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Represented the entire CSU system at public events statewide to include fairs, community meetings, and home visits
• Counseled 200+ youth on a bi-monthly basis in the evaluation of post-secondary options
STORE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST / U.S. REGIONAL MANAGER
Western U.S. Regional Office
K-Mart Apparel Corporation: West Covina, CA 5/81-8/83
• Served as store operations and renovation specialist for the western United States region of Corporation
• Directly supervised 35+ retail employees’ schedules, work loads, and performances
• Controlled department inventory, orders, and budget (stock and personnel)
Pamela J. Dana, Resume
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EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Los Angeles, CA
Doctorate Degree: International Development and Economics 1996
Dissertation: Commercial Enterprise Ownership Among Aboriginal Australian Women
HARVARD UNIVERSITY Cambridge, MA
Masters Degree: Administration, Planning, and Social Policy 1988
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY (CSU), CHICO Chico, CA
Bachelors Degree: Sociology/Social Work 1987
SHASTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Redding, CA
Associates Degree: Sociology/General Education 1981
SELECT HONORS
2007 Secretary of the Air Force National Security Forum, Air War College Conferee
2006 Florida Defense Alliance Distinguished Service Award (First Recipient)
2006 Outstanding Business Leadership Award (first recipient of award and now award namesake)
2004 International Women’s Day Award for Leadership in International Business and Free Trade
2001 Secretary of Defense Joint Civilian Orientation Conferee (JCOC Class 64)
1998 Leadership California (Selected as 1 of 100 top professional women in California)
1995 California Gubernatorial Executive Fellow
1995 USC Honor Student Hall of Fame
1994 William J. Fulbright Scholar to Australia
1994 Helen Brown Scholar, USC Academic Excellence Award
1994 Cloak & Daggar Honor Society (nominated as lifetime member of USC’s most exclusive academic society)
1992 USC Dean’s Merit Fellow
1991 Henry R. Luce Scholar to the Philippines
1989 Outstanding Young Woman of America
1987 Elected, Harvard Student Advisory Council
1987 Elected, Harvard Graduate and Professional Student Body Council
1987 Phi Delta Kappa Iota (Harvard) Chapter
PROFESSIONAL BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
Current
2012- Trustee, University of West Florida Board
2011- Voting Member, Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council, US Secty of Commerce Appointment
2011- Director, Florida Sports Foundation Board
2010-2012 Ex-Officio Director, VISIT FLORIDA Board (the d.s.o. of Florida Tourism Commission)
2007- Director, Mercantil Commercebank, N.A. Board (and its audit committee)
2007- Director, Mercantil Commercebank Holding Corporation Board (and its audit committee)
2007- Trustee, Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation Board
2007- Member, Florida Research Consortium
2007- Member, International Economic Development Council (IEDC) International Association
2007- Member, National Defense Industries Association (NDIA)/National Defense Communities (NDC)
2007-2012 Vice Chair, Scripps Florida Funding Corporation Board (and audit committee)
Pamela J. Dana, Resume
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PROFESSIONAL BOARDS & COMMISSIONS (Continued)
Past
2009-2011 Member, U.S. Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission (MAFAC), US Secty of Commerce Appointment
2006-2010 Member, Commission for a Sustainable Emerald Coast, Gubernatorial Appointment
2006-2010 Member, Florida Seaports Security Standards Advisory Council, Gubernatorial Appointment
2006-2010 Member, Commission for a Sustainable Emerald Coast, Gubernatorial Appointment
2006 Commission on the Future of Space & Aeronautics in Florida, Ex-Officio Member
2005-2006 Florida Coastal High Hazard Council, Ex-Officio Member
2004 Destination Florida, Ex-Officio Member
2003-2006 Governor’s Advisory Council on BRAC, Gubernatorial Appointment
2003-2006 Scripps Florida Funding Corporation, Ex-Officio Member
2003-2005 Transportation 2020 Commission, Ex-Officio Member
2002-2006 Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors, Ex-Officio Member
2002-2006 Florida Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) Board of Directors, Ex-Officio Member
2001 Secretary of Defense Joint Civilian Orientation Conferee (JCOC Class 64)
2000-2006 Florida Seaport, Transportation, & Economic Development (FSTED) Council, Ex-Officio Member
2000-2006 Florida Council of 100, Ex-Officio Member
2000-2006 ITFlorida.com, Ex-Officio Member
2000-2006 World Golf Foundation Board of Directors, Ex-Officio Member
2000-2006 Florida Aquaculture Review Council, Ex-Officio Member
2000-2006 Florida Intergovernmental Relationship Foundation, Gubernatorial Appointment
2000-2006 Florida Sports Foundation Board of Directors, Ex-Officio Member
2000-2006 Enterprise Florida Inc. Board of Directors, Governor’s Designee/Ex-Officio
2000-2006 Florida Commission on Tourism/VISIT FLORIDA Board, Governor’s Board Designee/Ex-Officio
2000-2006 Florida Space Authority Board of Supervisors, Governor’s Board Designee/Ex-Officio
2000-2005 Miami River Commission, Governor’s Designee
2000-2005 Florida Workforce Estimating Conference, Ex-Officio Member
1998 California Governor’s Electronic Commerce Advisory Council, Ex-Officio Member
1997-1999 California Small Business Board, Ex-Officio Member
1997 California Governor’s Welfare-to-Work Task Force, Ex-Officio Member
1995-1999 California Commission on Quality, Education, and Development, Ex-Officio Member
1995-1997 California Council to Promote Business Ownership By Women, Ex-Officio Member
1995-1997 California Commission on Improving Life Through Service, Ex-Officio Member
1987-1988 Harvard Student Advisory Council
1987-1988 Harvard Graduate and Professional Student Body Council
