Just call her GiGi! That’s what the people she is most proud to serve, her family, call her! Deanene and her husband, Tom, have five children. The current grandchildren count is eight! They happily live by the words of St. Teresa of Calcutta, “If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.”

She’s learned much throughout her professional career in communications, marketing and development. Deanene was privileged to be in leadership with US Cellular, Knoxville News Sentinel, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Catholic Diocese of Knoxville and East Tennessee Foundation. She and Tom are the co-founders of Catani Creative. She is a past-president of the American Marketing Association, Knoxville Chapter and a graduate of Leadership Knoxville.

She was born and raised in rural East Knox County near Strawberry Plains and graduated from Carson Newman University in Jefferson County with a B.S. in Business and Marketing.

Photo coming soon!