Dana Dean is currently a Trustee at the Solano County Office of Education. Prior to this, they spent over 10 years with the California School Boards Association, where they served as Immediate Past President from December 2017 to December 2020. Dana has also served on the Solano County Board of Education and First 5 Solano.

Dana Dean graduated from John F. Kennedy University with a JD, magna cum laude. Dana is currently a practicing lawyer.