Douglas Dziak, Commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, announced the first member of his staff today. Dana Smullen has joined Commissioner Dziak’s team as Senior Policy Advisor.

Dana has over a decade of experience working in Congress on health care, early childhood and education issues, senior services, and federal workforce improvement for Senator George V. Voinovich and Congressman Steve Chabot.

After leaving the Senate, Dana, a proud mother of two, spent over eight years working in an elementary school setting, including work in early childhood education services.

“Dana’s significant policy experience, combined with her real-world experience around children, will be a great benefit to the Commission and to my office. I know Dana is a tireless worker and professional based on her work when we served together under Senator Voinovich,” Dziak said. “I am thrilled that she agreed to re-enter public service and join my staff as a trusted advisor to advance the Commission’s safety mission.”

Dana received her B.A. from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and grew up in Elyria, Ohio.