Dana Topousis

Dana Topousis serves as the Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at the University of California, Davis since June 2015, where responsibilities include overseeing university-wide communications, public affairs for UC Davis Health, and guiding campus leadership on communication strategies. Dana is a member of Chief, a network aimed at empowering women executives, and has held leadership roles such as Past Chair for the Council on Strategic Communications at the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. Previous positions include acting head of the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs at the National Science Foundation, Communications Director at NOAA, and Senior Account Executive at Fenton Communications. Dana's educational background includes a Master’s degree in Writing from The Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor’s degree in Management & Communication from The College of St. Scholastica.