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Deena Amato-McCoy

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SPECS Program Director at Chain Store Age
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Deena Amato-McCoy is the SPECS Program Director for Chain Store Age, where she develops content for major retail conferences. With a deep background in journalism covering retail technology for nearly two decades, she is a recognized industry expert. Colleagues describe her as valuable, creative, and professional, with a knack for clarifying complex topics.

Originally from the New York area, Deena is a graduate of St. Johns University. During her time there, she was actively involved in campus life as a writer for "The Torch" newspaper and as a member of the universitys ballet and jazz dance club, showcasing her creative and communicative talents from early on.

She has a long-standing passion for retail, having covered the industrys technological transformations for numerous publications before shaping its future through event programming.

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Experience
32 Years
Current Role
SPECS Program Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Deena shows up

Driven But Considerate
Friendly But Fast
Dynamic But Sincere

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed

Priorities

Topics Deena cares about

Retail Store Experience
As SPECS Program Director, she is responsible for conferences focused on store design, construction, facilities management, and operations for retail executives.
Retail Technology
Her extensive career as a journalist was dedicated to covering retail technology, and she continues to write articles on e-commerce, Gen Z shopping habits, and store development.
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Career

Work history

1-2019
SPECS Program Director
Chain Store Age
6-2018 - 1-2019
Technology Editor
Chain Store Age
8-2016 - 6-2018
Technology Editor
Chain Store Age
1-2014 - 8-2016
Contributing Editor
RIS News
10-2001 - 8-2016
Contributing Editor
NRF Media Group
In the press

Media appearances

Deena Amato-McCoy - Chain Store Age. Featured in Chain Store Age
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Deena Amato McCoy - Chain Store Age Journalist - Muck Rack. Featured in Muck Rack
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Education
1988 - 1992
BS
St. John's University
1988 - 1992
Bachelor of Science
Saint John's University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

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