about
Dana is an industry professional who began her career as a feature script supervisor and in production coordination on longform television. Prior to that, she studied acting with Actors’ Equity Association member, Arizona Theatre Company. She studied voice at the Rousseau Conservatory and earned a Masters Degree in Media Arts from the School of Theatre, Film and Television at the University of Arizona.
Shortly following graduation, Dana began devoting herself fulltime to writing. On assignment, she has produced work for such companies as Robert Kosberg Productions/MGM, CFP Productions/Paramount, Crimson Forest, and Radiant Studios as well as for producer, James Middleton, and billionaire entrepreneur, Robert Pamplin, of Pamplin Media Group for whom she wrote a biographical short.
Dana has also written several magazine articles, was a featured blogger for online journal, The Writers’ Dojo, and wrote a travel book that shot past sales of Frommer’s Guide to the same area in a matter of weeks.
For the last eleven years, she’s had the honor of working hand-in-hand with writing partner, Nick Hagen. Covering both film and television, they’ve developed projects with producers, Sherryl Clark (The Gorge, Cloverfield), Paul Stupin (Dawson’s Creek, Switched at Birth), Black Label Media (La La Land, 12 Strong), and Radiant Studios (Refugee, An Incomplete Education) to name just a few. Their title, Trending, recently won International Screenwriters Association’s competition for Best Thriller.
Dana and Nick have numerous projects currently being shopped to producers and a slew in development. They are currently repped by Paul Weitzman at CCE.
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