Dana M. JeanDana has spent much of her adult life working in education. Her career began in the University of Guadalajara where she taught English as a Second Language (ESL) and helped initiate the first preschool program. Dana taught in the bilingual high school at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores where she developed curriculum for the first Social Sciences Department. She developed and taught Introduction to Sociology and Cultural Comparisons. 

Upon returning to the U.S., Dana earned a Master of Public Management from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh while managing the Western Pennsylvania Family Center, a nonprofit educational resource to mental health professionals and families. Among accomplishments at the Center, Dana wrote a grant funded by the R.K. Mellon Foundation, used to develop a library and children’s daycare center. 



Her husband’s career led them to Phoenix, where she purchased a stationery boutique, later converting it to an Internet business. Never losing sight of her passion for education, Dana focused on developing experience in education and nonprofit management by volunteering in local organizations and schools, and eventually went back to teaching for Gilbert Public Schools. Among her roles in Gilbert were District Special Education trainer for writing, Department Chair and Standardized Testing Coordinator.

Another change brought the family to Dallas where Dana began her role as Executive Director of ULC after having worked behind the scenes for years. Dana is currently working on plans for the library in Pilate, Haiti, plans for a library in Ouanaminthe, Haiti to open in 2012, a volunteer program, and a fundraising campaign.

In addition to the Master of Public Management from Carnegie Mellon University, Dana holds a Bachelor of Science in Sociology/Anthropology and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, from Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina and is certified to teach by the State of Arizona. She speaks English, Spanish, French and Creole.

BarnicleChris is currently working with two technology start-up companies as head of Business Development; USourceIT in Los Angeles and The Hahn Group in New York City. Prior to this position, Chris has worked with both large and small companies and managed to stay involved with both the local and global community through his time as a Big Brother in New York City, Board of Directors in New York City Street Projects, and over two years spent in Guatemala as a volunteer with the United States Peace Corps.

Prior to his focus on startup companies, Chris worked as Director of Corporate Development for BMC Group, a global technology and service companyfocused on providing solutions for the legal and financial communities. There, he was instrumental in growing a business line from $0 to over $25 million in annual revenue in 2009 dedicated to revolutionizing the way large public corporations conduct due diligence for major transactions.

Chris has always had a passion for public service, and after working for five years in the private sector in Los Angeles, he applied for and was accepted in August of 2002, as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in the Small Business Development Program. Chris' assignment was Guatemala, and while in Guatemala he worked with several NGOs, the Christian Children's Fund, and Nutzij. Some of his accomplishments beyond achieving both written and spoken fluency in Spanish were installing the first high-speed Internet Satellite system in the city of Solola, Training over 200 youth about technology, the Internet, and how it can benefit themselves and their community.

Chris received both his Bachelor of Science in Philosophy, and a Master of Science in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University.

Brian Owens
Brian M. Owens is from Charleston, SC, and is a business professional with over 12 years of business experience in various industries. As a child in a military family, he had the opportunity to travel and live in various locales, including Japan and Guam.

Brian was the original member from ULC founder Jacques Jean's Honeywell Value Based Planning team, and worked with Jacques to design the business model and repeatable processes that set the standard for the way Honewell businesses managed their site-level and employee-level infrastructure costs on a global scale. Prior to his 4.5 years at Honeywell, Brian worked in the mortgage industry at Equifirst Corporation in Charlotte, a subprime lender, as a business analyst on the Pricing and Pooling team. He also spent time in the banking industry at several of the major banks in Charlotte, including Bank of America and First Union/Wachovia. Additionally, Brian has 3+ years of marketing experience in the data storage field as a Product Manager at Verbatim Corporation, based in Charlotte. He is Six Sigma Green Belt certified.

Brian graduated with a degree in Financial Management from Clemson University in South Carolina, and continued his education with a Master of Business Administration, also from Clemson University.