her class from the Prosthetics and Orthotics program at BCIT in 2004.

She had the privilege of working at several prosthetics facilities since 2004 while working in this profession. Her initial time at Fraser Valley Prosthetics, followed by Bionic Prosthetics, Vancouver Orthopedic Group and Russell Prosthetics all helped shape her into the Prosthetist she is today.

"I am very happy to have returned to the amazing team at Fraser Valley Prosthetics in 2021 and now having taken over as the owner in 2025. Fraser Valley Prosthetics is a smaller facility which I'm very grateful for. It allows us the opportunity to get to know each of our patient's unique needs and really take the time to get to know each of them like extended family members."