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WINTER 2026/2027

Hi, I'm Dana.

Ready for a winter in the mountains!

Hand-drawn mountain range

About me

Dana: Analyst brain, event organizer heart, helper soul

Working in the mountains has been my dream since high school, and it's time to make it real. I've recently put a pause on the corporate world - I want to see what's happening in this world.

I'm packing the analytical brain I built in tech, the warmth I've grown volunteering at hospice care, and the natural event-organizer instincts - and hopefully bringing them to use in the mountains. Do you have a role for me? Happy to do (almost) anything and everything! 

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Dana at LEGOLANDDana and friendsDana skiing

MY CAREER SO FAR

My career: Dashboards, pixels, websites, storytelling.

Hoping my analytical brain helps in navigating any task in the mountains with a clear head

Marketing Analyst -> Senior Data Analyst

Mastercard · 2022 - 2025

  • Built 6 new dashboards in 3 quarters - 3 ranked in the company's top 5 by usage.
  • Ranked #1 on the team in client response rate as a Digital Marketing Analyst.
  • Onboarded and mentored new hires in SQL, dashboard design, and reporting.

Marketing Manager & Graphic Designer

Financial Modeling World Cup · 2021 - 2022

  • Grew the follower base by 700% in one year via paid ads and social.
  • Designed live-stream graphics and edited videos broadcast on ESPN (#1 US sports channel).
  • Owned weekly marketing and competitor dashboards end-to-end.
Dana sitting with a hospice patient

Sitting with someone

Dana with flowers at the hospice

Distributing flowers

VOLUNTEERING

Is volunteering a hobby?

I sit with patients at the end of their lives at Hospiss LV (hospice and palliative care) - talking, reading, and bringing ice cream. Because ice cream is the best. I also help organize events that grow public understanding of palliative care in Latvia.

It's the part of my life that taught me how to be calm, present, and useful in any room - the temperament a busy mountain season needs ;).

EVENT ORGANIZATION

Need an idea? Yes, I'm here!

If my friends or colleagues need a plan, idea or a full event, I'm usually the one who shows up with the spreadsheet, the snacks, and the game. People keep telling me I'm a natural at event planning and hosting - so I stopped arguing.

Custom Jeopardy

built from scratch - perfect for winter evenings

Bachelorette parties

themes, schedule, snacks, the whole kit

A friend's wedding

crazy responsibility, no?

Goodbye party

for a friend moving abroad

Birthday parties

more than I can count

Trips with a spreadsheet

research, structure, cost split, no drama

LIVING ABROAD

I've lived abroad: it's fun!

(with a twist of not always easy)

Dana in Chicago

Study year — USA

A full school year in the US through the U.S. sponsored merit exchange program - living with a host family, studying and meeting new people

Scuba diving in Tenerife

Living in Tenerife

Two months living and working in Tenerife

Glacier hiking

Always traveling

I'm always on the move - weekend trips, road trips, solo flights. I've learned to read a city fast and turn unfamiliar places into familiar ones.

LOGISTICS · PRACTICALITIES

Where I am · what I speak · when I can come.

Languages

EnglishFluent · C1
LatvianNative
GermanProficient · B2
RussianConversational
Spanish / FrenchBEGINNER

…and I learn new ones fast.

The practical stuff

  • Based in Riga, Latvia - EU passport, no visa needed.
  • Fully available for the winter season.
  • Looking for accommodation too
  • Open to any winter job in the mountains

The finish flag

Let's talk

If your team is hiring for the winter season, I'd love to hear from you!

See you on the slopes, in the kitchen, at the bar - wherever you see me being 🏂