Dana Manzo

Dana Manzo is the Dean of Campus Wellness and Student Development at Beacon College. In this role she is responsible for the successful integration and delivery of health and well-being services to the Beacon community, including Counseling and Health Services, Occupational Therapy, Fitness and Athletics, Community Education and Student Citizenship and Integrity.

Dana joined Beacon College in 2012 initially serving as a Mental Health Counselor and then became the Director of Counseling Services in 2017. As Director of Counseling, Dana implemented a new model expanding access to mental health care and support.

Dana brings over ten years of experience in the mental health field to her new role as Dean and will work with colleagues across campus to instill a culture of health and wellness that enhances students’ capacity to develop lifelong skills.

Prior to Beacon, Dana counseled juvenile sexual abuse victims at The Healing Tree Sexual Trauma Recovery Center and has also worked in private practice where she consulted on children’s issues and Post-Partum Depression. Dana earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology at New York Institute of Technology and her master’s degree in counseling psychology from Palm Beach Atlantic University. Dana is currently working on a doctorate degree in counseling education and supervision from National Louis University. She recently has been quoted by Western New York Family Magazine and ParentOC Magazine and has appeared as an expert on the “A World of Difference” TV show.