Deanna Podlenski has devoted her entire career to helping college students reach their goals. She has held positions in college admissions, financial aid, advising, and counseling. She is now a full time Professor of Business.

Her career began at a small college exclusively devoted to supporting college students with learning differences. With a solid background knowledge of neurodiversity, she then transitioned to a position assisting first generation, immigrant, and low income students find their path to success. As a College Success Counselor, she supported students facing a range of challenges. Those include difficulties with academics, executive function, motivation, financial struggles, career uncertainty, college adjustment challenges, executive functioning, motivation, family pressures, and general stress management. 

Deanna holds a Master of Arts with a concentration in counseling, a Master of Business Administration, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.