Deasia wants to help people heal

Deasia served 10 years in the U.S. Navy as a Master-at-Arms, working in military law enforcement and security. Of everything the Navy taught her; the lesson she carries most is about people. “You never really know what someone else is going through,” she says. “Sometimes people need more than someone to enforce the rules. They need someone willing to listen, understand, and treat them with respect.”

After the Navy, she found another way to serve. She teaches Law and Public Safety at a high school, and watching students struggle with things far beyond the classroom showed her how much mental health shapes everyday life. She already held a master’s in Homeland Security, but she wanted work that would let her connect with people on a deeper level. Her goal now is to become a licensed counselor, especially for people who have dedicated their lives to serving others.

At Campus Weekend in October, what stayed with her was someone asking about her journey from military law enforcement to counseling psychology, and about who she was before she became a student. “My goals became real,” she says, “and GGU showed me that they care about the person beyond the uniform.”

Golden Gate University

Golden Gate University (GGU) is a private, nonprofit university anchored in San Francisco and serving more than 19,000 students worldwide. GGU is reimagining higher education for the future of work as the world’s first AI-focused, global, multilingual university.