DeAnna is president and CEO of JustLeadershipUSA (JLUSA). Dedicated to cutting the U.S. correctional population in half, JLUSA empowers people most affected by the criminal justice system to drive reform. DeAnna is a nationally recognized leader and a formerly incarcerated person with experience as an advocate and policy expert at the local, state, and federal level. Prior to joining JLUSA as its president and CEO, DeAnna served as a senior policy advisor at the U.S. Department of Justice, managing the Second Chance Act portfolio and serving as deputy director of the Federal Inter-Agency Reentry Council. Before that, she served as a county director of reentry in her home state of Ohio. DeAnna has always worked alongside advocates who have been impacted by incarceration, and knows that setting bold goals and investing in the leadership of directly impacted people is a necessary component of impactful, values-driven reform. DeAnna holds a Master's degree in criminal justice form the University of Cincinnati and a Bacherlor's degree in social work.