Dana G. Venenga

Bio

Dana G. Venenga is a healthcare administrator with over 32 years of experience in the federal and civilian healthcare industry. As a U.S. Air Force healthcare administrator, he served as a medical center administrator, clinic Chief Operating Officer, and clinic administrator. During an assignment as the Chief, Headquarters Air Force Surgeon General Financial Account, he led a $280 million headquarters account. He also served as Chief of Resources for a 9-hospital/clinic system with an operating budget of over a $110 million dollars.

Dana is currently employed as a healthcare consultant for the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. Lastly, Dana is the author of Leadership Secrets of a Slug, which is a leadership primer containing time-tested leadership principles taught through the lens of military and faith-based stories and anecdotes.

Dana continuously seeks to enrich students’ futures in healthcare administration, leadership, and organizational dynamics. Dana strives to be a servant leader in every situation and has a fervent desire to share the knowledge he has gained over a long-spanning career of military and healthcare service.

Dana earned his MS in Healthcare Administration from Baylor University and his B.Ss in Social Sciences from the U.S. Air Force Academy.