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Apr 15, 20192 min read

NL NDP announces Jenn Deon as candidate for Virginia Waters-Pleasantville


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April 15, 2019


NL NDP announces Jenn Deon as candidate for Virginia Waters-Pleasantville

The New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is pleased to announce that Jenn Deon is the NDP candidate for the district of Virginia Waters-Pleasantville following a nomination meeting tonight.


Jenn Deon owns and operates a communications consulting company in St. John’s. An accredited business communicator, she works with clients such as Memorial University, the RCMP, CBC NL, and the Muskrat Falls Concerned Citizens Coalition. In addition to her consulting work, Jenn is the producing artistic director of PerSIStence Theatre Company.


Complete biography available below.


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Media contact: To arrange an interview please call (709) 739-6387 or e-mail news@nl.ndp.ca.


Candidate Biography: Jenn Deon


Jenn Deon owns and operates a communications consulting company in St. John’s. An accredited business communicator, she works with clients such as Memorial University, the RCMP, CBC NL, and the Muskrat Falls Concerned Citizens Coalition. In addition to her consulting work, Jenn is the producing artistic director of PerSIStence Theatre Company.


Jenn is a founding member of parent groups for both Bishop Feild Elementary and Brother Rice Junior High Schools.


She has volunteered in executive roles with organizations such as YWCA St. John’s, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 56 Pleasantville, and Resource Centre for the Arts. For 20 years Jenn was the volunteer artistic director of the Shakespeare by the Sea Festival. She is also a former treasurer of the NL NDP.


In 2013, Jenn was awarded a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal to “honour significant contributions and achievements by Canadians,” and in 2018 was named a Woman of Distinction by YWCA St. John’s.


Jenn lives in Virginia Waters-Pleasantville with her husband, teacher Dave Walsh; their son, Holy Heart student John; her mother-in-law, retired teacher, Rita; and their three dogs, Bucky, Muffin and Dobby. Jenn’s parents, super-senior Fran and WWII veteran Rod, are also a part of her daily life.


Links for Jenn Deon, NDP Candidate for Virginia Waters-Pleasantville


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