Dana Schallheim was elected to represent Councilmanic District 5 on the Board of Education of Anne Arundel County in November 2018 and began a six-year term on December 3, 2018.
Mrs. Schallheim was born and raised in Los Angeles County, Calif. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Western Washington University and a Master of Business Administration from University of Brighton, England.
She is currently an at-home parent, volunteer, and advocate. She volunteers regularly at her daughter’s school and for a variety of nonprofit organizations. Before having her daughter, Dana was an energy consultant on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy and private utility clients. In that role, she executed energy efficiency and renewable energy programs.
Dana and her husband, Jason, have lived all over the country and currently reside in Severna Park with their daughter. Highlights of her 32-year volunteer career include being named the ACLU of Mississippi’s Volunteer of the Year and leading a campaign through the Children’s Organ Transplant Association that raised $80,000. She was also recognized by Anne Arundel County Public Schools for volunteering more than 300 hours during the 2017-18 school year.
Her daughter is an AACPS student.
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