Dan (pronounced Dawn) directs the political strategy for the Student Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs). Dan's areas of expertise include campaign strategy, student and campus organizing, and management of large-scale volunteer and staff field campaigns. Dan has engaged students in successful campaigns from coast to coast to cap global warming pollution, fight the high cost of higher education, fight poverty, protect consumers, and make voting accessible for students. Dan sits on the Board of Directors for the Florida Public Interest Research Group and has trained student leaders for the Student Government Resource Center, the National Campus Leadership Council, APIA Vote, and more. She graduated from the University of California - Davis in 2008 with a degree in Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning. She lives in St. Petersburg, FL and likes to ride bikes and climb rocks.