About Deena Mendlowitz
Deena has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Bradley University and a Masters in severe depression. She is a freelance writer, a preschool teacher, works avidly in the non-profit world, and has worked as an on-staff humor writer for American Greetings. Deena is an improviser who trained at The Second City Cleveland and at The Second City and Annoyance Theater in Chicago. Deena has performed with a number of comedy groups on stage and also for corporate brainstorms, non-profit events and festivals. Deena is the creator of This Improvised Life, a part improvised, part written storytelling hour and Mental Illness and Friends!, A Live Comedy Talk Show. She is also the co-creator of a kind, funny, awesome, 10-year-old boy who has a huge Star Wars collection, over 53 hats, and constantly crushes her in foosball. He would also like you to know they have named all the foosball players.
