Dana is a makeup artist. 

Her keen interest in all aspects of makeup began very early in her childhood, springing from studying the stylish album covers of the era and watching old school "Creature Features" on Saturday afternoons. While most of her elementary school peers were idolizing pop stars and sports figures, Dana was already becoming obsessed with makeup masters like Stan Winston, Rick Baker, and Dick Smith. When she was a teen, she answered a casting call from a theatrical supply shop seeking models for their costume catalog. After receiving that paycheck, Dana went back to that same store and spent all of her money on stage makeup.

While studying theatre in college, she learned stage makeup techniques in theatrical aging and period hairstyling. Dana quickly began working in beauty makeup jobs and theatrical gigs at venues in Washington DC and Chicago. After a decade working in luxury boutiques, department stores, and spas as a makeup artist and as a skin care trainer, she missed the creative side of makeup and wanted to pursue more advanced education under masters of the craft. Dana was selected by The Powder Group as the 2011 recipient of The Kelly Gleason Scholarship For Makeup Arts, and completed the Production Makeup program at Cosmix School of Makeup Artistry in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She graduated at the top of her class. 

Dana's obsession with makeup artistry has blossomed from a girlhood hobby into a full-time lifestyle. She is represented by T.H.E. Artist Agency of Washington DC and has been published in Cosmopolitan, XXL, Esquire, Glamour, Women's Health, Town and Country, and The Baltimore Sun. Dana has also worked with world-renowned professional athletes and musical artists, including X-Japan and Prince. She still enjoys working in nightlife and theatrical venues, doing seasonal gigs at haunted houses, and using her fx skills to bring creepy characters to life. When she is not working, she is actively volunteering in her community, providing makeup and grooming during family portrait sessions for Flashes of Hope at Johns Hopkins Children's Hospital. Dana is also an outspoken breast health advocate who traveled extensively as an Education Ambassador for Bright Pink and For The Breast Of Us. She lives in Maryland and is available for travel worldwide.