Deanna Hutchins
About Deanna Hutchins
Deanna Hutchins is a Project Manager in Finance Business Enablement at United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Limited, where she has worked since 2021. She has a strong background in financial operations and technology, with previous roles at various companies including Strad Inc and Alberta Health Services.
Work at UFA
Deanna Hutchins has been serving as Project Manager for Finance Business Enablement at United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Limited since 2021. In this role, she focuses on enhancing financial operations and business processes within the organization. Her responsibilities include managing projects that aim to improve efficiency and effectiveness in financial practices.
Education and Expertise
Deanna Hutchins studied at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), where she earned a Lean and Business Process Management Certificate in 2012. She also holds an Accounting certification that serves as a prerequisite for the CMA designation, completed between 1990 and 1995. Additionally, she studied General Studies with a focus on French Immersion at the University of Alberta from 1984 to 1985 and completed a Business Essentials Executive Leadership program at the Haskayne School of Business from 2016 to 2017.
Background
Deanna Hutchins has a diverse professional background in finance and business operations. She worked at Alberta Health Services for 15 years in various managerial roles related to finance and IT. Following that, she held positions at FGL Sports Ltd, Strad Inc, and Startec Compression & Process, where she focused on financial management and application support. Her career spans over three decades in the finance sector.
Previous Positions
Before her current role at UFA, Deanna Hutchins worked as an ERP Project Manager at Startec Compression & Process and Startec Service from 2020 to 2021. She also served as Operations Controller at Strad Inc from 2011 to 2017 and as Business Application/Services Manager from 2017 to 2020. Her earlier experience includes a decade at FGL Sports Ltd as Manager of Accounts Payable and Inventory Integrity.
Professional Passion
Deanna Hutchins is passionate about transforming workplace processes through technology. She leverages her extensive experience in financial operations and application support to drive improvements in how teams function and collaborate. Her focus on business enablement reflects her commitment to enhancing organizational efficiency.