Deanna Thomas was the Executive Staff Assistant to the Dean of the MSU Honors College until June 2024. She began her work at MSU in the Olin Health Center and Clinical Center Pharmacies as a Pharmacy Technician, she worked as a secretary in the Office of Admissions, an assistant to the Budget and Personnel Administrator in the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services Office, a supervisor for the Center for Integrative Studies in the Arts & Humanities and administrative assistant to the Senior Associate Dean for Research, Scholarship and Personnel, both in the College of Arts & Letters. She enjoys line dancing, playing cards and spending time with family and friends.