Colleagues,

I am excited to announce that Deana (pronounced “Dee-nuh”) Northern has accepted the role of IT Solutions Consultant for the NDAA!

Deana is from the South Bend area and graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science in Public and Environmental Affairs. Recently, she began working towards a Master’s in Leadership (MSL) from Trine University.

Deana has been with the University since 2013, where she has provided support to ACE, the Graduate School, Notre Dame Press, ASSA, and, most recently, Student Affairs and RecSports. During her time at Notre Dame, Deana has participated in the implementation of the Irish1Card, RecSports’ move to Duncan Student Center, and she led the project to move the RecSports Fusion server to an AWS cloud solution. In the course of her work, Deana has earned a Lean Sigma Six Green Belt and has been chosen for the OIT’s Leadership Development Program.

Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her husband, Joe, and their ‘furkids.’ An avid DIYer, you can typically find her diving into some sort of project at home.

Deana will be transitioning to her new role on January 16th.

-Mark Welch