Dana M. Smith

Biography

Named one of Maryland’s Top Leaders by The Daily Record for her professional achievement, community leadership, and mentoring, Dana understands the importance of performance and perseverance. Dana has developed Board members and executives to manage change, improve performance, and increase profitability.

Dana’s extensive corporate experience and empathy provide her with multiple lenses to appreciate and support her clients’ aspirations. She helps leaders sharpen their own resilience and agility by bringing her deep listening skills and rich business background to the coaching relationship. Dana has seen companies from the perspective of operating businesses and private equity/venture capital as well as throughout full economic cycles. She has also acquired new businesses, liquidated a company, and sold two publicly traded organizations in back-to-back transactions.

Since 2006, Dana has led HR and other functions for publicly traded companies focusing on advancing culture, strategy, and organizational development. Additionally, earlier in her career, she led human resources at subsidiaries of Constellation Energy and Sylvan Learning Systems and worked in various positions domestically and overseas for Citicorp.

Dana is serving her fourth term on the Board of Directors of The Y in Central Maryland as 1st Vice Chair, Board Governance and Nominating Committee Chair, and as a member of its Executive Committee and Executive Compensation Committee. In 2021, she led a Board Development project for Theater Washington and later became a member of its full board in 2022.

Dana is also a public speaker and has been featured in or contributed to SmartCEO magazine, Employee Benefit News, the Washington Post, and Washington Business Journal.

Niche Areas of Expertise

• C-Suite
• Career Development
• Change Management
• Digital Leadership
• Emotional Intelligence
• Executive Presence
• HR Advisory
• Leaders in Transition
• Mindfulness
• Non-Profit Development
• Onboarding
• Organizational Development
• Strategic Thinking
• Team Effectiveness
• Women & Leadership

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Languages

• English