Experience

Luster National

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Associate

  • Jan 2023 - Present

• Project Outreach Manager

  • Dec 2020 - Feb 2023

  Assist community engagement, outreach and education in transportation projects. Support community engagement and feedback for the Link21 (BART and CCJPA) project that will connect people to employment and housing throughout the 21-county Northern California Megaregion.



Dana Lang & Associates

• Principal and Consultant

  • Jun 2018 - Dec 2020

  Dana Lang is an experienced professional serving small businesses, local government and non profit organizations. The focus is access to resources, including contracts, grant funds, as well as outreach to link small, local and diverse businesses to contracting opportunities. For over a decade Dana has secured tens of millions of dollars in grant funds to local governments and has advocated for including small businesses in contracting opportunities. Dana Lang is an experienced professional serving small businesses, local government and non profit organizations. The focus is access to resources, including contracts, grant funds, as well as outreach to link small, local and diverse businesses to contracting opportunities. For over a decade Dana has secured tens of millions of dollars in grant funds to local governments and has advocated for including small businesses in contracting opportunities.



San Francisco International Airport

• United States
• Airlines and Aviation
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Small Business Affairs Officer

  • Jun 2015 - Jun 2018

  The focus of the Small Business Affairs Officer (SBAO) was outreach and support for small businesses, and connecting businesses to opportunities at the San Franciscoo International Airport (SFO), including contracts for concessions, construction, and professional services. The SBAO provided information, workshop presentations, and attended community outreach events. This position also assisted concession businesses (restaurants, shops) to become certified through the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, as an Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE).



City and County of San Francisco

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Grants Manager

  • Oct 2009 - Jun 2015

  Manage Grants Unit staff, prepare grant proposals, and assist project managers and staff with project reporting, invoicing, and audits. Manage Grants Unit staff, prepare grant proposals, and assist project managers and staff with project reporting, invoicing, and audits.



San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA)

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Administrative Analyst

  • Apr 2007 - Sep 2009

  Developed and managed homeland security grants and had oversight of grant-funded safety & security projects for SFMTA. Developed and managed homeland security grants and had oversight of grant-funded safety & security projects for SFMTA.



Metropolitan Transportation Commission

• United States
• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Federal Grants Liaison

  • Oct 2000 - Feb 2007

  Reviewed and expedited federal funding on behalf of the 22 Bay Area public transit agencies. Reviewed and expedited federal funding on behalf of the 22 Bay Area public transit agencies.



City of Oakland

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Management Analyst

  • Jun 1998 - Sep 2000

  Prepared base closure reports and analyses, federal and state grants, board meeting reports.

• Policy Analyst, Mayor's Office

  • Jul 1996 - Jun 1998

  Attended meetings on behalf of Oakland Mayor, prepared legislative summaries, and briefed him on issues concerning workforce development and military base redevelopment.