Dana Egreczky , Vice President, Workforce Development

Currently Vice President, Workforce Development for the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, Dana Egreczky facilitates the work of The Business Coalition for Educational Excellence, a business-driven grassroots effort to establish policies and programs that supports the business agenda in educational reform. Dana directs the State Chamber’s Education Foundation, which harnesses resources from the business community in support of The Business Coalition’s agenda.

The Business Coalition programs include School Counts!, an effort to change business’ hiring practices for entry level employees to include high school performance records, Just for the Kids, an online continuous improvement and accountability system for schools, Invest in Teaching, an effort to upgrade the professional development of teachers, and the Technology Challenge, a web-based learning and assessment in computer proficiencies.

Dana has a bachelor’s degree in biological science and a master’s degree in organizational development. Her experience includes 16 years as a public school teacher, five years as a corporate trainer, and 9 years of working with local and regional chambers in establishing their school-based initiatives.