Rooted in Wisdom, Formed by Experience
With decades of clinical work and a deep concern for whole-child health, Professor Dana bridges the worlds of education and care with gentleness, clarity, and conviction.
Dana is a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner with over 20 years of experience serving families across a range of settings—hospitals, homes, and schools. She holds a doctorate from a Marquette university, in Milwaukee, where she focused on ethics, leadership, and integrated care models that respect the whole person.
She believes children are not just bodies to be managed or data points to be tracked—they are individuals with design, purpose, and needs that must be addressed in concert with their families. Her mission through Vitae is to restore health education to its rightful place: as a family-led, value-driven act of stewardship and love.
Vitae combines short, powerful weekly lessons with accessible telehealth support. Parents are empowered with real tools—not just for managing symptoms, but for forming habits of wellness, reverence, and self-knowledge in their children. And because it's built with school programs like Virtualis in mind, it bridges the academic and clinical with consistency and grace.
More than anything, Dana aims to walk alongside families. Her consultations are collaborative and compassionate. Her content is rooted in practical wisdom. Her tone is clear and uplifting. She’s not trying to replace the parent—she’s trying to support them.
Credentials & Background
Vitae Was Born From a Need
Dana and Zeus built Vitae because too many families were caught in a system that didn’t respect their values. Whether it's secular health curricula in schools or rushed pediatric appointments that ignore root causes, the need was clear: parents want something better. Vitae is that better way—deeply aligned with parental authority, accessible across state lines, and integrated with a full K–12 health and formation track.