Deanna Ziemba is Senior Vice President for Business Development & Strategic Partnerships for Diakon Senior Living Services. As such, she manages overall growth and health-care alignment within Diakon's Continuing Care Retirement Communities, with a focus on the expansion of services and health-care reform.
Ms. Ziemba joined Diakon in 2013 as Senior Vice President of Business Development for senior living services and also later oversaw operations. She has more than 20 years' experience in senior living and related services including senior housing, hospice, personal care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation services, and Continuing Care Retirement Communities.
She previously served as Regional Director of Sales for Beverly Healthcare (later Golden Living), as Area Director of Sales for Extendicare, as Vice President of Sales for Genesis Healthcare, and as a national sales trainer for Sun Healthcare. She holds a bachelor's degree in business administration, with a minor in finance and economics, from Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania.