Dana Platin, Founder of The WARMI Project has been on a lifelong journey building purpose in life, business, career and sport. Dana is an experienced leadership development strategist, adept at coaching driven women who want to become braver, bolder, and stronger. A passionate avid athlete, Dana has used her participation in running, triathlons, cycling, and mountaineering as a way to set personal goals to push herself beyond what she thought was possible and tap into her best self. Dana believes the world can be changed for the better through our greater participation and effective leadership.
While personal triumphs have taught her discipline, determination, motivation, and commitment; it is her unique 20-year work history, focused in the areas of leadership development, coaching, training, cross-cultural competency, and program management which has produced the most significant lessons learned. Dana thrives on supporting others to crush their fear and accomplish their goals. Her passion is coaching women to thrive doing their unique work in the world.
Born and raised in New York, Dana embarked on her transformational journey as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ecuador, South America shortly after graduating from college. She began her time in Ecuador living 3 years in a rural village located in the northern Andes where she worked with indigenous girls and women (WARMIS) in leadership development, community health, and small business development projects.
Dana has a Masters Degree in Public Health, a Bachelors Degree in Social Work and is a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF). She worked with international training and leadership development programs for the Peace Corps for nearly two decades, working in program management, which included project design, implementation and evaluation for the U.S. government. She supervised staff, volunteers and worked in senior leadership/management positions in the international development service sector in Latin America. Dana later served as the Deputy Regional Director for an AmeriCorps program; developing leaders and strengthening communities through national and community service. She oversaw the training, project development and evaluation for nine states in her region. Dana now serves as the Director for a federal public assistance program leading teams to ensure the effective and efficient regional operation of the U.S. government’s largest nutrition assistance programing that has a critical role in reducing food insecurity, increasing nutrition security while improving the health of the nation, especially among the most vulnerable Americans.
Dana's life has been her classroom. She is a bilingual, bicultural, independent WARMI, woman, wife, daughter, sister, friend, adventure enthusiast, mountaineer and triathlete on a mission to empower women worldwide. Now, she shares her lessons learned to help women pave their leadership path through one-on-one coaching, training retreats, and group workshops.
Leadership Coach (International Coaching Federation)
Regional Director (United States Government Nutritional Public-Assistance Program)
Master in Public Health (MPH)
20+ years | Leader, Trainer, Facilitator, Program Director
20+ years | Coaching Courageous & Resilient Women
20+ years | Triathlon, Cycling, and Mountaineering
4x Ironman Finisher
20+x 70.3 Ironman Finisher
