Deanna McDevitt
Name: Deanna McDevitt
Favorite New England Season: Winter
Favorite Boston Sports Team: Boston Bruins
Our next profiled firefighter, Deanna McDevitt, is somebody any organization would like to have among their ranks. A fourth generation jake, it was at her brother Danny’s swearing in ceremony when she realized that she wanted to become one herself. Officially sworn-in in October of 2008, Deanna has since become a proud and trusted member of Engine 3 in the South End.
Born and raised in South Boston- where hockey is King, or this case Queen-Deanna was a rising star in her youth hockey days. In high school, she was recruited by Milton Academy where she not only captained the lacrosse and hockey teams but was named Most Valuable Female Athlete in her senior year. She also received the Boston Bruins’ John Carlton Memorial Award for the top scholar-athlete in Massachusetts high school hockey. With all the ingredients – scholar, athlete, leader – Yale University was the next stop for Deanna.
A member of the Women’s Ice Hockey team for four years, Deanna was voted MVP during her junior and senior seasons. Her senior year she was one of 5 finalists nominated by the American Hockey Coaches Association for the Hockey Humanitarian Award.
Deanna was also active off the ice. While at Yale, she was selected as an Association of Yale Alumni Community Service intern for the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. She also volunteered with Yale-New Haven Hospital, the Peace by Peace Program at Yale, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Hockey Ministries International and Career High School in New Haven, tutoring inner-city students.
After graduation and prior to becoming a firefighter, Deanna had been a prep school hockey and lacrosse coach. Most recently she was named head coach of the Women’s Hockey program at her alma mater, Milton Academy. Deanna also plans to play in the Boston Fire Department Hockey League this winter.
With all that Deanna has accomplished, one of her proudest moments came after she graduated from the Boston Fire Academy, and was pinned by her father and brother. Motivated by her family legacy and her involvement in athletics, Deanna admits, ”I could not find another profession that combined my love for physical challenges, service to others and teamwork in the way that the firefighting profession does. I am proud to be a Boston firefighter and to serve with my Dad and brother.”
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