Deann Patena: President & CEO of the Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce

Deann is the President/CEO of the Crossroads Regional Chamber of Commerce of 5 years. Prior to her role with the Chamber Deann served in the hospitality business for over 30 years. She was the Director of Sales & Marketing with the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza, Director of Sales with the Blue Chip Casino Hotel & Spa and the Director of Meeting and Event Sales with Fair Oaks Farms.Her transition to the Chamber in January 2020 was smooth as she had served on the Chamber board since 2012 and was the current Chairman.Deann located from Indianapolis to Northwest Indiana in August of 1998 and has a passion for NWI and its continued growth. She lives in Crown Point and enjoys spending time with her friends, golfing, avid sports fan, but loves the Cubs, Colts and ND Football and walking her dog Lincoln but her biggest passion is her 20-year-old daughter, Claire, a full time student with Arizona State University currently doing an internship in Ireland for her fall semester.GreatNews.Life & Podcast Host Jenny Craig-Brown have transformed the All About the Girls annual event into a podcast! These monthly episodes feature incredible women giving the audience all the insight about what makes them happy, successful, and motivational. New episodes launch on Sundays to make sure to start your week on a positive note!The All About the Girls Podcast is brought to you by GreatNews.Life GreatNewsLife looks to form positive, online communities centered around the idea that, given the option, viewers prefer to see all the good things going on in their community, as opposed to negative news. Here you’ll find exclusively positive, hyper-local stories, features, and news touting everything exceptional about the communities that make up Northwest Indiana. We invite you to partake in the Region’s only source for all-positive news, all the time. Watch it. Love it. Share it.