Through a colorful history of logistics & coordination, business plan development and marketing & advertising, Dana Jewel Harris brings over sixteen years of business administration experience to the C.I.G.S. organization.  As a Veteran, Harris gained six years of logistics planning and execution through the U.S. Army as a Logistics Clerk Specialist by conducting several weapons and skills training sessions during peace and war time operations throughout the United States.  Harris also experienced both ends of the music and corporate entertainment industries by serving as A&R Administration Assistant at LaFace Records (Atlanta, GA), Production Coordinator at Coca-Cola USA (Atlanta, GA), and Assistant to the General Manager of New Business Development at Burrell Communications Group (Atlanta,GA & Chicago,IL). 

For the past twelve years, through the creation of her Community Involvement Growth Strategy Communications and Strategic Organization Design Model, she has developed business plans for several start-up companies in the night club, entertainment, and commercial real estate industries.  She also gained valuable commercial real estate know-how while working with the Multi-Housing and National Retail Investment Groups (2006 Top IP Producers; $2.4 Billion in Sales) -- specializing in the marketing, due diligence and closing processes at CB Richard Ellis commercial brokerage firm.

As a hobby, Ms. Harris served as the Chief Operations Officer (2003-2006) of the Skatemasters USA National Rollerskating Association (adult rollerskating clubs) -- managing over 30 chapters in 30 cities, moderating over 20 monthly national conference calls, 3 national coordinators' meetings, and over 200 special events annually throughout the US and Canada --  including a 3,000 person capacity rollerskating rink special event at the Cobb Galleria Convention Center in Atlanta, GA (a $75,000 investment).

Harris' two most recent accomplishments involved preparing the proposal for the $1.3 million dollar renovation of a 5-star restaurant in the Capital One building in Lake Charles, LA, coordinating the New Year's Eve televised celebrity launch party for the restaurant, and developing the business plan for a $43 million dollar investment of a modular housing manufacturing plant for Sulfur, LA (2006).  Harris also fulfilled a contract with the Environmental Protection Agency to update the administrative systems of the Planning and Environmental Accountability Branch in EPA-Region 4 Headquarters located in Atlanta, GA (2009).

Areas of Expertise
Business Plan Development, Customized Management & Operations Systems, Special Events Coordination, Marketing & Sales Strategies.  Harris has a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from American Intercontinental University.