“Dana taught a workshop for us on rethinking ... well.. everything, really. We asked for a workshop with practical and specific takeaways and Dana more than delivered. She was engaging and well-prepared, brought up great questions from our audience, and I left with pages and pages of notes on what to do next. Our workshop was geared towards freelancers so she tailored her content to exactly our audience while bringing finance and the way she talks and thinks about money into the conversation as well. If you have the opportunity to work with Dana, absolutely take it!”
Dana Miranda, CEPF®
Wild Rose, Wisconsin, United States
1K followers
500+ connections
About
I'm a personal finance author and journalist, and a Certified Educator in Personal…
Experience
Education
Licenses & Certifications
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Certified Educator in Personal Finance (CEPF)
Institute for Financial Literacy
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Volunteer Experience
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Campaign Manager
Ruth Caves for Assembly
- Present 3 months
Politics
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Treasurer
Waushara County Democrats
- Present 9 months
Politics
I've been volunteering with the Waushara County Democrats since April 2023, and in November 2023, I was elected to join the executive committee and serve as treasurer for the party.
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Presenter — Just Bakery
JustDane
- 2 years 2 months
Economic Empowerment
I teach Just Bakery students how to make money through freelance writing and provide one-on-one mentorship for students who want to pursue writing opportunities.
JustDane helps transform individual lives and social systems to create a just and equitable community.
The Just Bakery program is a 12-week educational and vocational training program. The program works with individuals who are experiencing significant barriers to employment (homelessness, criminal conviction history…I teach Just Bakery students how to make money through freelance writing and provide one-on-one mentorship for students who want to pursue writing opportunities.
JustDane helps transform individual lives and social systems to create a just and equitable community.
The Just Bakery program is a 12-week educational and vocational training program. The program works with individuals who are experiencing significant barriers to employment (homelessness, criminal conviction history, lack of education, and/or a lack of work history or skills) and are learning. -
Copy editor
Hong For Assembly
- 4 months
Politics
I edited policy documents and consulted on social and website content for the campaign of Francesca Hong, Democratic representative for Wisconsin's 76th Assembly district (Madison).
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Member & Speaker
ACES: The Society for Editing
- 6 years
I’ve presented these sessions at the annual ACES conference for editors including those in newsrooms, publishing houses and universities:
🎤 “Headlines That Work: How to Capture Readers’ Attention on Any Platform” — presented for ACES members in a webinar in Feb. 2020.
🎤 “Beyond SEO: How to Link for Style & Clarity” — presented to about 50 attendees at ACES 2019.
🎤 “Women in Management” — annual panel. I sat on this panel at ACES 2018 and 2019, alongside entrepreneurs…I’ve presented these sessions at the annual ACES conference for editors including those in newsrooms, publishing houses and universities:
🎤 “Headlines That Work: How to Capture Readers’ Attention on Any Platform” — presented for ACES members in a webinar in Feb. 2020.
🎤 “Beyond SEO: How to Link for Style & Clarity” — presented to about 50 attendees at ACES 2019.
🎤 “Women in Management” — annual panel. I sat on this panel at ACES 2018 and 2019, alongside entrepreneurs, corporate editors and copy editors from the Washington Post. -
Writer & Editor
Cancel Corona
- 3 months
Health
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Data & Services Coordinator
PAVE: Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment - UW Madison
- 1 year
Education
PAVE is a sexual assault and domestic violence prevention and awareness organization. The UW-Madison chapter was dedicated to promoting education and awareness to University of Wisconsin students.
As Data & Services Coordinator, I collected and analyzed data and information to assess the effectiveness of our service to students. Additionally, I assisted with volunteer management, event planning, hiring and the everyday management of the organization alongside a staff of eight. -
Project Grow - Volunteer Coordinator
AmeriCorps
- 1 year
Children
As the Volunteer Coordinator, I planned Project Grow's activities with children in the community and managed the volunteers who participated in them. I was responsible, alongside the program director, for ensuring we worked within our annual budget and met the service goals set forth by Americorps.
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Volunteer / Event Coordinator
WISPIRG - UW Madison
- 1 year
Civil Rights and Social Action
I ran a food drive for our Hunger & Homelessness campaign and volunteered with campaigns to advocate for funding for regional transportation, environmental responsibility and affordable education.
Publications
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2015 Guide to Self-Publishing
Writer's Digest Books
I contributed the chapter "Author's Guide to Creating an E-Mail Newsletter" to this self-publisher's installment of the popular Writer's Markets series. Edited by Robert Lee Brewer.
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You Don't Need a Budget: Stop Worrying about Debt, Spend without Shame, and Manage Money with Ease
Little, Brown Spark (Hachette)
A simple, no‑stress guide to managing money—free of the toxic messages and shame baked into traditional personal finance advice.
Projects
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Writing for Social & Digital Media: A Community Writing Workshop
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Through this writing workshop at Utah Valley University, in cooperation with Dr. Jacqueline Preston of UVU, I lay a foundation for a unique approach to digital media by situating writing as a rhetorical act and demonstrating how you can write for social and digital media to achieve your purpose and reach your audience.
The workshop took place over four sessions:
1. Adopting a Rhetorical Lens for Writing for Digital Media Contexts - An Introduction
2. Exploring Written Social…Through this writing workshop at Utah Valley University, in cooperation with Dr. Jacqueline Preston of UVU, I lay a foundation for a unique approach to digital media by situating writing as a rhetorical act and demonstrating how you can write for social and digital media to achieve your purpose and reach your audience.
The workshop took place over four sessions:
1. Adopting a Rhetorical Lens for Writing for Digital Media Contexts - An Introduction
2. Exploring Written Social and Digital Media
3. Exploring Visual, Audio, and Interactive Digital Media – Expanding Your Reach
4. Digital Publishing -- Design and Development
Languages
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Spanish
Limited working proficiency
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
Organizations
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National Writers Union
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Authors Guild
Member
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Freelancers Union
Member
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ACES: The Society for Editing
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- PresentInternational members' alliance of editors working in digital media, traditional print media, corporate communications, book publishing, academia, government and beyond.
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Online News Association
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