After ten years of working in the commercial sex industry, Deanna sought healing from a local residential program for exploited and trafficked women. Since graduating from the Refuge for Women in 2012, she has earned a Master’s Degree from Asbury Theological Seminary and authored two books detailing each piece of the journey: Purchased: Leaving the Sex Trade Integrated: Living Beyond the Sex Trade Deanna is now the Executive Director of Refuge for Women Kentucky. In addition to her role at Refuge for Women, she is a global consultant and speaker on anti-trafficking and anti-exploitation.