About
Dr. Dana Cummings
Founder & Principal Consultant
With a highly successful career spanning two decades, Dr. Dana Starr Cummings is a respected leader, consultant, and entrepreneur dedicated to helping organizations thrive. She brings a breadth of experience across nonprofits, higher education, and corporate sectors, offering strategic insight and transformative solutions through DSC Consulting.A proven executive leader, Dana has a track record of success in fundraising, strategic planning, team development, marketing, communications, and stakeholder engagement. She is a trusted advisor with a deep understanding of how to align vision with action, ensuring that organizations achieve sustainable growth and lasting impact.
Renowned for her ability to build strong relationships, Dana collaborates seamlessly with internal teams, external stakeholders, and key decision-makers. As a creative and courageous entrepreneur, she brings an innovative, results-driven approach to every challenge—empowering clients to reach new heights.
Whether guiding fundraising strategies, leadership development, or strategic planning, Dana is more than a consultant—she is a partner in success, committed to making a meaningful impact for every organization she serves.
Andrea Gash
Senior Consultant
Andrea Gash brings more than 20 years of experience as a facilitator, trainer, and consultant across nonprofit leadership, higher education, and public policy. With a Master’s degree in Strategic Communication and a background in project management, fundraising strategy, and organizational development, Andrea is passionate about helping people and programs thrive. During her more than decade-long tenure at a liberal arts college, she led record-breaking giving campaigns, directed high-impact professional development initiatives, and worked closely with faculty, staff, and leaders across campus. In the nonprofit sector, she has designed and managed complex cross‑sector collaborations that drive equity and impact. Andrea is also a sought-after speaker and program designer. She’s delivered practical, actionable workshops and trainings throughout the Midwest, and has been featured on webinars and podcasts. She lives in Franklin, Indiana, with her husband and teenage son, and in her free time is working on her first book: a deeply personal reflection on loss and resilience drawing from her own experiences.