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About Us

Our Team

The CAEL team draws great strength from its varied set of backgrounds and skills. But we hold one very important quality in common: dedicated expertise in forging the connections between learning and work that adult learners—and their communities—depend on for social mobility and economic equity.

Dana Levine Kunzman

Senior Director, Strategic Engagement

Dana Levine Kunzman comes to CAEL with extensive experience in the higher education, philanthropic, and government sectors fostering connections and coordinating cross-system initiatives that test innovative approaches to improving outcomes.

Prior to joining CAEL, Dana served as the senior director of cross-systems consulting at the Forum for Youth Investment. She was a key strategic thought partner in the development of the Building Ecosystems Statewide for Thriving Youth Initiative that supported states in designing integrated solutions to advance equitable youth opportunities and outcomes across youth-serving systems — including education and workforce development.

As the Interim CEO and vice president of strategic innovation at Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Foundation, Dana partnered with chancellor and system universities to accelerate student success and workforce development initiatives. She helped build industry-education-workforce collaboratives across sectors that fostered strong connections and career pathways in Pennsylvania’s workforce ecosystem.

Dana has also worked at the county level, serving as a consultant to the Montgomery County (MD) recreation department and the Montgomery County Collaboration Council for Children, Youth, and Families, managing department strategic planning, building a youth workforce pipeline and professional development system, and conducting program evaluation across departmental initiatives. While at the Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Dana provided policy leadership, launched and managed multidisciplinary projects, and was the education liaison to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, coordinating efforts to support school stability for children.

Throughout her career, Dana has contributed to shaping strategies focusing on the integration of systems, incorporating research-based practices, measuring impact, and increasing organizational effectiveness.

Dana holds a B.A. from Goucher College and a master’s degree in public policy from Georgetown University.

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