A competitive softball player turned dedicated "swim mom," Dana has fully embraced the community of competitive swimming. After earning her BS in Physical Education & Exercise Science, she brought both her athletic background and academic foundation to the sport. Taking over the day to day operations of Just Swim Charlotte in 2017, Dana found her calling and truly embracing the culture of swimming. After the toll the pandemic took on families all over the area, it became more important than ever to give back to the community and reignite the summer swim programs that were suffering from the pandemic loss. Seeing firsthand the importance – both physically and emotionally – that swimming brought to her family, it was important to Dana to bring these same values and benefits to her community.

Her efforts paid off and in 2023 she was recognized as a recipient of the prestigious ‘President’s Volunteer Service Award’, logging over 1200 volunteer hours in 2022 while overseeing the expansion of the summer league from three to eight teams, and over 450 participants during the season. Currently serving as the Executive Director of Just Swim, Dana is committed to ensuring that the organization serves the needs of the community, from the beginners to the masters and everyone in between.

Officially trading in her cleats for her whistle, these days you will find her on the pool deck, microphone in hand, dressed to the nines in her bright orange staff shirt and running like Flash through another swim meet; never losing sight of her goal to expand Just Swim to communities all across Charlotte and bring the love of swim to families. Dana lives in SW Charlotte with her husband, Coach Jason, and their three children.