Dana Cummings serves as Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Franklin College, located in Franklin, Indiana. She has spent the entirety of her 16-year career in higher education fundraising - working for big public institutions, as well as small privates, and all within her home state of Indiana. Dana is also pursing a doctorate in education, and is set to complete her degree in 2024. Dana's research interests have to do with women in higher education leadership positions and she is a strong supporter of women who are interested in progressing up the career ladder within higher education, especially those with an advancement background. Dana and her husband have three children, ages 14, 11, and 9, and live on a small farm outside of Franklin, Indiana, where they raise katahdin sheep and chickens.