After obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Delaware, Dana worked for several years in the field of water supply and treatment, as an environmental engineer on municipal water infrastructure projects in New York City and Perth, Australia. Hoping to gain experience in other environmental fields, she then worked for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, in the Division of Environmental Remediation. In this position she oversaw brownfield remediation and redevelopment projects in New York City. Wishing to continue work in the environmental field from a policy perspective, Dana entered graduate studies at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, where she has recently completed a Masters of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy. Her interests are in integrated water resources management, the impacts of climate change on water resources and adaptation planning, trans-boundary water resource management, and gender mainstreaming in environmental management. For her current fellowship at UNEP, Dana is working on projects involving integrated water resources management and a gender perspective on adaptation to climate change induced water stress.
