Dana has coached cheerleading at her alma mater, Ames High School, for 17 years. She started out as an assistant coach for two years, then became the Head Winter Coach (basketball + wrestling) in 2011. She became the Head Fall Coach (football + competition) in 2021 and has placed in the Top 5 at state 11x in various divisions since then (4A Cheer/Dance, 4A Time Out, 4A All-Girl Stunt, Coed Stunt, Coed Cheer/Dance, 4A Virtual Fight Song, and 4A Virtual Band Chant), including STATE CHAMPIONSHIP titles in Coed Cheer/Dance and Coed Stunt Group in 2024. In her “day job,” she works as the office manager at Championship Productions, which is a company that produces instructional athletic coaching videos.
Since joining the board in 2020, Dana has served the ICCA in several different roles, including SW District Rep, Central District Rep, Interim Special Olympics Director, All-State Director, Vice President, and now as the President.
Dana has been married to her husband Blake since 2010 and is the mother of two rambunctious boys, Bradley and Trenton. If she should ever have any spare time, you’d likely catch her at the gym, poolside/lakeside in the summer, or binge-watching Bravo shows or a Netflix series!