SIUE Alumna Finalist in STL Business Journal’s Catapult Competition
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna Sonia Deal is one of four finalists in the St. Louis Business Journal’s Catapult Competition, a contest aimed at jump starting a business idea. Deal is founder of Diabetes Education Augmenting Lifestyles Center and Clinic (DEAL-C2).
Deal will advance to the final competition at the Business Journal’s Women’s Conference on Jan. 29. Should she win, she will receive professional coaching and $10,000 in technology services from MasterCard.
She earned her bachelor’s in 1999 and master’s in health care and nurse administration in 2007, both from the SIUE School of Nursing.
The St. Louis Business Journal detailed Deal’s professional background, DEAL-C2 and her motivation “to change the face of diabetes care” in an article posted Wednesday.
