EugCast Episode 25: Dana Fleming
Season 2, Episode 25, Nov 25, 2020, 01:00 PM
Host Adam Wendt talks with Dana Fleming, Executive Director of the Eugene Education Foundation.
Host Adam Wendt talks with Dana Fleming, Executive Director of the Eugene Education Foundation. This episode of EugCast was recorded in November of 2020.
Dana moved to Eugene from the Southern United States in 2012 and has been making a significant impact on the local education community ever since. She has served as the head of fundraising at Adams Elementary School’s Parent Teacher Organization and was Co-Coordinator of Roosevelt Middle Schools parent organization. Dana serves the community through her board positions on the Lane County Cultural Coalition and was a founding board member of ArtCity Eugene. She is a 2020 graduate of the Leadership Eugene Springfield group.
In this episode of EugCast, Dana talks about moving to Eugene and how different the education system is here compared to the ones she worked at in the southern U.S. Dana talks about the work the Eugene Education Foundation does locally and the importance of the organization to the community of teaching professionals.
Adam and Dana discuss the importance of alternative funding sources for education and the complexities of working in the education field during COVID.
Contact information for Dana and the Eugene Education Foundation:
Contact information for Dana and the Eugene Education Foundation:
via phone: 541.790.7744 (office)
via email: eef@4j.lane.edu (main address)
EEF's Website: https://eeflane.org/
If you are interested in supporting EEF:
To donate online: https://eugeneeducationfoundation.salsalabs.org/donatemain
To donate via snail mail: Eugene Education Foundation
P.O. Box 1015
Eugene, OR 97440
Amazon Smile: EEF is registered with Amazon Smile. Every time you shop, Amazon donates a portion of your purchase directly to EEF. Click the following link to register your Amazon account with EEF: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/93-1128220
Stock Gifts: EEF gratefully accepts gifts of stock through Edward Jones.
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To donate stock, please contact the EEF office at 541-790-7744 to request our Edward Jones account number, and to inform EEF Staff of the name of your security and any specific donation designations associated with your transfer.
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About EugCast:
EugCast is a volunteer-powered, cooperative chit-chat where we talk with people who may or may not live in the Eugene, Oregon area. We think they have some cool stories to share, but we’ll leave that up to you, the listener, to decide!