Dana Fischer

Dana returned last year to her native Oregon after a long career in the U.S. Foreign Service and, prior to that, in academia.  She taught International Politics, Law and Organization at George Washington University.  After joining the Foreign Service, she served in Haiti, Washington D.C., Paris, Cairo and New Delhi.

Now in Oregon, Dana is seeking opportunities to put her international experience to work to meet the needs of the state's youth and support Oregon's aspiration to become a hub of global green technology.  In particular, Dana would like to address the crisis in public education at all levels. Especially dire is the financial vulnerability and generally weak performance of our public institutions of higher education. As a first step in integrating herself into public service, Dana hopes to serve on a state board or commission charged with strengthening the higher education system or improving the effectiveness of workforce investment.

Dana holds a Ph. D. and M.A. in Political Science from the University of Washington and a B.A. in International Relations from Lewis and Clark College.