Dana Beckton

As chief diversity officer for Sentara Healthcare, Dana Beckton develops and activates the company’s diversity and inclusion strategy. Her responsibilities include working with marketing and public relations teams to develop processes for delivering communication messages to team members, consumers, volunteers and others. Additionally, she analyzes and interprets overall diversity data and makes recommendations for areas of focus.

Prior to joining Sentara Healthcare, Beckton served as director of diversity and inclusion for Christiana Care Health System in Delaware where she created and implemented workforce diversity, inclusion, engagement, employee development and on-boarding strategies to create a work environment where staff were treated fairly and respectfully and had equal access to opportunities to learn and grow.

Beckton also managed the office of diversity and inclusion at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia where she provided strategic advice and counsel to senior management on diversity and inclusion programming, policies, and processes.

Beckton earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Temple University. She also has a master’s degree in organizational development and leadership from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.

Term of service began 7/1/2020, appointed by Governor Ralph Northam