Meet Our Team
Pros on a Mission to Make Better Presenters — FAST!
Dana Band
CEO
An expert in performance-based coaching where people literally experiment with new techniques, gain insight into personal presentation habits and practice the skills required to become truly “Standout Presenters” on-stage and in-person. Career highlights include: Responsible for sales training at Xerox North America for ten years after honing master-level skills as a presentation training consultant and instructor at the world-famous Dale Carnegie Corporation. Her focus on personal training and development started as a guide for 1-30 day adventure-based team-building. She earned her master’s degree in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania. Dana is also a lecturer at The Wharton School Of Business at The University of Pennsylvania teaching business communications.
Megan Fisher
Change Management Facilitator and Coach
Megan is a change management and organizational development consultant with over 15 years experience leading large scale change projects. She’s worked for Fortune 500 clients in Utilities, Chemical, Products (B2B and Consumer) and Services sectors. A decade with Accenture in Management Consulting polished her abilities to lead training, communications, business readiness and sponsorship efforts. She leads workshops for organizations confronted with managing and influencing the success of change. She holds an MBA from Loyola University of Chicago.
Camille Baxter
StandOut Facilitator and Coach
Camille Baxter knows what it takes to build a successful business and what great presenters are made of. She has 30 years of experience leading marketing, communications, and business development in both business and healthcare sectors. A seasoned facilitator, she has led numerous sessions for organizations on communication skills, team building, leadership, diversity and customer experience.
Camille impacts organizations—most recently as the Chief Business Development Officer at Insight Medical Genetics and at UI Health.
As a private consultant, she has served Xerox Corporation, Ariel Capital Management, and the Oak Park District 97 School District. She also held various leadership roles at American Express, and Citigroup Diners Club.
Camille holds an undergraduate degree in communications from Loyola University in New Orleans and a Master of Arts degree from DePaul University in Chicago. She teaches marketing at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health and the Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership.
Dina Poole
Presentation Lab Coordinator
In short, Dina gets things done — even when wearing two or three hats at a time. She coordinates our online Presentation Lab, communicates with our website community and manages the daily activities at the Dana Band Group. Her extensive experience in business operations and budget management keeps us running smoothly by managing the dozens of distracting tasks that confront small business owners every day. Dina’s organizational skills, attention to detail, and bookkeeping expertise allows our consultants, trainers and coaches to focus on serving our clients, growing the business and running our busy workshops. She is a proud Spartan with a BA from Michigan State University.