We are pleased to introduce you to this month’s glowing Club Member, Dana Smith.

 

Dana was born in London, Ontario. She jokes that her year of birth is when the Toronto Maple Leafs last won the cup.  Raised mostly in Ashburn and Brooklin, Ontario on small hobby farms, Dana moved back to London at age 18 to attend the University of Western Ontario. She graduated with a degree in Western Literature and Civilization, which includes a great mix of art, English and history. 

 

Fortunately for us a relationship which led to marriage, brought Dana to Burlington, ON.  From there Dana decided to go back to school and obtained a Certificate in HR from Mohawk College and eventually ended up working in Human Resources for many years. She was responsible for training & development, recruitment and employee relations for a national retail organization.  Dana has a great love of nature and the outdoors. At one point she left HR to become the project coordinator for a landscape construction company. She now says that was fun, but some things should remain a hobby!

 

Eventually she found her way to the funeral service industry in 2011. She attended Humber College and received a diploma in Funeral Education Services, graduating at the top of her class.  Dana started working at Smith’s Funeral Home (no relation) in 2012 and joined the Rotary Club of Burlington Central.  A promotion to Managing Funeral Director at Smith’s Funeral Home brought Dana to Stoney Creek in 2017. This is when she transferred from the Rotary Club of Burlington Central to our Club, and we couldn’t be happier.

 

Dana enjoys visiting her mom in London, her father in BC and her brother in New York and has a close knit family of aunts, uncles and cousins also spread between Ontario and BC.  She loves music, art, nature (especially birds of prey which she finds fascinating) and moon gazing!  A cat named Charlotte and shared custody of a dog named Molly complete Dana’s family, along with her many Rotary friends.  Her personal mantras include: Service Above Self (Rotary), Do Your Best (Girl Guides), Do or Do Not; There is No Try (Yoda).

 

In 1992 a number of community-minded business people met weekly for food, fun and fellowship.

 

Each represented a distinct business or professional classification.  The result is a broad spectrum of experience and idea. 

 

Being a Rotarian means being able to enrich the lives of others, while discovering a world of personal enrichment through service.