Board of Directors -- Dana vanderHeyden

Dana vanderHeyden, a native of Prague, Czech Republic, lived in New Jersey after her family immigrated to the United States. She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Rochester (NY), with a B. A. in French literature, as well as a diploma from the Sorbonne (Paris, France). Her M. A. in French is from Rutgers University (NJ) where she was a Teaching Assistant. Dana began her career in higher education at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA, where she spent eighteen years both as Assistant Professor of French as well as Director of Academic Advising and, subsequently, as Director of Admissions. After relocating to the Hudson Valley in New York, she became associated with Duchess Community College for nine years, where she held the position of Assistant Registrar and served as academic adviser to adult students. In 1996, Dana became a resident of Vermont when her husband accepted the presidency at Saint Michael’s College. In addition to her involvement in various committees and programs at the College, she has served on the Board of Directors of Vermont Public Radio, the Northern Vermont Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Alliance Française of Vermont/Cercle Québécois, the University of Vermont Lane Series, the Region I Board of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, and she is also on the Advisory Board of Héritage Winooski. In her spare time she is an avid photographer.