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I don't brag. A personal flaw I guess. I just do the work. Every single day, but in thinking on the past 36 years on my 36th birthday I have accomplished some things.

WIFE - Married 9 years to a Black man that fulfills me.
MOM - Mother/Caretaker to strong and fierce Black girls who are passionate and wonderfully made.
DAUGHTER - Daughter to two AMAZING role models
SISTER - Sister to a creative, supportive marvelously wonderful sister
FRIEND - I'm a friend. Listener, lover, fighter, confidant, lover, healer, fighter when necessary

Professionally tho...

AUTHOR of Creatively Closing the Gap - Unconventional Ways to Find Money for College. The book explores "out-of-the-box" approaches to closing the financial aid gap for families with a college wish, but little savings plan.

Local and National SPEAKER and PRESENTER on topics of college access, parenting, being black in America, teens, school choice and building community,

PROFILED in Billy Penn's Who's Who in Philadelphia Education 2017

2 time Philadelphia City Hall HONOREE

MEMBER of several professional organizations

FOUNDER and College Advisor at Dana Martin College, LLC offering individual college & financial aid counseling, small campus tours, group workshops, presentations and professional development for schools and organizations. 

FOUNDER and Operator Dana’s Resources, LLC an access network that connects Philadelphians to available community, educational and recreational resources throughout the area. Dana’s Resources conducts community engagement events to bridge the information gap.

Survived 10 years working for the most intense charter organization on the planet and still loving it

One of the FOUNDERS and former CO-CHAIR of PACAC Camp College , a residential pre-college summer program serving high school students in Pennsylvania.

GRADUATE of Philadelphia’s Central High School (260)

GRADUATE of Temple University with a degree in Education and Spanish

ACCEPTED to the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education's Education Entrepreneurship Program

CREATOR and ORGANIZER of College Knowledge Expo, a one day conference for families seeking college prep information for their high school aged youth

Dana's Resource Guide - Summer Camps

Organized and Hosted 2 Community Trunk Parties and donated dorm room supplies to 15+ high school graduates headed to college

Gary M. Kelsey PACAC Human Relations AWARD RECIPIENT

National Association of College Admissions Counseling Member Spotlight

Saint Malachy School Alumni Spotlight

I've served 1000 children and their parents served since 2003 in Philadelphia

Over 9 million in scholarships earned for other people's kids

Interviewed on:
Good Day Philadelphia
Comcast Tv
Featured talk show panelist YouTube
Countless podcast and internet radio interviews

I'm not your average mama bear. I'm clapping for me today.. Happy 36th Birthday Mrs. Martin.

Hair flips and period poos😘

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