Deja has worked in the communications field for twelve years—as a reporter for five years and in public relations for seven. Her work as a broadcast journalist was featured on CBS, CNN, FOX, and The Weather Channel and was nominated for two Emmys. She has successfully launched, rebranded, and elevated brands all over the country by executing high-level public relations strategies. In 2020, she was hired as the South Carolina Communications Advisor for presidential candidate Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN) - an assignment she won’t soon forget. Deja has also been named Charleston’s Forty Under 40 by the Charleston Regional Business Journal.
Based in Charleston, Deja makes the world of Public Relations her oyster.
She believes in the power of PR, and says, “Unlike advertorial campaigns, Public Relations builds more credibility by highlighting the uniqueness of your brand through journalists and influencers. The consumer and reader are more likely to trust messages coming from an objective source than from paid advertising.” Deja strengthens brands to cultivate interest and sales. She works mainly in the realms of lifestyle and hospitality, but peppers in nonprofit work and aspires to run political campaigns.
A native of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Deja is an enthusiastic University of Alabama athletics fan. She dedicates her time to several organizations in the Charleston area including Be A Mentor (board member), Historic Charleston Foundation (Marketing Committee and PreserVISIONist Steering Committee), South Carolina Aqaurium’s Good Catch program (board member), and South Carolina Shellfish Growers Association (board member).She loves spending time with her husband and their two children, learning about mariculture, and living in the Lowcountry.
